The 2014
College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a
single-elimination tournament
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of 16
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA)
Division I teams that did not participate in the
NCAA Tournament or the
NIT. The opening games were held on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19. After the quarterfinals, the bracket was reseeded. A best-of-three championship series between the eventual winner
Siena College
Siena College is a Private college, private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York, United States. It was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937 and is named after the Franciscan friar Bernardino of Siena. The college enrolls approxi ...
and the loser
Fresno State
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was held on March 31, April 2, and April 5 in a best of three series. Games were televised by the
CBS Sports Network
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.
Participants
The following teams were announced as participants on Sunday, March 16, after the
NCAA Selection Show.
Declined invitations
The following programs declined an invitation to participate in the CBI:
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Indiana
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*
St. Bonaventure
Schedule
Bracket
''Home teams listed second.''
During the finals, Siena hosted games 2 and 3 at
Alumni Recreation Center instead of their normal home site at
Times Union Center
MVP Arena (originally Knickerbocker Arena, and then the Pepsi Arena and Times Union Center) is an indoor arena located in Albany, New York. It is configurable and can accommodate from 6,000 to 17,500 people, with a maximum seating capacity of ...
.
References
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