The 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason

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s. The tournament began on March 18, 2019, and concluded on April 4, 2019. This was the last CIT contested before the tournament went on a four-year hiatus. The 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the

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. In 2022, the CIT was replaced by

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. The Basketball Classic was not contested in 2023, and the CIT was revived in

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Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2019 CIT:
''Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament''

Seeds

The top three seeds remaining after the first round received byes to the quarterfinals. Marshall received the number 1 seed. Louisiana-Monroe and NJIT also received byes to the quarterfinals after winning their first round matchup.

Declined invitations

The following programs declined an invitation to play in the CIT. * Bowling Green * BYU * Fresno State * Hawaii * Jacksonville State * San Francisco * Texas-San Antonio

Schedule

''Note: Top 3 seeds will get a bye after first round''

Bracket

''Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.'' ''Home teams listed second.''
* Denotes overtime period.

References

External links

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
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