The 2025

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(CBI) was a

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, fully-

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ed men's college basketball postseason tournament featuring eleven

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(NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the

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(NCAA), the

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(NIT), or the College Basketball Crown (CBC). The 17th edition of the tournament commenced on March 22, and concluded on March 26. All games were played at the

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, with the first and quarterfinal rounds streamed on FloCollege, the semifinal round telecast on

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and the final telecast on

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. Illinois State defeated

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in the final by a score of 79–68 to claim their first NCAA Division I postseason title. The all-tournament team consisted of Ty Pence (Illinois State), Jordan Pyke ( Incarnate Word), Jalen Rucker (

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), Tahj Staveskie (Cleveland State) and Chase Walker (Illinois State), with Walker also being named the most valuable player.

Participating teams

Accepted bids

''Note: Team records are as of the end of the regular season and prior to the beginning of the tournament''.

Returned bids

Field synopsis

Rankings, ratings and records were through March 16, 2025 Selection Sunday and prior to any additional post-season activity. This also includes a "KNIT" score, which is leveraged as a criteria and evaluation tool for the

selection committee; it average of the following seven metrics, then ranks based on the results: * BTR: Bart Torvik "T-Rank" Ranking * BPI:

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Basketball Power Index * KPR: Ken Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (aka "KenPom") * KPI: Kevin Pauga Index * NET: NCAA Evaluation Tool * SOR: Strength Of Record, as calculated by ESPN * WAB: Wins Above Bubble, as calculated by Bart Torvik

Schedule

Bracket

References

External links

College Basketball Invitational official website
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