2008 College Basketball Invitational
Houston and Valparaiso at during the 2008 CBI quarterfinals.
Teams16
Finals siteReynolds Center
Carver Arena
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Peoria, Illinois
ChampionsTulsa Golden Hurricane (1st title)
Runner-upBradley Braves (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDoug Wojcik (1st title)
MVPJerome Jordan (Tulsa)
College Basketball Invitationals
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The 2008 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. The inaugural tournament began on March 18 on campus sites and ended on April 4, won by the University of Tulsa, defeating their former Missouri Valley Conference rivals Bradley University in the best-of-three final. Tulsa center Jerome Jordan was the tournament MVP. The CBI was the first newly created post-season tournament since the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament in 1974.

The opening round was played on March 18 and 19, 2008 with the second round being played on March 24 and the semifinals on March 26. The championship was a best-of-three series with games being played on March 31, April 2, and April 4 of that year. The bracketing was done in East, West, South and Midwest regions. Following the quarterfinals, the teams were reseeded.

Besides Tulsa and Bradley, Brown, Cincinnati, Houston, Miami (Ohio), Nevada, Old Dominion, Ohio, Richmond, Rider, Utah, UTEP, Valparaiso, Virginia and Washington also participated in the tournament. New Mexico State turned down a CBI bid for financial reasons.[1] Alabama,[2] Seton Hall,[3] Texas Tech,[4] and Wake Forest[5] turned down invitations as well for other various reasons.

Bracket

First round
  		Quarterfinals
  		Semifinals
(Reseeded) 		Finals
(Best of three)
              
E1 Virginia 66
E4 Richmond 64
E1 Virginia 80
E2 Old Dominion 76
E2 Old Dominion 68
E3 Rider 65
1 Virginia 85
4 Bradley 96
M1 Bradley 70
M4 Cincinnati 67
M1 Bradley 79
M2 Ohio 73
M2 Ohio 80
M3 Brown 74
4 Bradley 68 83 64
2 Tulsa 73 74 70
S1 UTEP 69
S4 Utah 81
S4 Utah 60
S2 Tulsa 69
S2 Tulsa 61
S3 Miami (Ohio) 45
2 Tulsa 73
3 Houston 69
W1 Washington 71
W4 Valparaiso 72
W4 Valparaiso 67
W3 Houston 91
W2 Nevada 79
W3 Houston 80

References

  1. ^ "Aggies don't receive Postseason NIT bid, turn down CBI (9:28 p.m.) - Las Cruces Sun-News". Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Hoops season is over for Tide- al.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Story not found - NJ.com
  4. ^ Texas Tech Sports presented by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
  5. ^ "Price tag for playing host in inaugural CBI may hit $150,000 | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
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