2009 College Basketball Invitational
- Richmond Spiders (1st semifinal)
- Stanford Cardinal (1st semifinal)
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The 2009 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 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. The opening round began Tuesday, March 17. A best-of-three championship series between Oregon State and UTEP resulted in an Oregon State victory on April 3. The 2009 CBI marked the first ever postseason tournament championship for Oregon State as well as a successful conclusion to head coach Craig Robinson's first year. The Beavers were honored with a visit to the White House with president Barack Obama; Robinson is the brother of First Lady Michelle Obama.
Participants
Round 1 away teams
School | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
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Boise State | Western Athletic | 19–12 | 9–7 |
Buffalo | Mid-American | 21–11 | 11–5 |
UTEP | Conference USA | 19–12 | 10–6 |
Northeastern | Colonial Athletic | 18–12 | 12–6 |
Houston | Conference USA | 21–11 | 10–6 |
Vermont | America East | 23–9 | 13–3 |
St. John's | Big East | 16–17 | 6–12 |
Charleston | Southern | 26–8 | 15–5 |
Round 1 home teams
School | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
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Stanford | Pacific-10 | 18–13 | 6–12 |
Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 16–16 | 8–10 |
Nevada | Western Athletic | 21–12 | 11–5 |
Wyoming | Mountain West | 19–13 | 7–9 |
Oregon State | Pacific-10 | 13–17 | 7–11 |
UW-Green Bay | Horizon | 22–10 | 13–5 |
Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 18–15 | 9–7 |
Troy | Sun Belt | 19–12 | 14–4 |
Bracket
The bracket for the 2009 College Basketball Invitational was announced on March 15, 2009.[1]
First round March 17–18 | Quarterfinals March 23 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 25 | Finals (Best of three) March 30, April 1, 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
E1 | Richmond | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||
E4 | Saint John's | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||
E1 | Richmond | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Charleston | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Troy | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Charleston | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Richmond | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | UTEP | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
S1 | Nevada | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
S4 | UTEP | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
S4 | UTEP | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||
S3 | Northeastern | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Wyoming | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
S3 | Northeastern | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | UTEP | 69 | 70 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon State | 75 | 63 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Oregon State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Houston | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
W1 | Oregon State | 71* | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Vermont | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | UW-Green Bay | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Vermont | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon State | 65* | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Stanford | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
M1 | Stanford | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||
M4 | Boise State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
M1 | Stanford | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||
M2 | Wichita State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||
M2 | Wichita State | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||
M3 | Buffalo | 73 |
* Denotes overtime period.
References
- ^ "2009 College Basketball Invitational Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.