2015 Consolation Tournament (NIT, CBI, CIT) Thread

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CHAMPIONSHIP AT MSG
Stanford 66, Miami (FL) 64, F/OT





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CHAMPIONSHIP
Evansville 71, Northern Arizona 65




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CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (BEST OF 3)
LOUISIANA-MONROE VS. LOYOLA CHICAGO
LOYOLA WINS 2-0

GAME 1: Loyola 65, UL-Monroe 58
GAME 2: Loyola 63, UL-Monroe 62
Mar 15, 2015 9:27pm
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Mar 15, 2015 9:28 PM
NIT and CIT out, CBI taking forever as usual (they always have the hardest time getting someone to pay their 60K ransom to host)
Mar 15, 2015 9:28pm
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Mar 16, 2015 1:19 PM
ts1227;1713168 wrote:NIT and CIT out, CBI taking forever as usual (they always have the hardest time getting someone to pay their 60K ransom to host)
Do you blame them? Games a very poorly attended.
Mar 16, 2015 1:19pm
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Mar 16, 2015 1:20 PM
Has anyone actually ever watched a game in anything below the NIT? I think I've watched 1 NIT game in my life(when OSU won it) and never of the other tournaments.
Mar 16, 2015 1:20pm
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Mar 17, 2015 10:33 PM
Holy Illinois lol
Mar 17, 2015 10:33pm
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Mar 18, 2015 12:50 AM
sleeper;1713359 wrote:Has anyone actually ever watched a game in anything below the NIT? I think I've watched 1 NIT game in my life(when OSU won it) and never of the other tournaments.
Later in the year I've watched the finals of those tournaments. They actually play a 3-game series, which is kind of cool. Otherwise, most aren't even televised.
Mar 18, 2015 12:50am
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Mar 18, 2015 7:47 AM
Azubuike24;1714090 wrote:Later in the year I've watched the finals of those tournaments. They actually play a 3-game series, which is kind of cool. Otherwise, most aren't even televised.
I think the CBS College channel or whatever the hell it's called airs the CBI.
Mar 18, 2015 7:47am
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Mar 18, 2015 8:09 AM
wildcats20;1714107 wrote:I think the CBS College channel or whatever the hell it's called airs the CBI.
They air like 2 games in all of the early rounds, but they do the entire championship series.

The CBI is arguably the "worst" of them all. They try to get power conference teams, all power conference teams decline, and they're left scrambling to take what's left after the CIT (all mid-major) takes their teams. They also charge the highest fee to host a game ($60k), so then they have trouble finding enough teams willing to host. This year I think they got 1 major team (Colorado), and it took them til damn near midnight to find enough teams to complete the bracket. The CIT was ready to roll like 5 minutes after the NIT was announced
Mar 18, 2015 8:09am
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FIRST ROUND

TEMPLE BRACKET (TOP LEFT)
(8) Temple at (1) Bucknell - Wed. 3/18, 7:00 PM, ESPN3
(5) George Washington 60, (4) Pittsburgh 54
(3) Louisiana Tech 89, (6) Central Michigan 79
(2) Texas A&M 81, (7) Montana 64

RICHMOND BRACKET (BOTTOM LEFT)
(8) St. Francis (NY) at (1) Richmond - Wed. 3/18, 7:30 PM, ESPN3
(5) Arizona at (4) UCONN - Wed. 3/18, 7:00 PM, ESPN2
(6) Alabama 79, (3) Illinois 58
(2) Miami (FL) 75, (7) NC Central 71

COLORADO STATE BRACKET (TOP RIGHT)
(8) South Dakota St. at (1) Colorado St. - Wed. 3/18, 10:00 PM, ESPNU
(5) Vanderbilt at (4) St. Mary's (CA) - Wed. 3/18, 9:00 PM, ESPN2
(3) Rhode Island 88, (6) Iona 75
(2) Stanford 77, (7) UC Davis 64

OLD DOMINION BRACKET (BOTTOM RIGHT)
(8) Charleston Southern at (1) Old Dominion - Wed. 3/18, 7:15 PM, ESPN3
(5) UW-Green Bay at (4) Illinois St. - Wed. 3/18, 8:00 PM, ESPNU
(3) Murray St. 81, (6) UTEP 66
(2) Tulsa 70, (7) William and Mary 67





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FIRST ROUND
All times EST


March 16
NJIT 84, New Hampshire 77

March 17
Eastern Illinois 97, Oakland 91
USC Upstate 73, James Madison 72
Bowling Green 67, Saint Francis 64
Eastern Kentucky 81, Norfolk State 75
UL-Lafayette 83, Incarnate Word 68

March 18
UMES (18-14) @ High Point (22-9) 7:00
Dartmouth (14-14) @ Canisius (16-14) 7:00
Corpus Christi (19-13) @ Florida Gulf Coast (22-10) 7:00
Cleveland State (24-8) @ Western Michigan (20-13) 7:00
Kent State (21-11) @ Middle Tennessee (19-16) 7:00
IPFW (16-14) @ Evansville (19-12) 7:05
UNC Wilmington (18-13) @ Sam Houston State (25-7) 7:30
Northern Arizona (19-14) @ Grand Canyon (17-14) 8:00
Sacramento State (20-11) @ Portland (17-15) 10:00

March 19
UT Martin (18-12) @ Northwestern State (19-12) 7:30





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March 18
Gardner-Webb at Colorado
March 18
Pepperdine at Seattle		 March 18
Vermont at Hofstra
March 18
Radford at Delaware State
March 18
Stony Brook at Mercer
March 18
Eastern Michigan at Louisiana Monroe		 March 17
Loyola Chicago 62, Rider 59
March 18
UC Santa Barbara at Oral Roberts
Anyone read the article about the Colorado senior who opted to not play in the CBI while his team is playing?

Thoughts?

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12501296/askia-booker-skip-colorado-buffaloes-cbi-appearance
Mar 18, 2015 10:58am
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Mar 18, 2015 11:06 AM
wkfan;1714156 wrote:Anyone read the article about the Colorado senior who opted to not play in the CBI while his team is playing?

Thoughts?

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12501296/askia-booker-skip-colorado-buffaloes-cbi-appearance
1. There's something sort of funny about postseason tournaments getting so bloated that sub-.500 teams are getting invites to them and players on said teams are like "Fuck this shit, I'm out!".

2. There's something sort of sadly hilarious about how clueless everyone seems to be about the player's decision. His teammate, in defending him, is saying something along the lines of "I think his body might be wearing down", indicating he's making an educated guess but isn't actually sure. And the coach is just like, "Uh, shit, we don't even know if he'll be around to support the team, but he's welcome, I guess..."
Mar 18, 2015 11:06am
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Mar 23, 2015 10:24 PM
Kent State still alive in terms of local schools. Cleveland State lost tonight, all other MAC schools were done last week
Mar 23, 2015 10:24pm
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Mar 26, 2015 8:35 AM
ts1227;1715958 wrote:Kent State still alive in terms of local schools. Cleveland State lost tonight, all other MAC schools were done last week

I'm surprised Kent has not been chosen to host a game yet of the 3 CIT games they've had. They've played on the road vs teams that I would not say are superior programs, certainly not historically.
Mar 26, 2015 8:35am
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Mar 26, 2015 4:59 PM
gyea36;1716369 wrote:I'm surprised Kent has not been chosen to host a game yet of the 3 CIT games they've had. They've played on the road vs teams that I would not say are superior programs, certainly not historically.
They probably haven't volunteered, as the CIT charges $30-35k per round to do so. There's nothing behind who hosts other than who's willing to pay up
Mar 26, 2015 4:59pm
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Mar 27, 2015 11:27 AM
ts1227;1716528 wrote:They probably haven't volunteered, as the CIT charges $30-35k per round to do so. There's nothing behind who hosts other than who's willing to pay up
Thanks, as a Kent fan that makes me feel better
Mar 27, 2015 11:27am