Season | 2012–13 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah | ||||
Champions | East Carolina (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Weber State (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Jeff Lebo (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Maurice Kemp (East Carolina) | ||||
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The 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams. Games took place throughout March 2013. The semifinals were played on March 30 with the championship game played on April 2, 2013.
31 participants who are not invited to the 2013 NCAA tournament, the 2013 National Invitation Tournament, or the 2013 College Basketball Invitational made up the field, as well as the winner of the Great West conference tournament winner, Chicago State.
All games, except for the championship game, were streamed online through the CollegeInsider.com Game of the Week platform powered by NeuLion at watchcollegeinsider.com. Free registration was required to view the games. The championship game was broadcast by new partner CBS Sports Network. [1]
The tournament was won by East Carolina who defeated Weber State in the championship game.
The following teams received an invitation to the 2013 CIT. The Great West Conference tournament champion, Chicago State, received an automatic bid.
The fifth annual CIT will once again use the old NIT model in which matchups in future rounds will be determined by the results of the previous round.
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
First round March 19–20 | Second round March 23–25 | Quarterfinals March 26–27 | Semifinals March 30 | Championship April 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 84* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UT–Arlington | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaiʻi | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 77 |
Home teams are listed second.
* Denotes overtime period.
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