The 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 26 NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament was played March 13–31, 2017.[1]
Participants who belonged to "mid-major" conferences and who were not invited to the 2017 NCAA tournament or the National Invitation Tournament make up the field.
After all 26 teams played in the first round, the top-three highest rated teams based on the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings regular season rating automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.
Saint Peter's beat Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 62–61 in the championship game.
Participating teams
The following teams received an invitation to the 2017 CIT:
Format
The CIT uses the old NIT model in which there is no set bracket. Future round opponents are determined by the results of the previous round. After all 26 teams played in the first round, the top-three highest rated teams based on the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings regular season rating automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.
Postseason classics
In 2016, the CIT introduced the Coach John McLendon Classic as the first "Classic" game to ever be played during postseason tournament. For 2017, the CIT introduced three more "Classic" games, for a total of four, all to be played in the first round.
Coach John McLendon Classic
Hugh Durham Classic
Lou Henson Classic
Riley Wallace Classic
The winners of each Classic received a trophy and advanced to the second round or quarterfinals if they received a second round bye.
Schedule
Bracket
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
Home teams listed second.
References
- ^ "2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Schedule". CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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- ^ "MBB: Huskies to Face Campbell in CIT First Round". Houston Baptist University Huskies. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "Dolphins Host Postseason Tournament Game for First Time". judolphins.com. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Liberty Host Second Annual McLendon Classic, CIT First Round". liberty.edu. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hall, David (March 12, 2017). "Norfolk State headed to CollegeInsider.com tournament, will face Liberty". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Marboe, Paul (March 10, 2017). "Men's Basketball Accepts Invite To CIT, Meets Jacksonville On Tuesday". sfuathletics.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Accepts Postseason Invitation to the CIT". saintpeterspeacocks.com. March 8, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "'Dogs To Play In CIT; Chosen To Host 1st-Round Game". samfordsports.com. March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Basketball to Host Fairfield in CIT on Wednesday Evening". umbcretrievers.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Upstate Earns Bid to CIT Tournament, Will Host Home Game on Thursday". upstatespartans.com. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
