2009 College Basketball Invitational

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.

2009 College Basketball Invitational
Teams16
Finals siteGill Coliseum
Don Haskins Center
Corvallis, Oregon
El Paso, Texas
ChampionsOregon State Beavers (1st title)
Runner-upUTEP Miners (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachCraig Robinson (1st title)
MVPRoeland Schaftenaar (Oregon State)
College Basketball Invitationals
«2008 2010»

Participants

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Round 1 away teams

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School Conference Overall
record
Conference
record
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

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School Conference Overall
record
Conference
record
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

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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

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  1. ^ "2009 College Basketball Invitational Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.