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CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
	; Current season, competition or edition:; 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament;
	; CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament;
Sport	; Basketball;
Founded	; 2009
Founder	; College Insider
Inaugural season	; 2009
No. of teams	; 20
Country	; United States
Most recent; champion(s)	; University of Northern Colorado;
Most titles	; No team has more than one title.
TV partner(s)	; Fox College Sports (2009–2012); CBS Sports Network (2013–present)
Related; competitions	; College Basketball Invitational ; National Invitational Tournament; Vegas 16;
Official website	; http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/;

The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) is an American men's college basketball post-season tournament created in 2009 by Collegeinsider.com. In 2012, it expanded to 32 participating teams. In 2016 and 2017 the tournament featured 26 teams. The 2018 tournament had 20 teams. The Tournament is oriented toward mid-major and small schools who did not get selected for the NCAA or NIT tournaments.

Format

The tournament consists of five rounds, single elimination-style, and claims to "use the old NIT model in which matchups in future rounds are determined by the results of the previous round".^[1] Criteria for selection include, but are not limited to, win-loss record, strength of schedule, strength of conference, and final ten games. Teams from "major conferences" (defined by CollegeInsider.com as the Power Five conferences, Atlantic 10 Conference, American Athletic Conference, Big East Conference, Conference USA and Mountain West Conference) are generally ineligible. Participating teams must finish the regular season with a .500 winning percentage or better to qualify. The only exception to this was the now-defunct Great West Conference Tournament winner, who was given an automatic bid to play in the CIT if they were not given an at-large bid to participate in the NCAA or NIT tournaments, until the dissolution of the conference in 2013–14.^[2] In 2013, the Chicago State Cougars won the Great West Conference Tournament, thus becoming the first team to participate in the CIT with a sub-.500 record (11–21). Beginning with the 2016 Tournament, The Coach John McLendon Classic will be played on the first day of the tournament. The Classic will feature at least one historically black college/university. The winner of the John McLendon Classic will advance to the second round of the CIT. This will be the first time in NCAA Division I Basketball history that a "Classic" has been part of a postseason tournament. Previously the John McLendon Classic was played during the regular season.

Teams must pay $30,000 to host a game.^[3]

Broadcast

In 2013, CBS Sports Network partnered with the CIT, showing only the championship game, with the earlier rounds streamed live online. Free registration is required to view the games. Starting in 2014, CBSSN aired the semifinals and the championship game.^[4] In 2017 the early rounds of the tournament were shown on Facebook Live. In 2018 Monday's 4 classics were announced for CBSSN. All remaining games until the semifinals were moved to CBS' Sports Live streaming service and watchcit.com.

The following is an overview and list of the announcers and television networks to broadcast the CIT:

Year	Network	Play-by-Play	Color analyst	Sideline
2009	Fox College Sports	Dave Baker	Kyle Macy
2010	Fox College Sports	Dave Baker	Kyle Macy
2011	Fox College Sports	Dave Baker	Kyle Macy
2012	Fox College Sports	Dave Baker	Kyle Macy	Dave Calloway
2013^[5]	CBSSN	Dave Baker	Kyle Macy
2014^[6]	CBSSN	Dave Popkin	Dave Calloway
2015^[7]	CBSSN	Dave Popkin	Kyle Macy	Kevaney Martin
2016^[8]	CBSSN	Dave Popkin	Kyle Macy	Kevaney Martin
2017^[9]	CBSSN	Dave Popkin	Kyle Macy	Kevaney Martin
2018	CBSSN	Dave Popkin	Kyle Macy	Kevaney Martin

Champions

Old Dominion

Missouri State

Santa Clara

Mercer

East Carolina

Murray
State

Evansville

Columbia

Saint
Peter's

Northern Colorado

CIT Champions

– 1 championship

Year	Champion	Runner-up	MVP
2009	Old Dominion	Bradley	Frank Hassell^[10]
2010	Missouri State	Pacific	Will Creekmore^[11]
2011	Santa Clara	Iona	Kevin Foster^[12]
2012	Mercer	Utah State	Langston Hall^[13]
2013	East Carolina	Weber State	Maurice Kemp
2014	Murray State	Yale	Cameron Payne
2015	Evansville	Northern Arizona	D. J. Balentine
2016	Columbia	UC Irvine	Maodo Lo
2017	Saint Peter's	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Quadir Welton
2018	Northern Colorado	UIC	Andre Spight

2009

The 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament was the second new postseason tournament since the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament folded in 1974, following the College Basketball Invitational's debut in 2008.

The 2009 field featured the following schools:

Austin Peay State University

Bradley University

Belmont University

The Citadel

Drake University

James Madison University

Kent State University

Liberty University

Mount St. Mary's University

Oakland University

Old Dominion University

Rider University

University of Idaho

University of Evansville

University of the Pacific

University of Portland

2010

The 2010 field featured the following schools:

Appalachian State University

Creighton University

Fairfield University

George Mason University

Harvard University

Louisiana Tech University

Loyola Marymount University

Marshall University

Middle Tennessee State

Missouri State University

University of Northern Colorado

University of the Pacific

University of Portland

University of South Dakota

University of Southern Mississippi

Western Carolina University

2011

The 2011 field was expanded from 16 to 24 teams and featured the following schools:

East Carolina University

East Tennessee State University

Furman University

Iona College (New York)

Jacksonville University

Marshall University

Northern Arizona University

Ohio University

Oral Roberts University

Quinnipiac University

Rider University

Santa Clara University

Southern Methodist University

Tennessee Technological University

United States Air Force Academy

University at Buffalo

University of Hawaii

University of Idaho

University of North Dakota

University of Northern Iowa

University of Portland

University of San Francisco

Valparaiso University

Western Michigan University

2012

The 2012 field was expanded from 24 to 32 teams and featured the following schools:

American University

Bowling Green University

Cal State Bakersfield

Cal State Fullerton

Coastal Carolina University

Drake University

Fairfield University

Georgia State University

Indiana State University

Kent State University

Loyola Marymount University

Manhattan College

McNeese State University

Mercer University

Oakland University

Old Dominion University

Rice University

Robert Morris University

Tennessee State University

Tennessee Tech University

UC Santa Barbara

UL-Lafayette

University at Albany

University at Buffalo

University of Idaho

University of North Dakota

University of South Carolina Upstate

University of Toledo

Utah State University

Utah Valley University

Weber State University

Yale University

2013

The 2013 field continued to have 32 teams.

Boston University

Bradley University

California Polytechnic State University

Canisius College

Chicago State University

East Carolina University

Eastern Kentucky University

Elon University

Fairfield University

Gardner–Webb University

High Point University

Kent State University

Loyola University Maryland

Oakland University

Oral Roberts University

Rider University

Savannah State University

Tennessee State University

University of California, Irvine

Tulane University

United States Air Force Academy

University of Evansville

University of Hartford

University of Hawaii

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of North Dakota

University of Northern Iowa

University of South Alabama

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Weber State University

Youngstown State University

2014

The 2014 field featured the following teams:

Brown University

Canisius College

Chattanooga State University

Columbia University

East Carolina University

East Tennessee State University

Grand Canyon College

Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

College of the Holy Cross

Missouri State University

Murray State University

University of Nebraska–Omaha

Northern Colorado University

University of the Pacific

Quinnipiac University

University of San Diego

University of South Carolina Upstate

Valparaiso University

Virginia Military Institute

Wright State University

Yale University

Ohio University

University of Akron

Eastern Michigan University

Norfolk State University

Alabama State University

Sam Houston State University

Portland State University

Towson College

Cleveland State University

University of North Dakota

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

2015

The 2015 field featured the following teams:

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

University Of New Hampshire

Eastern Illinois University

Oakland University

James Madison University

South Carolina-Upstate

Bowling Green University

Saint Francis University

Norfolk State University

Eastern Kentucky University

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

University of the Incarnate Word

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

High Point University

Dartmouth College

Canisius College

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Florida Gulf Coast University

Cleveland State University

Western Michigan University

Kent State University

Middle Tennessee State University

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Sam Houston State University

Northern Arizona University

Grand Canyon University

Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

University of Evansville

Sacramento State University

University of Portland

University of Tennessee at Martin

Northwestern State University

2016

Originally set to include 32 teams, this year's tournament consisted of 26 participants. 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.

Army

Ball State

Boston University

Central Michigan

Coastal Carolina

Columbia

Fairfield

Fordham

Furman

Grand Canyon

Jackson State

Louisiana–Lafayette

Louisiana–Monroe

Mercer

New Hampshire

NJIT

Norfolk State

North Dakota

Sam Houston State

Savannah State

South Carolina State

Tennessee–Martin

Tennessee State

Texas–Arlington

Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

UC Irvine

References

^ "CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament". collegeinsider.com. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

^ "CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Guide". collegeinsider.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013.

^ Shaffer, Jonas. "Towson men's basketball declines postseason tournament invitations".

^ "CIT Semis and Championship on CBS Sports Network". CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved March 7, 2014.

^ "2013 March Madness: CiT Tournament Semifinals and Championship" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2013-03-28.

^ "2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CiT) Semifinals & Championship TV Schedule" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2014-03-29.

^ "2015 CBI, CIT, & NIT TV & National Radio Info" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2015-03-29.

^ "2016 CBI, CIT, & NIT TV & National Radio Info" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2016-03-26.

^ "2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CiT) Championship TV Schedule" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

^ "Old Dominion vs. Bradley - Game Recap - March 31, 2009". ESPN.

^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site". missouristatebears.com.

^ "Kevin Foster Reflects on Season". June 7, 2011.

^ "Mercer vs. Utah State - Game Recap - March 28, 2012". ESPN.

External links

Official website

CIT record book

[1] "CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament". collegeinsider.com. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

[2] "CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Guide". collegeinsider.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013.

[3] Shaffer, Jonas. "Towson men's basketball declines postseason tournament invitations".

[4] "CIT Semis and Championship on CBS Sports Network". CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved March 7, 2014.

[5] "2013 March Madness: CiT Tournament Semifinals and Championship" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2013-03-28.

[6] "2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CiT) Semifinals & Championship TV Schedule" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2014-03-29.

[7] "2015 CBI, CIT, & NIT TV & National Radio Info" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2015-03-29.

[8] "2016 CBI, CIT, & NIT TV & National Radio Info" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2016-03-26.

[9] "2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CiT) Championship TV Schedule" (Press release). Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

[10] "Old Dominion vs. Bradley - Game Recap - March 31, 2009". ESPN.

[11] "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site". missouristatebears.com.

[12] "Kevin Foster Reflects on Season". June 7, 2011.

[13] "Mercer vs. Utah State - Game Recap - March 28, 2012". ESPN.

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