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 were 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, 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.
The tournament was won by East Carolina, who defeated Weber State in the championship game.
Participating teams The following teams received an invitation to the 2013 CIT. The Great West Conference tournament champion, Chicago State, received an automatic bid. SchoolConference OverallrecordConferencerecordAir ForceMountain West17–138–8Boston UniversityAmerica East17–1211–7BradleyMissouri Valley16–167–11Cal PolyBig West18–1312–6CanisiusMetro Atlantic Athletic18–1311–7Chicago StateGreat West11–213–5East CarolinaConference USA18–129–7Eastern KentuckyOhio Valley24–912–4ElonSouthern21–1113–5EvansvilleMissouri Valley18–1410–4FairfieldMetro Atlantic Athletic19–159–9Gardner–WebbBig South21–1211–5Green BayGreen Bay Press Gazette Horizon League18–1510–6HartfordAmerica East17–1310–6HawaiiBig West17–1410–8High PointBig South17–1312–4Kent StateKent State Sports Mid-American20–139–7Loyola (MD)Metro Atlantic Athletic21–1112–6North DakotaBig Sky16–1612–8Northern IowaMissouri Valley21–1112–6OaklandSummit18–1411–7Oral RobertsSouthland18–1413–5RiderMetro Atlantic Athletic18–1412–6Savannah StateMid-Eastern Athletic19–1411–5South AlabamaSun Belt17–1214–6Tennessee StateOhio Valley18–1411–5Texas–ArlingtonWestern Athletic19–1311–7TulaneConference USA19–146–10UC IrvineBig West20–1511–7UICHorizon League17–157–9Weber StateBig Sky26–618–2Youngstown StateHorizon League17–157–9
Format 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 Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
Home teams are listed second. * Denotes overtime period.
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