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.
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: TeamConferenceOverall recordConference recordAlbanyAmerica East 21–13 10–6Ball StateMAC 21–12 11–7Cal State FullertonBig West 17–14 10–6CampbellBig South 17–17 7–11CanisiusMAAC 18–15 10–10FairfieldMAAC 16–14 11–9Fort WayneSummit 19–12 8–8FurmanSoCon 21–11 14–4Georgia StateSun Belt 20–12 12–6Houston BaptistSouthland17–1312–6IdahoBig Sky 18–13 12–6JacksonvilleASUN 17–15 5–9LamarSouthland 19–14 10–8LibertyBig South 19–13 14–4Norfolk StateMEAC 17–16 12–4Saint Francis (PA)NEC 16–16 11–7Saint Peter'sMAAC 19–13 14–6SamfordSoCon 19–15 8–10Stephen F. AustinSouthland 18–14 12–6Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiSouthland 20–11 12–6Texas StateSun Belt 20–13 11–7UMBCAmerica East 18–12 9–7UNC AshevilleBig South 23–9 15–3USC UpstateASUN 17–15 7–7UT MartinOVC 21–12 10–6Weber StateBig Sky 19–13 12–6
Format The CIT used the old NIT model in which there was no set bracket. Future round opponents were 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 Date Time* Matchup Score Attendance Television First roundMarch 137:05 pmNorfolk State at Liberty (Coach John McLendon Classic)64–73574Facebook LiveMarch 147:00 pmSaint Francis (PA) at Jacksonville (Hugh Durham Classic)78–767347:30 pmHouston Baptist at Campbell79–981,7357:30 pmCanisus at Samford74–78614March 157:00 pmBall State at Fort Wayne(Lou Henson Classic)80–881,4797:00 pmFairfield at UMBC83–886888:00 pmGeorgia State at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi64–8089711:00 pmStephen F. Austin at Idaho50–731,109March 167:00 pmSaint Peter's at Albany59–556417:00 pmFurman at USC Upstate79–576628:00 pmUNC Asheville at UT Martin75–895048:30 pmLamar at Texas State60–701,25510:00 pmWeber State at Cal State Fullerton(Riley Wallace Classic)80–761,293 Second roundMarch 182:00 pmSaint Francis (PA) at UMBC79–87904 Facebook LiveMarch 207:00 pmSamford at Liberty58–661,3887:00 pmUT Martin at Campbell56–732,0318:00 pmWeber State at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi73–821,116March 228:00 pmIdaho at Texas State55–643,086 Quarterfinals March 252:00 pmFurman at Campbell79–641,920 Facebook Live5:00 pmSaint Peter's at Texas State49–442,907 March 262:00 pmLiberty at UMBC68–808693:00 pmFort Wayne at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi62–781,151 SemifinalsMarch 297:00 pmTexas A&M–Corpus Christi at UMBC79–611,388CBSSN9:00 pmFurman at Saint Peter's51–77 ChampionshipMarch 319:00 pmSaint Peter's at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi62–611,200CBSSN *All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold.
Bracket Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
Home teams listed second.
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