2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams. The first round started March 17, 2014. The semifinals were played on April 1, with the championship game played on April 3, 2014.
32 participants who belong to "mid-major" conferences and were not invited to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, the 2014 National Invitation Tournament, or the 2014 College Basketball Invitational made up the field.
The first 3 rounds were streamed online through the platform powered by NeuLion. Free registration was required to view the games. Both semifinals and the CIT championship game, were televised on CBS Sports Network
In the championship game, the Murray State Racers defeated the Yale Bulldogs 65–57 in front of a crowd of 4,467 at Murray State's CFSB Center.Participating teams
The following teams received an invitation to the 2014 CIT:
| School | Conference | Overall
record | Conference
record |
| Akron | Mid-American | 21–12 | 12–6 |
| Alabama State | SWAC | 19–12 | 12–6 |
| Brown | Ivy League | 15–13 | 7–7 |
| Canisius | MAAC | 21–12 | 14–6 |
| Chattanooga | Southern | 18–14 | 12–4 |
| Cleveland State | Horizon | 21–11 | 12–4 |
| Columbia | Ivy League | 19–12 | 8–6 |
| East Carolina | Conference USA | 17–16 | 6–12 |
| East Tennessee State | Atlantic Sun | 18–15 | 10–8 |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 21–14 | 10–8 |
| Grand Canyon | WAC | 15–14 | 10–6 |
| IPFW | Summit | 24–10 | 10–4 |
| Holy Cross | Patriot | 19–13 | 12–6 |
| Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 20–12 | 9–9 |
| Murray State | Ohio Valley | 18–11 | 13–3 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Summit | 16–14 | 5–9 |
| Norfolk State | MEAC | 19–14 | 11–5 |
| North Dakota | Big Sky | 17–16 | 12–8 |
| Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 18–13 | 11–9 |
| Ohio | Mid-American | 23–11 | 11–7 |
| Pacific | West Coast | 15–15 | 6–12 |
| Portland State | Big Sky | 17–14 | 11–9 |
| Quinnipiac | MAAC | 20–11 | 14–6 |
| Sam Houston State | Southland | 23–10 | 13–5 |
| San Diego | West Coast | 16–16 | 7–11 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Southland | 17–15 | 14–4 |
| Towson | Colonial | 23–10 | 13–3 |
| USC Upstate | Atlantic Sun | 19–14 | 11–7 |
| Wright State | Horizon | 20–14 | 10–6 |
| Valparaiso | Horizon | 18–15 | 9–7 |
| VMI | Big South | 19–12 | 11–5 |
| Yale | Ivy League | 15–13 | 9–5 |
Format
The sixth annual CIT again used the former NIT model in which match-ups in each round were re-seeded based on the results of the previous round.Schedule
Source: www.collegeinsider.comBracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
Home teams are listed second.
