The 2022 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men’s college basketball postseason tournament featuring 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The tournament began on March 19 and concluded on March 23. Semifinal and championship games aired on ESPN2. The tournament was won by UNC Wilmington.
In 2021, CBI was held for the first time in Daytona Beach, Florida, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the tournament had been held on campus sites. In response to feedback received for the 2021 playing, CBI returned to the Ocean Center in 2022, which was the 14th edition of the tournament.
Participating teams Teams in the CBI were seeded 1–16. Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament
SeedTeamConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid1DrakeMissouri Valley24–101stNever2Middle TennesseeConference USA23–101stNever3OhioMid-American24–93rd20164Stephen F. AustinWAC22–91stNever5Florida AtlanticConference USA19–141stNever6Abilene ChristianWAC23–101stNever7UNC GreensboroSoCon17–142nd20168VMISoCon16–151stNever9 UNC WilmingtonColonial23–91stNever10Boston UniversityPatriot League21–122nd201011TroySun Belt20–112nd200912Northern ColoradoBig Sky20–151stNever13UNC AshevilleBig South16–141stNever14RiceConference USA16–162nd201715California BaptistWAC18–152nd201916Purdue Fort WayneHorizon21–111stNever
Declined invitation There has been speculation that the following program might have declined an invitation to play in the 2022 CBI:
Bellarmine
Schedule GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendanceBox score First round – Saturday, March 19112:00 p.m.(1) Drake vs. (16) Purdue Fort Wayne87–65FloHoops367Box22:30 p.m.(4) Stephen F. Austin vs. (13) UNC Asheville68–80588Box35:00 p.m.(2) Middle Tennessee vs. (15) California Baptist64–58578Box47:30 p.m. (3) Ohio vs. (14) Rice65–64799Box First round – Sunday, March 20512:00 p.m.(8) VMI vs. (9) UNC Wilmington78–93FloHoops762Box62:30 p.m.(5) Florida Atlantic vs. (12) Northern Colorado71–74Box75:00 p.m.(7) UNC Greensboro vs. (10) Boston University68–71Box87:30 p.m.(6) Abilene Christian vs. (11) Troy82–70Box Quarterfinals – Monday, March 2191:00 p.m.(1) Drake vs. (9) UNC Wilmington75–76FloHoops706Box103:30 p.m.(12) Northern Colorado vs. (13) UNC Asheville87–84Box116:00 p.m.(2) Middle Tennessee vs. (10) Boston University76–46Box128:30 p.m.(3) Ohio vs. (6) Abilene Christian 86–91Box Semifinals – Tuesday, March 22137:00 p.m.(9) UNC Wilmington vs. (12) Northern Colorado80–64ESPN2633Box149:30 p.m.(2) Middle Tennessee vs. (6) Abilene Christian85–69Box Championship – Wednesday, March 23155:00 p.m.(2) Middle Tennessee vs. (9) UNC Wilmington90–96 2OTESPN2624Box Game times in Eastern Time. (#) Rankings denote tournament seed.
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
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