| Teams | 16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Fant–Ewing Coliseum Chicago, Illinois Monroe, Louisiana | ||||
| Champions | Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Porter Moser (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Earl Peterson (Loyola-Chicago) | ||||
| Attendance | 30,963 | ||||
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The 2015 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I teams that did not participate in the NCAA tournament or the NIT. The opening games and the quarterfinals were held in mid-March on the home courts of participating teams. After the quarterfinals, the bracket were reseeded. A best-of-three championship series between the two finalist teams was held,[1] with Loyola-Chicago winning the title with a two-game sweep. One change from this year's CBI Tournament was the use of a 30-second shot clock (instead of a 35-second clock).
The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 15 after the NCAA Selection Show.
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Pac-12 | 15–17 | 7–11 |
| Delaware State | MEAC | 18–17 | 9–7 |
| Eastern Michigan | MAC | 21–13 | 8–10 |
| Gardner–Webb | Big South | 20–14 | 10–8 |
| Hofstra | CAA | 20–13 | 10–8 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Sun Belt | 21–12 | 15–7 |
| Loyola-Chicago | MVC | 19–13 | 8–10 |
| Mercer | SoCon | 18–15 | 12–6 |
| Oral Roberts | Summit | 18–14 | 10–6 |
| Pepperdine | WCC | 18–13 | 10–8 |
| Radford | Big South | 21–11 | 12–6 |
| Rider | MAAC | 21–11 | 15–5 |
| Seattle | WAC | 16–15 | 7–7 |
| Stony Brook | America East | 23–11 | 12–4 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 19–13 | 11–5 |
| Vermont | America East | 18–13 | 12–4 |
The following programs declined to participate in the 2015 CBI:[2]
Source:[3]
| Date | Time* | Matchup | Television | Score | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||
| March 17 | 8:00 pm | Rider at Loyola–Chicago | ESPN3 | 59–62 | 1,105 |
| March 18 | 7:00 pm | Vermont at Hofstra | 85–81 | 958 | |
| 7:00 pm | Stony Brook at Mercer | ESPN3 | 70–72 | 2,432 | |
| 8:00 pm | Radford at Delaware State | 78–57 | 1,038 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Eastern Michigan at Louisiana–Monroe | 67–71 | 3,003 | ||
| 8:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara at Oral Roberts | 87–91 | 1,687 | ||
| 9:00 pm | Gardner–Webb at Colorado | P12 Digital | 78–87 | 1,280 | |
| 10:00 pm | Pepperdine at Seattle | WAC Digital | 45–62 | 999 | |
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| March 23 | 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe at Mercer | ESPN3 | 71–69 | 2,677 |
| 7:00 pm | Radford at Vermont | NSN | 71–78 | 2,252 | |
| 8:00 pm | Oral Roberts at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | 78–86 | 1,225 | |
| 10:00 pm | Colorado at Seattle | WAC Digital | 72–65 | 999 | |
| Semifinals | |||||
| March 25 | 8:00 pm | Vermont at Louisiana–Monroe | 65–71 | 3,368 | |
| 8:00 pm | Seattle at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | 48–63 | 1,265 | |
| Finals | |||||
| March 30 | 8:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe at Loyola-Chicago | CBSSN | 58–65 | 2,215 |
| April 1 | 8:00 pm | Loyola-Chicago at Louisiana–Monroe | CBSSN | 63–62 | 4,460 |
| All game times in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Winning team in bold. | |||||
| First round March 17–18 | Quarterfinals March 23 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 25 | Finals (Best of three) March 30, April 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 65 | 63 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 58 | 62 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Home teams listed second.
