| Season | 2016–17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 26 | ||||
| Finals site | Dugan Wellness Center Corpus Christi, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Saint Peter's (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | John Dunne (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Quadir Welton (Saint Peter's) | ||||
| Attendance | 30,145 (1 game not reported) | ||||
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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.[1]
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.
The following teams received an invitation to the 2017 CIT:
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | America East | 21–13 | 10–6 |
| Ball State | MAC | 21–12 | 11–7 |
| Cal State Fullerton[2] | Big West | 17–14 | 10–6 |
| Campbell[3] | Big South | 17–17 | 7–11 |
| Canisius[4] | MAAC | 18–15 | 10–10 |
| Fairfield[5] | MAAC | 16–14 | 11–9 |
| Fort Wayne | Summit | 19–12 | 8–8 |
| Furman[6] | SoCon | 21–11 | 14–4 |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 20–12 | 12–6 |
| Houston Baptist[7] | Southland | 17–13 | 12–6 |
| Idaho | Big Sky | 18–13 | 12–6 |
| Jacksonville[8] | ASUN | 17–15 | 5–9 |
| Lamar | Southland | 19–14 | 10–8 |
| Liberty[9] | Big South | 19–13 | 14–4 |
| Norfolk State[10] | MEAC | 17–16 | 12–4 |
| Saint Francis (PA)[11] | NEC | 16–16 | 11–7 |
| Saint Peter's[12] | MAAC | 19–13 | 14–6 |
| Samford[13] | SoCon | 19–15 | 8–10 |
| Stephen F. Austin | Southland | 18–14 | 12–6 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Southland | 20–11 | 12–6 |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 20–13 | 11–7 |
| UMBC[14] | America East | 18–12 | 9–7 |
| UNC Asheville | Big South | 23–9 | 15–3 |
| USC Upstate[15] | ASUN | 17–15 | 7–7 |
| UT Martin | OVC | 21–12 | 10–6 |
| Weber State | Big Sky | 19–13 | 12–6 |
The CIT uses the old NIT model in which there is no set bracket. Future round opponents are 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.
In2016, 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.
| Date | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||
| March 13 | 7:05 pm | Norfolk State at Liberty (Coach John McLendon Classic) |
64–73 | 574 | Facebook Live |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) at Jacksonville (Hugh Durham Classic) |
78–76 | 734 | |
| 7:30 pm | Houston Baptist at Campbell | 79–98 | 1,735 | ||
| 7:30 pm | Canisus at Samford | 74–78 | 614 | ||
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | Ball State at Fort Wayne (Lou Henson Classic) |
80–88 | 1,479 | |
| 7:00 pm | Fairfield at UMBC | 83–88 | 688 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Georgia State at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 64–80 | 897 | ||
| 11:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin at Idaho | 50–73 | 1,109 | ||
| March 16 | 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's at Albany | 59–55 | 641 | |
| 7:00 pm | Furman at USC Upstate | 79–57 | 662 | ||
| 8:00 pm | UNC Asheville at UT Martin | 75–89 | 504 | ||
| 8:30 pm | Lamar at Texas State | 60–70 | 1,255 | ||
| 10:00 pm | Weber State at Cal State Fullerton (Riley Wallace Classic) |
80–76 | 1,293 | ||
| Second round | |||||
| March 18 | 2:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) at UMBC | 79–87 | 904 | Facebook Live |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Samford at Liberty | 58–66 | 1,388 | |
| 7:00 pm | UT Martin at Campbell | 56–73 | 2,031 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Weber State at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 73–82 | 1,116 | ||
| March 22 | 8:00 pm | Idaho at Texas State | 55–64 | 3,086 | |
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| March 25 | 2:00 pm | Furman at Campbell | 79–64 | 1,920 | Facebook Live |
| 5:00 pm | Saint Peter's at Texas State | 49–44 | 2,907 | ||
| March 26 | 2:00 pm | Liberty at UMBC | 68–80 | 869 | |
| 3:00 pm | Fort Wayne at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 62–78 | 1,151 | ||
| Semifinals | |||||
| March 29 | 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi at UMBC | 79–61 | 1,388 | CBSSN |
| 9:00 pm | Furman at Saint Peter's | 51–77 | |||
| Championship | |||||
| March 31 | 9:00 pm | Saint Peter's at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 62–61 | 1,200 | CBSSN |
| *All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold. | |||||
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
| First round March 13–16 | Second round March 18–22 | Quarterfinals March 25–26 | Semifinals March 29 | Championship March 31 | |||||||||||||||
| Furman | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 57 | Furman | |||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 75 | Campbell | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 89 | UT Martin | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 79 | Campbell | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 98 | Furman | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 59 | Saint Peter's | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 55 | Saint Peter's | |||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 50 | Texas State | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 73 | Idaho | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 60 | Texas State | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 70 | Saint Peter's | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 80 | TX A&M–CC | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fort Wayne | 88 | Fort Wayne | |||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Wayne | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 80 | TX A&M–CC | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 76 | Weber State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 64 | TX A&M–CC | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| TX A&M–CC | 80 | TX A&M–CC | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canisus | 74 | UMBC | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 78 | Samford | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 64 | Liberty | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 73 | Liberty | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 78 | UMBC | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 76 | Saint Francis (PA) | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 83 | UMBC | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Home teams listed second.
