Omaha Accepts CBI Bid, Visits Duquesne Wednesday
The Omaha men's basketball team will compete in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) postseason tournament.
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The CBI is a 16-team, single-elimination tournament, up until its championship series, with all games played at campus sites of the higher seed. The event features eight first-round games (March 15-16), four quarterfinal games (March 21), a semifinal round (March 23) and a championship series (March 28, March 30 and April 1).
Prior to the semifinals, the remaining teams will be re-bracketed. The championship series will be a "best of three" series in which one team will host two of the three games and will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
This marks Omaha's first appearance in the CBI and its second postseason tournament in the Division I era. The Mavericks played in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) during its NCAA Division I reclassification period, defeating North Dakota 91-75 in the first round before falling 86-62 at Murray State in the second round.
Wednesday marks the first meeting between Duquesne and Omaha. The Dukes are 16-16 (6-12 Atlantic 10) after falling 88-73 to La Salle at the Atlantic 10 Tournament on March 9.
Omaha is 18-13 (10-6 Summit League) on the season and last played at the Summit League Tournament on March 6, falling 78-70 to Denver in the quarterfinals.
Omaha at Duquesne (March 16)
Montana at Nevada (March 16)
Pepperdine at Eastern Washington (March 16)
Albany at Ohio (March 16)
Houston Baptist at UNCG (March 16)
Idaho at Seattle (March 16)
Western Carolina at Vermont (March 16)
Prior to the semifinals, the remaining teams will be re-bracketed. The championship series will be a "best of three" series in which one team will host two of the three games and will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
This marks Omaha's first appearance in the CBI and its second postseason tournament in the Division I era. The Mavericks played in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) during its NCAA Division I reclassification period, defeating North Dakota 91-75 in the first round before falling 86-62 at Murray State in the second round.
Wednesday marks the first meeting between Duquesne and Omaha. The Dukes are 16-16 (6-12 Atlantic 10) after falling 88-73 to La Salle at the Atlantic 10 Tournament on March 9.
Omaha is 18-13 (10-6 Summit League) on the season and last played at the Summit League Tournament on March 6, falling 78-70 to Denver in the quarterfinals.
2016 CBI First-Round Schedule
Morehead State at Siena (March 15)Omaha at Duquesne (March 16)
Montana at Nevada (March 16)
Pepperdine at Eastern Washington (March 16)
Albany at Ohio (March 16)
Houston Baptist at UNCG (March 16)
Idaho at Seattle (March 16)
Western Carolina at Vermont (March 16)
Past CBI Champions
2015 - Loyola Chicago
2014 – Siena
2013 - Santa Clara
2012 – Pittsburgh
2011 – Oregon
2010 – VCU
2009 - Oregon State
2008 - Tulsa