2022 College Basketball Invitational
# 2022 College Basketball Invitational

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

| Seed | Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 24–10 | 1st | Never |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 23–10 | 1st | Never |
| 3 | Ohio | Mid-American | 24–9 | 3rd | 2016 |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | WAC | 22–9 | 1st | Never |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 19–14 | 1st | Never |
| 6 | Abilene Christian | WAC | 23–10 | 1st | Never |
| 7 | UNC Greensboro | SoCon | 17–14 | 2nd | 2016 |
| 8 | VMI | SoCon | 16–15 | 1st | Never |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | Colonial | 23–9 | 1st | Never |
| 10 | Boston University | Patriot League | 21–12 | 2nd | 2010 |
| 11 | Troy | Sun Belt | 20–11 | 2nd | 2009 |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 20–15 | 1st | Never |
| 13 | UNC Asheville | Big South | 16–14 | 1st | Never |
| 14 | Rice | Conference USA | 16–16 | 2nd | 2017 |
| 15 | California Baptist | WAC | 18–15 | 2nd | 2019 |
| 16 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Horizon | 21–11 | 1st | Never |

### Declined invitation

There has been speculation that the following program might have declined an invitation to play in the 2022 CBI:

Bellarmine

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | Box score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round – Saturday, March 19 |||||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | (1) Drake vs. (16) Purdue Fort Wayne | 87–65 | FloHoops | 367 | Box |
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | (4) Stephen F. Austin vs. (13) UNC Asheville | 68–80 | FloHoops | 588 | Box |
| 3 | 5:00 p.m. | (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (15) California Baptist | 64–58 | FloHoops | 578 | Box |
| 4 | 7:30 p.m. | (3) Ohio vs. (14) Rice | 65–64 | FloHoops | 799 | Box |
| First round – Sunday, March 20 |||||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | (8) VMI vs. (9) UNC Wilmington | 78–93 | FloHoops | † | Box |
| 6 | 2:30 p.m. | (5) Florida Atlantic vs. (12) Northern Colorado | 71–74 | FloHoops | † | Box |
| 7 | 5:00 p.m. | (7) UNC Greensboro vs. (10) Boston University | 68–71 | FloHoops | † | Box |
| 8 | 7:30 p.m. | (6) Abilene Christian vs. (11) Troy | 82–70 | FloHoops | 762 | Box |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 21 |||||||
| 9 | 1:00 p.m. | (1) Drake vs. (9) UNC Wilmington | 75–76 | FloHoops | † | Box |
| 10 | 3:30 p.m. | (12) Northern Colorado vs. (13) UNC Asheville | 87–84 | FloHoops | † | Box |
| 11 | 6:00 p.m. | (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (10) Boston University | 76–46 | FloHoops | † | Box |
| 12 | 8:30 p.m. | (3) Ohio vs. (6) Abilene Christian | 86–91 | FloHoops | 706 | Box |
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 22 |||||||
| 13 | 7:00 p.m. | (9) UNC Wilmington vs. (12) Northern Colorado | 80–64 | ESPN2 | † | Box |
| 14 | 9:30 p.m. | (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (6) Abilene Christian | 85–69 | ESPN2 | 633 | Box |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 23 |||||||
| 15 | 5:00 p.m. | (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (9) UNC Wilmington | 90–96 $^{2OT}$ | ESPN2 | 624 | Box |
| Game times in Eastern Time. (#) Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||||

† Attendance not reported in box score.

## Bracket

| First round March 19 & 20 | First round March 19 & 20 | First round March 19 & 20 | Quarterfinals March 21 | Quarterfinals March 21 | Quarterfinals March 21 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | | Championship March 23 | Championship March 23 | Championship March 23 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Drake | 87 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 65 | 1 | Drake | 75 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | UNC Wilmington | 76 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | VMI | 78 | 9 | UNC Wilmington | 76 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 93 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 93 | | | | 9 | UNC Wilmington | 80 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Northern Colorado | 64 | | | | |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 68 | | | | | | | 12 | Northern Colorado | 64 | | | | |
| 13 | UNC Asheville | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | UNC Asheville | 80 | 13 | UNC Asheville | 84 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Northern Colorado | 87 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 71 | 12 | Northern Colorado | 87 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 74 | | | | | | | | 9 | UNC Wilmington | 96** |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Middle Tennessee | 90 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Middle Tennessee | 90 |
| 15 | California Baptist | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | California Baptist | 58 | 2 | Middle Tennessee | 76 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Boston University | 46 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UNC Greensboro | 68 | 10 | Boston University | 46 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Boston University | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Boston University | 71 | | | | 2 | Middle Tennessee | 85 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Abilene Christian | 69 | | | | |
| 3 | Ohio | 65 | | | | | | | 6 | Abilene Christian | 69 | | | | |
| 14 | Rice | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rice | 64 | 3 | Ohio | 86 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Abilene Christian | 91 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Abilene Christian | 82 | 6 | Abilene Christian | 91 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Troy | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |

* – Denotes overtime period
