The 2009 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. The opening round began Tuesday, March 17. A best-of-three championship series between Oregon State and UTEP resulted in an Oregon State victory on April 3. The 2009 CBI marked the first ever postseason tournament championship for Oregon State as well as a successful conclusion to head coach Craig Robinson's first year.
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| School | Conference | Overall Record |
Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | WAC | 19–12 | 9–7 |
| Buffalo | MAC | 21–11 | 11–5 |
| UTEP | C-USA | 19–12 | 10–6 |
| Northeastern | CAA | 18–12 | 12–6 |
| Houston | C-USA | 21–11 | 10–6 |
| Vermont | A-East | 23–9 | 13–3 |
| St. John's | Big East | 16–17 | 6–12 |
| Charleston | SoCon | 26–8 | 15–5 |
| School | Conference | Overall Record |
Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 18–13 | 6–12 |
| Wichita State | MVC | 16–16 | 8–10 |
| Nevada | WAC | 21–12 | 11–5 |
| Wyoming | MWC | 19–13 | 7–9 |
| Oregon State | Pac-10 | 13–17 | 7–11 |
| UW-Green Bay | Horizon | 22–10 | 13–5 |
| Richmond | A-10 | 18–15 | 9–7 |
| Troy | Sun Belt | 19–12 | 14–4 |
The bracket for the 2009 College Basketball Invitational was announced on March 15, 2009.[1]
| First Round 3/17,3/18 |
Quarterfinals 3/23 |
Semifinals 3/25 (Teams Reseeded) |
Finals (Best of three) 3/30, 4/1, and 4/3 |
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| E1 | Richmond | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Saint John's | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Richmond | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charleston | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Troy | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charleston | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Richmond | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UTEP | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Nevada | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | UTEP | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | UTEP | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Northeastern | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Wyoming | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Northeastern | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UTEP | 69 | 70 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon State | 75 | 63 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Oregon State | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Houston | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Oregon State | 71* | ||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Vermont | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | UW-Green Bay | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Vermont | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon State | 65* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stanford | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Stanford | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Boise State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Stanford | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Wichita State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Wichita State | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Buffalo | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Asterisk denotes overtime
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