Chicago Invitational Challenge

Chicago Invitational Challenge
Current season or competition:
2011-12
Sport College Basketball
Founded 2007
Title sponsor Basketball Tournaments, Inc.
No. of teams 8
Venue(s) Campus Sites (Regional Games)
Sears Centre Arena
Hoffman Estates, Illinois (Championship Rounds)
Most recent champion(s) Wisconsin Badgers
TV partner(s) regional networks
Official website [1]

The Chicago Invitational Challenge is a Division I college basketball tournament that takes place during Thanksgiving week. The first two rounds are played at campus sites, with the semi-final and finals played at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

The Chicago Invitational Challenge is one of four pre-season tournaments owned and operated by Basketball Tournament, Inc.

The Wisconsin Badgers won the 2011 Challenge with a 73-56 victory over Brigham Young in the championship game.[1]

The 2012 field has not yet been announced.

Contents

2011 Tournament

  Upper Bracket Championship Game
                 
 Nevada 55  
 Brigham Young 76  
     Brigham Young 56
   Wisconsin 73
 Wisconsin 66
 Bradley 44  
  3rd Place Game
 Nevada 64
 Bradley 59
  Lower Bracket Finals
                 
 [Prairie View A&M University 67  
 Longwood 70  
     Longwood 53
   Missouri-KC 93
 Missouri-KC 64
 Wofford 58  
  7rd Place Game
 Prairie View A&M 49
 Wofford 56

Bradley 68, UMKC 58
Brigham Young 92, Longwood 60
Brigham Young 90, Prairie View 51
Nevada 60, Prairie View 47
Nevada 80, Longwood 78
Wisconsin 69, Wofford 33
Wisconsin 77, UMKC 31
Wofford 70, Bradley 66
Note: Home team in bold.

2010 Tournament

  Upper Bracket Championship Game
                 
 Southern Illinois 60  
 Purdue 79  
     Purdue 54
   Richmond 65
 Wright State 61
 Richmond 71  
  3rd Place Game
 Southern Illinois 56
 Wright State 50
  Lower Bracket Finals
                 
 Southern 53  
 Oakland 105  
     Oakland 78
   Austin Peay 70 OT
 Charleston Southern 64
 Austin Peay 70  
  7rd Place Game
 Southern 54
 Charleston Southern 89

Purdue 82, Oakland 67
Purdue 87, Austin Peay 65
Richmond 82, Charleston Southern 71
Richmond 81, Southern 40
Southern Illinois 72, Austin Peay 65
Southern Illinois 85, Charleston Southern 67
Wright State 66, Southern 43
Wright State 82, Oakland 79
Note: Home team in bold.

2009 Tournament

  Upper Bracket Championship Game
                 
 St. Louis 54  
 Iowa State 65  
     Iowa State 65
   Northwestern 67
 Northwestern 72
 Notre Dame 71  
  3rd Place Game
 St. Louis 52
 Notre Dame 64
  Lower Bracket Finals
                 
 Kennesaw State 67  
 Tennessee State 73  
     Tennessee State 60
   Liberty 63
 Mississippi Valley 53
 Liberty 72  
  7rd Place Game
 Kennesaw State 85
 Mississippi Valley 68

Iowa State 96, Mississippi Valley State 55
Iowa State 84, Tennessee State 53
Northwestern 69, Tennessee State 62
Northwestern 69, Liberty 53
Notre Dame 91, Liberty 72
Notre Dame 80, Kennesaw State 62
St. Louis 76, Kennesaw State 66
St. Louis 75, Mississippi Valley State 39
Note: Home team in bold.

References

  1. ^ CBSSports.com, wire report (November 26, 2011). "Wisconsin wins Chicago Invitatinal". CBS Sports. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20111126_WI@BYU. Retrieved January 2, 2012. 

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