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2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament began on March 12, 2018, and concluded on March 30, 2018.

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UIC (1st title game)
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The 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament began on March 12, 2018, and concluded on March 30, 2018.

The field was composed of participants who belong to "mid-major" conferences and who were not invited to the NCAA tournament, the National Invitation Tournament, or the College Basketball Invitational.

The following teams received an invitation to the 2018 CIT:

TeamConferenceOverall recordConference record
Abilene ChristianSouthland16–158–10
Austin PeayOVC18–1412–6
Central MichiganMAC19–147–11
DrakeMVC16–1610–8
Eastern MichiganMAC21–1211–7
Fort WayneSummit18–147–7
HartfordAmerica East19–1311–5
LamarSouthland19–1311–7
LibertyBig South20–149–9
Louisiana–MonroeSun Belt16–159–9
NiagaraMAAC19–1312–6
North Carolina A&TMEAC20–1411–5
Northern ColoradoBig Sky22–1211–7
Portland StateBig Sky20–139–9
Saint Francis (PA)NEC18–1212–6
Sam Houston StateSouthland19–1412–6
San DiegoWCC18–139–9
UICHorizon17–1512–6
UTSAC-USA19–1411–7
WoffordSouthern21–1211–7

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.

In 2016, the CIT introduced the Coach John McLendon Classic as the first "Classic" game to ever be played during a postseason tournament. For 2017, the CIT introduced three more "Classic" games, for a total of four, all to be played in the first round. In 2018, a fifth "Classic" was added.

Coach John McLendon Classic

Hugh Durham Classic

Lou Henson Classic

Riley Wallace Classic

Jim Phelan Classic

The winners of each Classic received a trophy and advanced to the second round or to the quarterfinals if they received a second round bye.

  • Wofford, Northern Colorado, Portland State, and Sam Houston State received first round byes.
  • Liberty, UTSA, Austin Peay, and UIC received second round byes.
DateTime*MatchupScoreAttendanceTelevision
March 1212:00 pmCentral Michigan at Fort Wayne(Hugh Durham Classic)94–891,234CBSSN
2:00 pmAbilene Christian at Drake(Lou Henson Classic)73–80 OT3,565
6:00 pmNorth Carolina A&T at Liberty(Jim Phelan Classic)52–65486
10:00 pmHartford at San Diego(Riley Wallace Classic)72–88893
March 147:00 pmNiagara at Eastern Michigan65–831,138CBS Sports Livewatchcit.com
8:00 pmSaint Francis (PA) at UIC61–841,137
8:00 pmLamar at UTSA69–761,012
March 158:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe at Austin Peay(Coach John McLendon Classic)66–801,228
March 167:00 pmCentral Michigan at Wofford98–941,448CBS Sports Livewatchcit.com
March 1710:00 pmPortland State at San Diego64–671,019
March 185:00 pmDrake at Northern Colorado72–811,074
March 197:30 pmEastern Michigan at Sam Houston State62–69322
March 218:00 pmUIC at Austin Peay83–811,121CBS Sports Livewatchcit.com
10:00 pmNorthern Colorado at San Diego86–751,053
March 228:00 pmSam Houston State at UTSA76–691,352
March 242:00 pmCentral Michigan at Liberty71–84476
March 287:00 pmUIC at Liberty67–512,248CBSSN
9:00 pmSam Houston State at Northern Colorado80–992,019
March 307:00 pmUIC at Northern Colorado71–763,198CBSSN
*All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold.

Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.

Home teams listed second.

  • Denotes overtime period.
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