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2013 College Basketball Invitational

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Season
  
2012–13

Teams
  
16

Finals site
  
Leavey Center Recreation and Athletic Complex Patriot Center Santa Clara, CA Fairfax, VA

Champions
  
Santa Clara (1st title)

Runner-up
  
George Mason (1st title game)

Semifinalists
  
Wright State (1st semifinal) Western Michigan (1st semifinal)

The 2013 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 NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held on Tuesday, March 19. A best-of-three championship series between the final two teams was held on April 1, April 3, and April 5.

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Participants

North Dakota State and College of Charleston each had 24 wins going into this tournament, which is the most since Akron and IUPUI in 2009 (24 wins each). Texas and Purdue were teams invited despite having records under .500.

Bracket

* Overtime
Home teams listed second.
During finals, George Mason hosted games 2 and 3.

References

2013 College Basketball Invitational Wikipedia