While we wait for the start of the Imaginary Final Four on Saturday, imaginary college basketball goes on!
The NIT and CBI tournament first rounds have finished, and the second rounds are ready to begin. Here are the results, the brackets, and the upcoming schedules. First, the CBI.
College Basketball Invitational (CBI)
Results from Round 1:
| Result | Game report from whatifsports.com |
|---|---|
| (7) UNC Greensboro 87 (10) Utah 79 | Game report |
| (3) Furman 93 (14) Kansas State 79 | Game report |
| (12) Georgia 74 (5) Tulsa 68 | Game report |
| (6) Clemson 76 (11) Duquesne 66 | Game report |
| (2) Xavier 76 (15) Loyola-Chicago 67 | Game report |
| (9) Missouri 87 (8) DePaul 73 | Game report |
| (4) Georgetown 94 (13) Virginia Tech 67 | Game report |
| (1) North Carolina 75 (16) Northern Colorado 64 | Game report |
Here is the updated bracket for the CBI – scrawled on a sheet of notebook paper because the CBI is a low-budget affair.
National Invitational Tournament (NIT)
The NIT first round is done, with only one major upset – and it’s a big one, as the East regional’s top seed, Indiana, lost to Radford. Here is the full list of results:
| Result | Game report from whatifsports.com |
|---|---|
| East regional | |
| (3) Rhode Island 67 (6) Tennessee 61 | Game report |
| (4) Syracuse 99 (5) Yale 86 | Game report |
| (8) Radford 73 (1) Indiana 72 | Game report |
| (2) NC State 101 (7) Colgate 99 (OT) | Game report |
| Midwest regional | |
| (3) Connecticut 82 (6) South Carolina 59 | Game report |
| (5) Akron 71 (4) St. John’s 51 | Game report |
| (2) Minnesota 78 (7) Davidson 64 | Game report |
| (1) Northern Iowa 91 (8) UALR 81 | Game report |
| South regional | |
| (1) Alabama 79 (8) Prairie View A&M 72 | Game report |
| (3) North Texas 81 (6) SMU 68 | Game report |
| (5) Oklahoma State 71 (4) Memphis 64 | Game report |
| (2) Arizona State 98 (7) VCU 79 | Game report |
| West regional | |
| (2) Oklahoma 98 (7) Eastern Washington 90 | Game report |
| (4) Texas 66 (5) Oregon State 49 | Game report |
| (3) Purdue 71 (6) Washington 62 | Game report |
| (1) Stanford 80 (8) Wright State 68 | Game report |
And here is the updated NIT bracket:
Upcoming schedule
Imaginary college basketball returns tonight with four NIT second round games, and continues tomorrow with four CBI and four NIT second round games, followed by the CBI semifinals in prime time.
Tuesday March 31st: NIT second round
8 PM ET: (1) Alabama vs. (5) Oklahoma State (South)
9 PM ET: (4) Syracuse vs. (8) Radford (East)
10 PM ET: (2) Minnesota vs. (3) Connecticut (Midwest)
11 PM ET: (1) Stanford vs. (4) Texas (West)
Wednesday April 1st: CBI second round
8 AM ET: (3) Furman vs. (6) Clemson
9 AM ET: (2) Xavier vs. (7) UNC Greensboro
10 AM ET: (4) Georgetown vs. (12) Georgia
11 AM ET: (1) North Carolina vs. (9) Missouri
Wednesday April 1st: NIT second round
Noon ET: (2) NC State vs. (3) Rhode Island (East)
1 PM ET: (1) Northern Iowa vs. (5) Akron (Midwest)
2 PM ET: (2) Oklahoma vs. (3) Purdue (West)
3 PM ET: (2) Arizona State vs. (3) North Texas (South)
Wednesday April 1st: CBI semifinals
8 PM ET: North Carolina / Missouri vs. Georgetown / Georgia
10 PM ET: Xavier / UNC Greensboro vs. Furman / Clemson
Watch it all happen live at @fixthemadness!