Like the NCAA Tournament, the 2025 College Basketball Invitational bracket was released on March 16th.

It is the 17th annual CBI tournament, taking place at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Twelve teams are battling to become the next champions.

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Last year, Seattle won the 2024 CBI tournament after defeating Delaware State, Evansville, Fairfield, and High Point (which heard its name called to compete in the NCAA tournament).

The invitational begins on March 23 and concludes on March 26th. The entire bracket format is below.

2025 College Basketball Invitational Bracket

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— Purple CBI (@CBITourney) March 17, 2025

CBI Tournament Schedule 2025

Sunday, March 23 (First Round)

• Manhattan vs. UIW, 12:00 p.m. | FloCollege
• Elon vs. Army West Point, 2:00 p.m. | FloCollege
• Queens vs. Northern Arizona, 4:00 p.m. | FloCollege
• Illinois State vs. Presbyterian, 6:00 p.m. | FloCollege

Monday, March 24 (Quarterfinals)

• TBA vs. Jacksonville, 12:00 p.m. | FloCollege
• TBA vs. FGCU, 2:00 p.m. | FloCollege
• TBA vs. Cleveland State, 6:30 p.m. | FloCollege

Tuesday, March 25 (Semifinals)

• 7:00 p.m. | ESPNU
• 9:00 p.m. | ESPNU

Wednesday, March 26 (Championship)

• 5:00 p.m. | ESPN2

How To Watch The CBI Tournament 2025

The opening rounds and the quarterfinals will stream live on FloCollege and the FloSports app. The reminder of the tournament will be on ESPN2. 

CBI Tournament 2025 Teams

Here are all the teams in the CBI: 

• Army West Point
• Cleveland State
• Elon
• Florida Gulf Coast
• Illinois State
• Jacksonville
• Manhattan
• Northern Arizona
• Presbyterian
• Queens University of Charlotte
• UIW

Where Is The CBI Tournament 2025?

The College Basketball Invitational is played at one spot, the Ocean Center in Dayton Beach. 

2024 CBI Tournament Recap

Catch up on what happened last year at the CBI.

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