The 16-team field for the 2011 College Basketball Invitational presented by Zebra Pen is complete. The fourth annual event will begin with eight Opening Round games on Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 16.- March 15 - James Madison at Davidson; San Jose State at Creighton
- March 15 - Austin Peay at Boise State; Hofstra at Evansville
- March 16 - Duquesne at Montana; Weber State at Oregon
- March 16 - Miami (Ohio) at Rhode Island; St. Bonaventure at UCF
The CBI presented by Zebra Pen is a single-elimination tournament up until the "best-of-three" Championship Series, with all games played at campus sites. Prior to the semifinals, the remaining teams will be seeded. The Championship Series is a "best-of-three" in which the higher seeded team will host two of the three games.
Tulsa (2008), Oregon State (2009), and VCU (2010) won the previous three tournaments. Five participants in the 2010 CBI presented by Zebra Pen have earned berths in the 2011 NCAA Tournament: Akron, Boston University, Indiana State, Morehead State, and Princeton. As a matter of fact, the CBI sent a greater precentage of its 2010 field to the 2011 NCAA than any other postseason tournament:
- CBI - 6 of 16 (38%)
- NIT - 7 of 32 (22%)
- CIT - 1 of 16 (6%)
HDNet is the official broadcast home for the CBI presented by Zebra Pen. HDNet will broadcast up to eleven of the tournament's games, including doubleheaders on March 15, 16, 21, and 23, as well as each game of the Championship Series. Opening Round matchups to be broadcast include:
- March 15 - James Madison at Davidson (7pm ET); Austin Peay at Boise State (9pm ET)
- March 16 - St. Bonaventure at UCF (8pm ET); Weber State at Oregon (10pm ET)
"HDNet is proud to be the official television partner of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Zebra Pen," says Mark Cuban, president and co-founder of HDNet. "Our partnership with the CBI allows us to bring great college basketball to our viewers and we're happy to join them in welcoming Zebra Pen on board - and, we're ready for a great 2011 tournament!"
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