| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | Leavey Center Recreation and Athletic Complex Patriot Center Santa Clara, California Fairfax, Virginia | ||||
| Champions | Santa Clara Broncos (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | George Mason Patriots (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Kerry Keating (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Kevin Foster (Santa Clara) | ||||
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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.[1]