| Teams | 8 | ||||
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| Finals site | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Pepperdine (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Coastal Carolina (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Lorenzo Romar (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Kessler Edwards (Pepperdine) | ||||
| Attendance | 1,358 (1 game not reported) | ||||
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The 2021 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 22 to 24. This event marked the 13th year the tournament has been held, after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, the CBI was reported to be exploring holding its annual postseason tournament in a neutral site format rather than on campus. [1] Subsequently, the site was announced as being the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Pepperdine won the tournament.