| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | Save Mart Center Alumni Recreation Center Fresno, California Albany, New York | ||||
| Champions | Siena Saints (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Fresno State Bulldogs (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Jimmy Patsos (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Brett Bisping (Siena) | ||||
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The 2014 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 18 and Wednesday, March 19. After the quarterfinals, the bracket was reseeded. A best-of-three championship series between the eventual winner Siena College and the loser Fresno State was held on March 31, April 2, and April 5 in a best of three series. Games were televised by the CBS Sports Network.[1]