| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | HTC Center Arena-Auditorium Conway, South Carolina Laramie, Wyoming | ||||
| Champions | Wyoming Cowboys (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Allen Edwards (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Justin James (Wyoming) | ||||
| Attendance | 27,731 (3 games not reported) | ||||
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The 2017 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate on the 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held on March 15 and the quarterfinals were held on March 20 on campus sites. After the quarterfinals, the brackets were reseeded for the semi-finals which was held on March 22. A best of three championship series closed out the tournament on March 27, 29, and 31.