2025 College Basketball Invitational
| Season | 2024–25 | ||||
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| Teams | 11 (16 planned) | ||||
| Finals site | Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Illinois State (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Cleveland State (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Ryan Pedon (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Chase Walker (Illinois State) | ||||
| Attendance | 2,616 (Tournament) 541 (Final) | ||||
| Top scorer | Dylan Hayman (Incarnate Word) (62 points) | ||||
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The 2025 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men's college basketball postseason tournament featuring eleven National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (NCAA), the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), or the College Basketball Crown (CBC).
The 17th edition of the tournament commenced on March 22, and concluded on March 26. All games were played at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, with the first and quarterfinal rounds streamed on FloCollege, the semifinal round telecast on ESPNU and the final telecast on ESPN2.
Illinois State defeated Cleveland State in the final by a score of 79–68 to claim their first NCAA Division I postseason title. The all-tournament team consisted of Ty Pence (Illinois State), Jordan Pyke (Incarnate Word), Jalen Rucker (Army), Tahj Staveskie (Cleveland State) and Chase Walker (Illinois State), with Walker also being named the most valuable player.