2022-23 CBI/Basketball Classic Bracketology #1 12-16-22

By: Ethan Hennessy

Welcome back college hoops fans! I am back for another year of predicting the third tier college basketball postseason basketball tournaments. Last year was a record year for accuracy and audience reached with the bracketology here on HappeningHoops.com. My goal this year is to continue to put out the most accurate product I can.

College Basketball Innovational (16 teams Daytona Beach Florida)

• Austin Peay (6-5 ASUN)
• Bryant (8-3 America East)
• George Washington (6-4 A10)
• Pitt (7-4 ACC)
• DePaul (6-5 Big East)
• Murray State (6-4 MVC)
• San Jose State (8-3 MW)
• Southern Indiana (6-5 OVC)
• Bucknell (6-4 Patriot)
• Boston (7-5 Patriot)
• Georgia (7-3 SEC)
• Appalachian State (6-5 Sun Belt)
• Marshall (9-2 Sun Belt)
• Portland (8-5 WCC)
• Abilene Christian (6-5 WAC)
• California Baptist (7-4 WAC)

The Basketball Classic (32 teams campus sites)

• Queens (9-2 ASUN)
• UMBC (8-4 America East)
• Maine (6-4 America East)
• Sacramento State (5-5 Big Sky)
• UNC Asheville (7-4 Big South)
• USC Upstate (5-5 Big South)
• Hofstra (6-5 CAA)
• UTSA (5-5 CUSA)
• Youngstown State (7-4 Horizon)
• Cleveland State (6-5 Horizon)
• Quinnipiac (9-2 MAAC)
• Niagara (5-4 MAAC)
• Saint Peter’s (5-5 MAAC)
• Ball State (6-4 MAC)
• UIC (7-4 MVC)
• Air Force (7-4 MW)
• UT Martin (6-5 OVC)
• Samford (6-5 SoCon)
• The Citadel (5-5 SoCon)
• Texas A&M CC (6-5 Southland)
• St. Thomas (9-4 Summit)
• Western Illinois (6-4 Summit)
• Texas State (6-5 Sun Belt)
• Georgia State (5-5 Sun Belt)
• Coastal Carolina (6-4 Sun Belt)
• Loyola Marymount (8-4 WCC)
• San Diego (6-5 WCC)
• UTRGV (7-4 WAC)
• Utah Tech (5-5 WAC)
• Southern Utah (7-4 WAC)
• Tarleton State (5-5 WAC)
• Grand Canyon (7-4 WAC)

Yearly breakdown

2022: 97% (36/37) Perfect CBI

2021: 100% (8/8) Perfect CBI

*2020: 88% minimum *It was later determined three days from Selection Sunday (at the time of the cancelations) I had already correctly predicted 37 of the would-be 42 teams confirmed in the fields.

2019: 93% (39/42)

2018: 75% (27/36)