Chicago Invitational Challenge

The Chicago Invitational Challenge was an annual early-season college basketball tournament that took place around Thanksgiving week Division I college basketball tournament is an annual early-season college basketball tournament that takes place Thanksgiving week. The Chicago Invitational Challenge was first held during the 2006-07 season, the final event occurred during the 2011–12 season. For the format of the tournament the opening two rounds were played on campus sites, The semifinals and finals were contested using a 4 team tournament with a 3rd place game. Throughout the duration of the tournament expect in 2009 the semifinal and final rounds were played at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, In 2009 the village of Hoffman Estates, Illinois acquired the NOW Arena[1] (formerly Sears Centre Arena) through a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure process, as a result the 2009 was Chicago Invitational Challenge was moved to UIC Pavilion. The tournament was owned and operated by Basketball Tournaments, Inc.

Chicago Invitational Challenge
Tournament information
SportCollege Basketball
LocationUnited States
(campus sites)
Sears Centre Arena Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Month playedNovember
Established2006
Defunct2011
Number of
tournaments
5
FormatMTE
Teams8
Final champion
Wisconsin Badgers

Tournament History

Champions
Year Teams
2006 Illinois
2007 Xavier
2009 Northwestern
2010 Richmond
2011 Wisconsin

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2011

Eleventh ranked Wisconsin won the final edition of the tournament 73–56 victory over BYU.[2]

First and Second Rounds
First Round Second Round
      
Bradley 66
  Wofford 70
Bradley 68
  UMKC 58
First Round Second Round
      
11 Wisconsin 77
  UMKC 31
14 Wisconsin 69
  Wofford 33
First Round Second Round
      
  BYU 90
  Prairie View A&M 51
  BYU 92
  Longwood 60
First Round Second Round
      
  Nevada 80
  Longwood 78
  Nevada 60
  Prairie View A&M 47

First and Second Round Game played at on campus sites

Championship Round
  Upper Bracket
November 23		     First Place Game
November 24
                 
  Bradley 44  
  11 Wisconsin 66    
      11 Wisconsin 73
      BYU 56
  BYU 76    
  Nevada 55   3rd place game
November 24
 
  Bradley 59
    Nevada 64
  Lower Bracket
November 23		     Fifth Place Game
November 24
                 
  Longwood 70  
  Prairie View A&M 67    
      Longwood 53
      UMKC 93
  UMKC 64    
  Wofford 58   Seventh Place Game
November 24
 
Prairie View A&M 49
  Wofford 56

2010

Richmond was crowned champions of the 2010 Chicago Invitational Challenge as the Spiders upset tenth ranked Purdue 65–54.[3][4]

First and Second Rounds
First Round Second Round
      
14 Purdue 82
  Oakland 67
10 Purdue 87
  Austin Peay 65
First Round Second Round
      
  Southern Illinois 85
  Charleston Southern 67
  Southern Illinois 72
  Austin Peay 65
First Round Second Round
      
  Richmond 81
  Southern 40
  Richmond 82
  Charleston Southern 71
First Round Second Round
      
  Wright State 66
  Southern 43
  Wright State 82
  Austin Peay 79

First and Second Round Game played at on campus sites

Championship Round
  Upper Bracket
November 26		     First Place Game
November 27
                 
  10 Purdue 79  
  Southern Illinois 60    
      10 Purdue 54
      Richmond 65
  Richmond 71    
  Wright State 61   3rd place game
November 24
 
  Southern Illinois 56
    Wright State 50
  Lower Bracket
November 26		     Fifth Place Game
November 27
                 
  Austin Peay 70  
  Charleston Southern 64    
      Austin Peay 70
      Oakland 78*
  Oakland 105    
  Southern 53   Seventh Place Game
November 27
 
Charleston Southern 89
  Southern 54

2009

With the temporary closing of Sears Centre Arena on October 1, 2009, The fourth annual Chicago Invitational Challenge was moved to UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.[5][6] Northwestern defeated Iowa State 67–65 in the championship game.[7][8]

First and Second Rounds
First Round Second Round
      
  Iowa State 84
  Tennessee State 53
  Iowa State 96
  Mississippi Valley State 55
First Round Second Round
      
  Northwestern 69
  Tennessee State 62
  Northwestern 69
  Liberty 53
First Round Second Round
      
  Notre Dame 80
  Kennesaw State 62
23 Notre Dame 91
  Liberty 72
First Round Second Round
      
  Saint Louis 75
  Mississippi Valley State 39
  Saint Louis 76
  Kennesaw State 66

First and Second Round Game played at on campus sites

Championship Round
  Upper Bracket
November 27		     First Place Game
November 28
                 
  Iowa State 65  
  Saint Louis 54    
      Iowa State 65
      Northwestern 67
  Northwestern 72    
  23 Notre Dame 71   3rd place game
November 28
 
Saint Louis 52
  23 Notre Dame 64
  Lower Bracket
November 27		     Fifth Place Game
November 28
                 
  Kennesaw State 67  
  Tennessee State 73    
      Tennessee State 60
      Liberty 63
  Liberty 72    
  Mississippi Valley State 53   Seventh Place Game
November 24
 
Kennesaw State 85
  Mississippi Valley State 68

2008

The third Chicago Invitational Challenge was held in a non-bracket format for the upper bracket, with matchups set set prior to the tournament, the lower bracket was still held as a four team tournament.

First and Second Rounds
First Round Second Round
      
  Auburn 61
  Bethune-Cookman 46
  Auburn 74
  Mercer 78
First Round Second Round
      
  Dayton 71
  Mercer 53
  Dayton 78
  Bethune-Cookman 38
First Round Second Round
      
15 Marquette 85
  Texas Southern 68
15 Marquette 106
  Chicago State 87
First Round Second Round
      
  Northern Iowa 74
  Texas Southern 67
  Northern Iowa 81
  Chicago State 70

First and Second Round Game played at on campus sites

Championship Round
  November 28
                 
  Dayton 60
  Auburn 59*
 
  15 Marquette 73
  Northern Iowa 43
  November 29
                 
  Northern Iowa 67
  Auburn 61
 
  Dayton 89
  15 Marquette 75
  Lower Bracket
November 28		     Fifth Place Game
November 29
                 
  Bethune-Cookman 64  
  Chicago State 79    
        Chicago State 77
        Mercer 88
  Mercer 71    
  Texas Southern 68   3rd place game
November 27
 
  Bethune-Cookman 68
    Texas Southern 61

2007

Xavier won the second Chicago Invitational Challenge defeating eighth ranked Indiana 80-65 in the championship game.[9][10]

First and Second Rounds
First Round Second Round
      
  Illinois State 90
  Southeast Missouri State 71
  Illinois State 89
  UNC Wilmington 73
First Round Second Round
      
8 Indiana 95
  UNC Wilmington 71
8 Indiana 100
  Longwood 49
First Round Second Round
      
  Kent State 80
  Longwood 62
  Kent State 74
  Coppin State 51
First Round Second Round
      
  Xavier 90
  Southeast Missouri State 59
  Xavier 98
  Coppin State 49

First and Second Round Game played at on campus sites

Championship Round
  Upper Bracket
November 23		     First Place Game
November 24
                 
  Illinois State 57  
  8 Indiana 70    
      8 Indiana 65
      Xavier 80
  Kent State 65    
  Xavier 78   3rd place game
November 24
 
  Illinois State 59
    Kent State 65
  Lower Bracket
November 23		     Fifth Place Game
November 24
                 
  Coppin State 102  
  Southeast Missouri State 99    
      Coppin State 57
      UNC Wilmington 78
  Longwood 65    
  UNC Wilmington 80   3rd place game
November 24
 
Southeast Missouri State 59
  Longwood 65

2006

Illinois won the inaugural Chicago Invitational Challenge defeating Bradley 75–71 in the championship game.[11][12]

First and Second Rounds
First Round Second Round
      
  Bradley 81
  UIC 72
  Bradley 107
  Florida A&M 75
Finals
   
Rutgers 70
Jackson State 71
First Round Second Round
      
  Miami (Ohio) 72
  UIC 61
  Miami (Ohio) 52
  Florida A&M 33

First and Second Round Game played at on campus sites

Championship Round
  Upper Bracket
November 24		     Championship Game
November 25
                 
  Bradley 101  
  Rutgers 72    
      Bradley 71
      Illinois 75
  Illinois 51    
  Miami (Ohio) 49   3rd place game
November 25
 
Rutgers 44
  Miami (Ohio) 57
  Lower Bracket
November 24		     Fifth Place Game
November 25
                 
  Florida A&M 57  
  UIC 75    
      UIC 68
      Jackson State 71
  Jackson State 72    
  Savannah State 71   Seventh Place Game
November 24
 
Florida A&M 74
  Savannah State 65

References
  1. "NOW Arena Information". Village of Hoffman Estates.
  2. "Chicago Champs! Badgers bury BYU to take home title". uwbadgers. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  3. "No. 10 Purdue Falls to Richmond, 65-54". purduesports. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  4. "Richmond Handles No. 8 Ranked Purdue". richmondspiders. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. "UIC Pavilion Press Releases". UICPavillion.com.
  6. "Chicago Invitational Moved To UIC Pavilion". Cyclones.com. Iowa State Athletics. September 11, 2009.
  7. "Cyclones Fall To Northwestern, 67-65". cyclones. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  8. "NU Claims Tournament Title with 67-65 Win Over Iowa State". nusports. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  9. "No. 8 Indiana Falls At Chicago Invitational". iuhoosiers. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
  10. "Xavier Tops No. 8 Indiana For Chicago Invitational Title". goxavier. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
  11. "Illinois Knocks Off Bradley in Come-From-Behind Style, 75-71". bradleybraves. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
  12. "Illinois Puts Together Second-Half Rally to Edge Bradley, 75-71". fightingillini. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
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