Chicago Invitational Challenge

Chicago Invitational Challenge

Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2007
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Campus Sites (Regional Games) Sears Centre Arena Hoffman Estates, Illinois (Championship Rounds)
Most recent champion(s)	Wisconsin Badgers
TV partner(s)	regional networks
Sponsor(s)	Basketball Tournaments, Inc.
Official website	[1]

The Chicago Invitational Challenge was a Division I college basketball tournament that took place during Thanksgiving week. The first two rounds were played at campus sites, with the semi-final and finals played at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The pre-season tournament was owned and operated by Basketball Tournament, Inc.

The Wisconsin Badgers won the 2011 Challenge with a 73-56 victory over Brigham Young in the championship game. The last time the tournament was held was in 2011.

2011 Tournament

• November 25–26: Sears Centre Arena

	Upper Bracket					Championship Game
	1	Nevada	55
	4	Brigham Young	76
						Brigham Young		56
						Wisconsin		73
	3	Wisconsin	66
	2	Bradley	44			3rd Place Game
						Nevada		64
						Bradley		59

	Lower Bracket					Finals
	1	Prairie View A&M	67
	4	Longwood	70
						Longwood		53
						Missouri-KC		93
	3	Missouri-KC	64
	2	Wofford	58			7th Place Game
						Prairie View A&M		49
						Wofford		56

• 1st and 2nd Rounds at Campus Sites

Bradley 68, UMKC 58
Brigham Young 92, Longwood 60
Brigham Young 90, Prairie View 51
Nevada 60, Prairie View 47
Nevada 80, Longwood 78
Wisconsin 69, Wofford 33
Wisconsin 77, UMKC 31
Wofford 70, Bradley 66
Note: Home team in bold.

2010 Tournament

• November 26–27: Sears Centre Arena

	Upper Bracket					Championship Game
	1	Southern Illinois	60
	4	Purdue	79
						Purdue		54
						Richmond		65
	3	Wright State	61
	2	Richmond	71			3rd Place Game
						Southern Illinois		56
						Wright State		50

	Lower Bracket					Finals
	1	Southern	53
	4	Oakland	105
						Oakland		78
						Austin Peay		70 OT
	3	Charleston Southern	64
	2	Austin Peay	70			7th Place Game
						Southern		54
						Charleston Southern		89

• 1st and 2nd Rounds at Campus Sites

Purdue 82, Oakland 67
Purdue 87, Austin Peay 65
Richmond 82, Charleston Southern 71
Richmond 81, Southern 40
Southern Illinois 72, Austin Peay 65
Southern Illinois 85, Charleston Southern 67
Wright State 66, Southern 43
Wright State 82, Oakland 79
Note: Home team in bold.

2009 Tournament

• November 27–28: UIC Pavilion

	Upper Bracket					Championship Game
	1	St. Louis	54
	4	Iowa State	65
						Iowa State		65
						Northwestern		67
	3	Northwestern	72
	2	Notre Dame	71			3rd Place Game
						St. Louis		52
						Notre Dame		64

	Lower Bracket					Finals
	1	Kennesaw State	67
	4	Tennessee State	73
						Tennessee State		60
						Liberty		63
	3	Mississippi Valley	53
	2	Liberty	72			7th Place Game
						Kennesaw State		85
						Mississippi Valley		68

• 1st and 2nd Rounds at Campus Sites

Iowa State 96, Mississippi Valley State 55
Iowa State 84, Tennessee State 53
Northwestern 69, Tennessee State 62
Northwestern 69, Liberty 53
Notre Dame 91, Liberty 72
Notre Dame 80, Kennesaw State 62
St. Louis 76, Kennesaw State 66
St. Louis 75, Mississippi Valley State 39
Note: Home team in bold.

External links

• Official website