South Padre Island Invitational

The South Padre Island Invitational was an annual NCAA Men's Basketball early season tournament. The tournament would feature a field of eight teams. The preliminary rounds were held at campus sites, with the third and final rounds held at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. The tournament was usually held over Thanksgiving weekend.

2012

• November 23–24: South Padre Island Convention Centre

	Upper Bracket					Championship Game CBS Sports Network
		UAB	65
		Illinois State	77
							Illinois State	69
							Northwestern	72
		Northwestern	55
		TCU	31			3rd Place Game CBSSN
							UAB	73
							TCU	76

	Lower Bracket					Championship Game
		Delaware State	62
		Fairleigh Dickinson	63
							Fairleigh Dickinson	84
							Prairie View A&M	70
		Prairie View A&M	42
		Navy	40			3rd Place Game
							Delaware State	53
							Navy	63

2011

• November 25–26: South Padre Island Convention Centre

	Lower Bracket					Championship Game
		Florida A&M	61
		Northern Colorado	64
							Southern	57
							Northern Colorado	77
		Northern Colorado	74
		Western Carolina	57			3rd Place Game
							Florida A&M	48
							Western Carolina	62

2010

• November 26–27: South Padre Island Convention Centre

	Upper Bracket FCS Central					Championship Game FCS
		BYU	77
		South Florida	75
							BYU	74
							Saint Mary's	73
		Texas Tech	68
		Saint Mary's	88			3rd Place Game
							South Florida	64
							Texas Tech	61

	Lower Bracket					Championship Game
		Georgia Southern	59
		Chicago State	64
							Chicago State	65
							Liberty	67
		Liberty	64
		Mississippi Valley State	58			3rd Place Game
							Georgia Southern	64
							Mississippi Valley State	75

2009

• November 27–28: South Padre Island Convention Centre

	Upper Bracket					Championship Game
		Missouri	66
		Old Dominion	61
							Missouri	52
							Richmond	59
		Mississippi State	62
		Richmond	63			3rd Place Game
							Old Dominion	55
							Mississippi State	69

	Lower Bracket					Championship Game
		Chattanooga	60
		Texas–Pan American	51
							Texas–Pan American	64
							Bethune-Cookman	67
		Bethune-Cookman	66
		Longwood	62			3rd Place Game
							Chattanooga	74
							Longwood	70

2008

• November 28–29: South Padre Island Convention Centre

	Upper Bracket Fox College Sports					Championship Game Fox College Sports
		Illinois	69
		Kent State	63
							Illinois	48
							Tulsa	44
		Texas A&M	56
		Tulsa	67			3rd Place Game
							Kent State	71
							Texas A&M	77

	Losers Bracket					Championship Game
		Texas A&M–CC	73
		Jackson State	63
							Texas A&M–CC	97
							UNC Wilmington	64
		UNC Wilmington	79
		North Carolina Central	64			3rd Place Game
							Jackson State	69
							North Carolina Central	49

2007

Preliminary Round

November 10

• Vanderbilt 81
• Austin Peay 67

Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)

November 12

• Valparaiso 90
• Grace College & Seminary 59

Athletics-Recreation Center, Valparaiso, IN

November 18

• Bradley 98
• Maryland Eastern Shore 71

Carver Arena, Peoria, IL

• Iowa 62
• Florida Gulf Coast 49

Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA

November 20

• Iowa 65
• Maryland Eastern Shore 48

Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA

• Utah State 90
• Austin Peay 59

Smith Spectrum, Logan, UT

• Vanderbilt 87
• Valparaiso 78

Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)

• Bradley 82
• Florida Gulf Coast 74

Carver Arena, Peoria, IL

Championship Round

• November 23–24: South Padre Island Convention Centre

	Upper Bracket					Championship Game
		Iowa	56
		Bradley	67
							Bradley	86
							Vanderbilt	95
		Vanderbilt	77
		Utah State	56			3rd Place Game
							Iowa	62
							Utah State	75

	Lower Bracket					Championship Game
		Austin Peay	67
		Florida Gulf Coast	57
							Austin Peay	47
							Valparaiso	61
		Valparaiso	66
		Maryland-Eastern Shore	55			3rd Place Game
							Florida Gulf Coast	71
							Maryland-Eastern Shore	58

2006

• November 24–25: South Padre Island Convention Centre

	Upper Bracket					Championship Game
		Auburn	65
		Oklahoma State	66
							Oklahoma State	73OT
							Missouri State	70
		Missouri State	66
		Wisconsin	64			3rd Place Game
							Auburn	63
							Wisconsin	77

	Lower Bracket					Championship Game
		Sam Houston State	72
		East Tennessee State	61
							Sam Houston State	62
							Delaware State	55
		Delaware State	65
		Southern	63			3rd Place Game
							Southern	52
							East Tennessee State	66

2005

Finals Game: Illinois 77, Rutgers 57