As the various basketball invitational brackets start to shake out, teams are snapping up bids wherever they can get them, and at least one team from the Mid-American Conference is no exception to the rule.
The Ohio Bobcats will participate in the 2022 College Basketball Invitation presented by Roman, with their first-round opponent being the Rice Owls of Conference USA.
The Bobcats finished 24-9 overall, with a 14-6 conference record in 2021-22, with notable wins over Belmont and Cleveland State. Ohio also performed admirably in two losses to SEC foes in LSU and Kentucky. Ohio is an attractive get for the CBI, as the 2020-21 version of the ‘Cats were an NCAA Tournament participant, downing the then-defending national champion Virginia Cavaliers as a 13-seed.