Where did this tournament come from?

http://gobearcats.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/cinn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/cbi-bracket

I'm ripe with questions: Why would any self respecting school want to be in a 3rd tier tournament? (Well, that explains why Cincinatti's there.) What were the bare miminal requirements? Why didn't Loyola or St. John's get involved? And most importantly, can I gamble on this?

Of course, I can:

Round 1: Washington, Nevada, Virginia, ODU, Utah, Tulsa, Cincy, Ohio

Round 2: Nevada, ODU, Tulsa, Cincy

Semifinals: Nevada, Cincy

Finals: Cincy (Ha!)

Labels: CBI, College Basketball