2024-25 College Basketball Season (Other postseason tournaments)
The most significant change in the world of secondary postseason events is the arrival of College Basketball Crown, a 16-team event for which the field consists of teams from the Big East, Big 12, and Big Ten that did not qualify for the NCAA tournament, as well as other teams as needed to fill out the field. All games will be held on the Las Vegas Strip over the better part of a week. As a result, no teams from any of those conferences will participate in the National Invitation Tournament.
For the second year in a row, the NIT "final four" will gather in Indianapolis after earlier play on campus sites, playing at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse.
NIT
Quadrants are based on the order of the top seeds.
First round
Tuesday 3/18
(C)Jacksonville State @ 4 Georgia Tech, 7:00, ESPN2 - Rich Hollenberg, Cory Alexander
(D)Kent State @ 3 St. Bonaventure, 7:00, ESPNU - Pat O'Keefe, Tim Welsh
(B)Chattanooga @ 4 Middle Tennessee, 8:00, ESPN+ - Robert Lee, Josh Pastner
(A)Wichita State @ 4 Oklahoma State, 9:00, ESPN2 - Mark Neely, Jess Settles
(A)Saint Louis @ 3 Arkansas State, 9:00, ESPNU - Eric Rothman, Paul Biancardi
(D)CSUN @ 2 Stanford, 11:00, ESPN2 - Pete Sousa, Scott Williams
(C)UC Riverside @ 2 Santa Clara, 11:00, ESPNU - Ariya Massoudi, David Padgett
Wednesday 3/19
(B)1 Dayton @ Florida Atlantic, 7:00, ESPN2 - Tom Hart, Perry Clark
(B)Samford @ 2 George Mason, 7:00, ESPN+ - Anish Shroff, Brandon Johnson
(C)UAB @ 3 Saint Joseph's, 7:00, ESPN+ - Derek Jones, Noah Savage
(A)Furman @ 2 North Texas, 8:00, ESPN+ - Dave Neal, Mark Adams
(B)North Alabama @ 3 Bradley, 8:00, ESPN+ - Jordan Bernfield, Kevin Lehman
(A)Northern Iowa @ 1 SMU, 9:00, ESPNews/ESPN2(JIP) - Lowell Galindo, Theo Pinson
ESPN2 JIP'ed at 9:14 ET and with 15:43 to go in the 1st half.
(C)Northern Colorado @ 1 UC Irvine, 10:00, ESPN+ - Steve Quis, Ben Braun
(D)Loyola Chicago @ 4 San Jose State, 11:00, ESPN2 - Mike Corey, Fran Fraschilla
(D)Utah Valley @ 1 San Francisco, 11:00, ESPNews/ESPNU (JIP) - Chris Sylvester, Jerod Haase
ESPN2 JIP'ed at 11:10 ET and with 16:35 to go in the 1st half.
Second round
Saturday 3/22
(B)1 Dayton @ Chattanooga, 11:00AM, ESPN2 - Derek Jones, Perry Clark
(B)3 Bradley @ 2 George Mason, 2:00, ESPN+ - Robert Lee, Mark Wise
Sunday 3/23
(A)4 Oklahoma State @ 1 SMU, 3:00, ESPN2 - Mike Corey, Fran Fraschilla
(D) Loyola Chicago @ 1 San Francisco, 7:00, ESPNews/ESPN2(JIP) - Chris Sylvester, Jerod Haase
ESPN2 JIP'ed at 7:15 ET and with 13:52 to go in the 1st half.
(A)3 Arkansas State @ 2 North Texas, 7:00, ESPN App/ESPNU(JIP) - Lowell Galindo, Paul Biancardi
ESPNU JIP'ed at 7:16 ET and with 14:50 to go in the 1st half.
(D)Kent State @ 2 Stanford, 9:00, ESPNews/ESPN2(JIP) - Pete Sousa, Scott Williams
ESPN2 JIP'ed at 9:20 ET and with 11:56 to go in the 1st half.
(C)UAB @ 2 Santa Clara, 9:00, ESPNU - Eric Rothman, Tim Welsh
(C)Jacksonville State @ 1 UC Irvine, 9:00, ESPN+ - Steve Quis, Ben Braun
Quarterfinals
Tuesday 3/25
(B)Chattanooga @ 3 Bradley, 7:00, ESPN2 - Derek Jones, Perry Clark
(A)2 North Texas @ 4 Oklahoma State, 9:00, ESPNews/ESPN2/ESPN(JIP) - Mike Corey, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN2 JIP'ed at 9:10 ET and with 17:40 to go in the 1st half, and ESPN JIP'ed at 9:24 ET and with 11:17 to go in the 1st half. The second JIP was a schedule change after Atlanta Drive GC won the TGL (virtual golf) title, meaning that a third match was not necessary.
Wednesday 3/26
(D)Kent State @ Loyola Chicago, 7:00, ESPN2 - Mark Neely, Mark Wise
(C)UAB @ 1 UC Irvine, 9:00, ESPN2 - Pete Sousa, Scott Williams
"Final four"
Tuesday 4/1
Semi.: A2 North Texas vs. C1 UC Irvine, 7:00, ESPN2
Semi.: Chattanooga vs. Loyola Chicago, 9:30, ESPN2
Thursday 4/3
Final: UNT/UCI winner vs. CHAT/LOYC winner, 7:00, ESPN
College Basketball Crown
First two rounds at MGM Grand; last two rounds at T-Mobile Arena
Monday 3/31
1st rd.: Utah vs. Butler, 3:00, FS1 - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall, Nick Bahe
1st rd.: George Washington vs. Boise State, 5:30, FS1 - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall, Nick Bahe
1st rd.: Nebraska vs. Arizona State, 8:30, FS1 - Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel, Kim Adams
1st rd.: Georgetown vs. Washington State, 11:00, FS1 - Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel, Kim Adams
Tuesday 4/1
1st rd.: DePaul vs. Cincinnati, 3:00, FS1 - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall, Nick Bahe
1st rd.: Oregon State vs. UCF, 5:30, FS1 - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall, Nick Bahe
1st rd.: Colorado vs. Villanova, 8:30, FS1 - Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel, Kim Adams
1st rd.: Tulane vs. USC, 11:00, FS1 - Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel, Kim Adams
Wednesday 4/2
Qtr.: UTH/BUTL winner vs. GW/BOI winner, 7:00, FS1 - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Allison Williams
Qtr.: NEB/ASU winner vs. GTWN/WSU winner, 9:30, FS1 - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Allison Williams
Thursday 4/3
Qtr.: DEP/CIN winner vs. ORST/UCF winner, 7:00, FS1 - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Allison Williams
Qtr.: COL/VIL winner vs. TLN/USC winner, 9:30, FS1 - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Allison Williams
Saturday 4/5
Semi.: UTH, BUTL, GW or BOI vs. NEB, ASU, GTWN, or WSU, 1:30, FOX - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Kristina Pink
Semi.: DEP, CIN, ORST, or UCF vs. COL, VIL, TLN, or USC, 4:00, FOX - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Kristina Pink
Sunday 4/6
Final: Semifinal winners, 5:30, FOX - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Kristina Pink
CBI
Daytona Beach, FL
Sunday 3/23
1st rd.: Incarnate Word vs. Manhattan, 12:00, FloHps - Hector Ledesma, Jennifer George
1st rd.: Army vs. Elon, 2:00, FloHps - Hector Ledesma, Jennifer George
1st rd.: Northern Arizona vs. Queens, 4:00, FloHps - Hector Ledesma, Jennifer George
1st rd.: Presbyterian vs. Illinois State, 6:30, FloHps - Hector Ledesma, Jennifer George
Monday 3/24
Qtr.: Incarnate Word vs. Jacksonville, 12:00, FloHps - Hector Ledesma, Jennifer George
Qtr.: Army vs. FGCU, 2:00, FloHps - Hector Ledesma, Jennifer George
Qtr.: Queens vs. Cleveland State, 4:00, FloHps - Hector Ledesma, Jennifer George
Tuesday 3/25
Semi.: Incarnate Word vs. Illinois State, 7:00, ESPNU - Roy Philpott, Joe Lunardi
Semi.: Cleveland State vs. FGCU, 9:30, ESPNU/ESPN2(JIP) - Roy Philpott, Joe Lunardi
ESPN2 JIP'ed at 9:33 ET and simulcast the remainder of the game.
Wednesday 3/26
Final: Illinois State vs. Cleveland State, 5:00, ESPN2 - Roy Philpott, Joe Lunardi
CIT
The College Insider Postseason Tournament was not held this season.
All-star games
Friday 4/4
NABC All-Star Game (San Antonio, TX), 4:30, CBS SN -
Sunday 4/6
HBCU All-Star Classic (San Antonio, TX), 4:00, The CW/NBC Sports NOW/Peacock - Brian Custer, Cy Alexander, Symone Stanley