College Basketball Crown 2025 field is set: Schedule, bracket, how to watch new tournament

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The field is set for college basketball's newest postseason tournament: the College Basketball Crown.

Put on by Fox Sports and the Anschutz Entertainment Group, the College Basketball Crown is a new postseason tournament in Las Vegas aimed at giving teams that didn't make the NCAA Tournament a chance to continue their season and play for a title, similar to the NIT. The 16-team tournament features some guaranteed selections from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East. Other teams included come from the West Coast Conference, Mountain West, Atlantic-10 and American Athletic Conference.

Action won't begin for two weeks, but the whole event will take place within a week and leads up to the Final Four as the event tries to become another relevant postseason option. Here's what to know for the inaugural College Basketball Crown.

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What is the College Basketball Crown?​

An alternative postseason tournament for teams that didn't make the NCAA Tournament. It is separate from the NIT.

College Basketball Crown 2025 teams​

Teams listed in alphabetical order

• Arizona State
• Boise State
• Butler
• Central Florida
• Cincinnati
• Colorado
• DePaul
• Georgetown
• George Washington
• Nebraska
• Oregon State
• Southern California
• Tulane
• Utah
• Villanova
• Washington State

College Basketball Crown bracket​

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— College Basketball Crown (@CBBCrown) March 17, 2025

College Basketball Crown schedule​

(All times in Eastern)

First round​

Monday, March 31

Utah vs. Butler, 3 p.m. | FS1

George Washington vs. Boise State | FS1

Nebraska vs. Arizona State | FS1

Georgetown vs. Washington State | FS1

Tuesday, April 1

DePaul vs. Cincinnati | FS1

Oregon State vs. Central Florida | FS1

Colorado vs. Villanova | FS1

Tulane vs. Southern California | FS1

When is the 2025 College Basketball Crown?​

The College Basketball Crown will take place from Monday, March 31 through the final on Sunday, April 6.

• First round: Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1
• Second round: Wednesday, April 2 and Thursday, April 3
• Semifinals: Saturday, April 5 (1:30 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET)
• Final: Sunday, April 6 (5:30 p.m. ET)

Where will 2025 College Basketball Crown be played?​

The entire tournament will be played in Las Vegas. The first and second rounds will be played at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The semifinals and finals will be played at T-Mobile Arena.

How to watch College Basketball Crown 2025​

All tournament games will be aired on Fox or FS1. The first and second round games will air on FS1. The semifinals and championship game will air on Fox.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College Basketball Crown 2025: Bracket, schedule, teams, what to know

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