Fox Sports and AEG are set to launch a new postseason college basketball tournament named the College Basketball Crown in Spring 2025. The tournament aims to rival the NIT and will feature a 16-team lineup, including automatic bids for two teams each from the Big Ten, Big 12, and Big East conferences. The event, which has been described as a reimagined postseason tournament, will be hosted in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena and MGM Grand Garden Arena, with games airing on FOX and FS1. This initiative marks a significant attempt by Fox Sports to compete with the NCAA's March Madness and the NIT, leveraging its partnerships with high-major conferences that have existing TV deals with Fox.
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What is the College Basketball Crown? Fox Sports and AEG plan new NIT challenger, which already has deals with the Big East, Big Ten and Big 12 | @rogrubin https://t.co/4hPTUUmFIV
Fox Sports and AEG will launch a new postseason college basketball tournament next year. https://t.co/6FjEhL9U73
Fox Sports launches rival college basketball tournament against NIT https://t.co/KfKrJ3XOTh https://t.co/c2BnPOg0Fj
Fox Sports announces ‘College Basketball Crown’ postseason tournament https://t.co/hvrMHo1QYJ https://t.co/vGqLzxJUld
A new postseason college basketball tournament, called The College Basketball Crown, is coming to Las Vegas next year. https://t.co/GuTZKb3Zkz
Fox Sports and AEG on Wednesday announced the College Basketball Crown, a 16-team tournament that will be played at T-Mobile Arena and MGM Grand Garden Arena. https://t.co/8Dmwu8eEQj
A new college basketball postseason tournament is coming to Las Vegas starting next year. https://t.co/bgiiYiT00Z
News: Fox Sports and AEG have announced a new 16-team postseason men’s basketball tournament to be held in Las Vegas. More details on a tournament that should almost certainly compete directly with the NIT (ESPN): https://t.co/UrBm8ryxMr
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Fox Sports and AEG will launch a new postseason college basketball tournament next year in Las Vegas. https://t.co/23IsqJ5DC2
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Fox Sports’ College Basketball Crown tournament, rival to NIT, coming in 2025: Source https://t.co/Pl30ec6h0R
Fox, AEG announce new postseason basketball tournament in Las Vegas https://t.co/AvBm7eD9uS
Fox Sports has officially introduced its new rival tournament to the NIT: The "College Basketball Crown." • Hosted by two arenas in Vegas • 16 teams that fail to make NCAA Tournament • Two auto bids each for Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East It's set to launch Spring 2025. https://t.co/d24Z7dWfmH
Fox has announced an alternative to the NIT featuring the Big 12, Big East and Big 12. It will be 16 teams. Personally, I don’t get how this will work.
College Basketball Crown: "Reimagined" hoops tournament coming to FOX. https://t.co/X00qZT7euL Click the image to read more:
A new basketball tourney that would compete with the NIT. Leagues like Big 12 would get automatic AQ’s as well. https://t.co/0WmbZ2jwnH
A new postseason tournament is set to join the college basketball calendar, with backing from major conferences, as well as FOX and AEG: https://t.co/QfU3hUyn7l
Fox Sports’ College Basketball Crown tournament, rival to NIT, coming in 2025 ⤵️ https://t.co/X9u7qfBsUL
Fox has announced an alternative to the NIT featuring the Big 12, Big East and SEC. It will be 16 teams. Personally, I don’t get how this will work.
Fox Sports, AEG to host postseason basketball tournament that will rival NIT https://t.co/9OZBhyW9ir
A new reign of postseason college basketball begins. Welcome the College Basketball Crown(@CBBCrown). Coming Spring 2025: https://t.co/aZqb9AFFB6 https://t.co/LrFoNMno2X
FOX Sports & AEG launch the COLLEGE BASKETBALL CROWN: a reimagined postseason college hoops tournament 👑 The showcase features 16 teams across elite conferences - airing on FOX & FS1 in Spring 2025 🏀 🔗: https://t.co/O8HUU2sVK4 https://t.co/wO4d5NsgJK
Mentioned this 16-team tournament in the NIT feature that published yesterday as a possible rival consolation event. MBB teams from the high-major conferences that have TV deals with Fox (Big Ten, Big 12, Big East) will have automatic bids. 🔗: https://t.co/az3mYpKUnK https://t.co/Wu63nj3UDw
The 16-team College Basketball Crown tournament will feature schools that failed to qualify for the men’s NCAA Tournament with two squads each from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East receiving automatic bids. https://t.co/BoIemHtPmN
Fox Sports' NIT rival tournament is coming in 2025, @AndrewMarchand reports. The 16-team field will include two auto-bids for Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East plus at-larges. https://t.co/U61XeALrBd https://t.co/U61XeALrBd
NEWS: Fox Sports' NIT college basketball rival is official. https://t.co/ZBHscJi60r
Fox gets ready to take on March Madness with new post-season tourney, the ‘College Basketball Crown’ https://t.co/x1zxOpmLBI via @variety
Fox, AEG to Compete With March Madness by Launching New Post-Season Hoops Tourney ‘College Basketball Crown’ https://t.co/bIIQZiFU8Y