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College Basketball Crown returning in 2026, but field will be smaller than first edition
After debuting in 2025, the College Basketball Crown will return next season, but the field will be cut in half.
The College Basketball Crown is returning for the 2025-26 season, with the tournament being held in Las Vegas again from April 1-5.
The UCF Knights just announced two non-conference games for their upcoming men's basketball season. One of them will take ...
In 2026, the College Basketball Crown will take place April 1–5 at both the MGM Grand Garden Arena as well as T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and air on FOX and FS1.
The inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament just became much more interesting, as Fox Sports recently announced there will now be some massive NIL deals in store for the team who comes out ...
The NCAA made a decision on possible March Madness expansion for the tournament and fans seem happy about the direction.
Still, the College Basketball Crown was a success in terms of non-NCAA Tournament postseasons. It averaged 260,000 viewers on Fox and FS1, higher than the NIT on ESPN's platforms at 212,000 viewers.
The inaugural edition of the College Basketball Crown featured a $300,000 name, image and likeness (NIL) prize pool for the champion. UCF, the runner-up, received a $100,000 NIL prize pool.
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