2025-26 Men’s College Basketball Exempt Multi-Team Event (MTE) Tracker

Unannounced dates are tentative. An asterisk (*) indicates a pending conference move for the 2025-26 season.

Note that while I am no longer active on Twitter, I still regularly check the accounts referenced here. If you have updates, email me at mcbb dot mte dot info at gmail dot com.


Basic Info Links

General Rules: Multiple-Team Events (NCAA.org, PDF)

Multiple-Team Events: Frequently Asked Questions (NCAA.org, PDF)

Blanket Waiver for 2025-26 Q&A (NCAA.org, PDF)


Bracketed MTEs

Shriners Hospitals Charleston Classic (Pre-Thanksgiving: Charleston, S.C.: 2 games)
Clemson (ACC), Georgia (SEC), Xavier (Big East), 1 TBA (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)

Hall of Fame Classic (Nov. 20 and 21: Kansas City, 2 games)
Kansas State (Big 12), Mississippi State (SEC), Nebraska (Big Ten), New Mexico (MW) (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)

Southwest Maui Invitational (Nov. 24–26: Lahaina, Hawai‘i, 3 games)
Arizona State (Big 12), Boise State (MW), Chaminade (DII, PacWest), NC State (ACC), Seton Hall (Big East), Texas (SEC), USC (Big Ten), Washington State (WCC, associate)

Players Era Festival (Nov. 24-30?: Las Vegas, formats TBD)
Alabama (SEC), Auburn (SEC), Baylor (Big 12), Creighton (Big East), Gonzaga (WCC), Houston (Big 12), Iowa State (Big 12), Kansas (Big 12), Michigan (Big Ten), Notre Dame (ACC), Oregon (Big Ten), Rutgers (Big Ten), San Diego State (MW), St. John’s (Big East), Saint Joseph’s (A 10), Syracuse (ACC), Tennessee (SEC), UNLV (MW)

Fort Myers Tip-Off (Nov. 25–27: Fort Myers, Fla., format TBA)
Michigan State (Big Ten), North Carolina (ACC), 2+ TBA (Release)

Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 26–28: Paradise Island, Bahamas, 3 games)
Ohio State (Big Ten), Saint Mary’s (WCC), VCU (A 10), Virginia Tech (ACC), 4 TBA (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)

ESPN Events Invitational (Nov. 27 and 28: Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 2 games)
BYU (Big 12), Dayton (A 10), Georgetown (Big East), Miami (ACC) (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)

Rady Children’s Invitational (Nov. 27 and 28: San Diego, 2 games)
Florida (SEC), Providence (Big East), Wisconsin (Big Ten), 1 TBA (Release)

Emerald Coast Classic (Nov. 28 and 29: Niceville, Fla., format TBA)
DePaul (Big East), Georgia Tech (ACC), LSU (SEC), 1+ TBA (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)


MTEs With Pre-Determined Matchups

Chicago MTE (Nov. TBA: 2 or 3 games; Nov. TBA: Chicago)
Indiana (Big Ten), Marquette (Big East), 1 or 2 TBA (Anonymous Eagle)

CBS Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. TBA: 2 or 3 games; Nov. 27: Chicago)
Arkansas (SEC), Duke (ACC), 1 or 2 TBA (Matt Norlander)

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