College Hoops
03/17/2025
Las Vegas Hosts Tournament at MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena Monday, March 31 to Sunday, April 6 Live on FOX & FS1
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Los Angeles – Today, the College Basketball Crown announces its full field and bracket for the inaugural postseason college hoops tournament – an exciting single-elimination 16-team contest featuring elite student-athletes in competitive postseason matchups from the nation’s biggest basketball conferences.
Founded by AEG and FOX Sports, the College Basketball Crown will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas from Monday, March 31 to Sunday, April 6, with all the action airing on FOX and FS1. Tickets can be purchased exclusively via Vivid Seats, the Official Ticketing Provider of the College Basketball Crown.
The following teams representing seven conferences will compete in the inaugural College Basketball Crown:
Arizona State
Boise State
Butler
Cincinnati
Colorado
DePaul
George Washington
Georgetown
Nebraska
Oregon State
Tulane
UCF
USC
Utah
Washington State
Villanova
WATCH: The inaugural College Basketball Crown field and bracket unveiling on FS1
FOX Sports’ lead college basketball play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson and two-time All-American and NBA veteran Jim Jackson are on the call for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship. Allison Williams serves as sideline reporter for the quarterfinals, while Kristina Pink joins for the semifinals and championship.
For the first round, play-by-play announcer Tim Brando pairs with analyst Donny Marshall and reporter Nick Bahe, while play-by-play announcer Kevin Kugler teams with analyst Robbie Hummel and reporter Kim Adams. FOX Sports’ studio coverage is anchored by hosts Rob Stone and Mike Hill, with insight and analysis from LaPhonso Ellis, Casey Jacobsen and Marshall. The studio team provides bridge show coverage throughout the tournament, in addition to dedicated pregame and postgame coverage detailed below.
College Basketball Crown Game and Television Schedule:
| FIRST ROUND | ||||
| Mon, 3/31 | GAME 1: Utah vs. Butler
(Brando, Marshall, Bahe) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 3:00 PM ET | FS1 |
| GAME 2: George Washington vs. Boise State
(Brando, Marshall, Bahe) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 5:30 PM ET | FS1 | |
| GAME 3: Nebraska vs. Arizona State
(Kugler, Hummel, Adams) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 8:30 PM ET | FS1 | |
| GAME 4: Georgetown vs. Washington State
(Kugler, Hummel, Adams) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 11:00 PM ET | FS1 | |
| College Basketball Crown Bridge Shows: Stone, Ellis, Jacobsen | ||||
| Tues, 4/1 | GAME 5: DePaul vs. Cincinnati
(Brando, Marshall, Bahe) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 3:00 PM ET | FS1 |
| GAME 6: Oregon State vs. UCF
(Brando, Marshall, Bahe) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 5:30 PM ET | FS1 | |
| GAME 7: Colorado vs. Villanova
(Kugler, Hummel, Adams) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 8:30 PM ET | FS1 | |
| GAME 8: Tulane vs. USC
(Kugler, Hummel, Adams) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 11:00 PM ET | FS1 | |
| College Basketball Crown Bridge Shows: Stone, Ellis, Jacobsen | ||||
| QUARTERFINALS | ||||
| Weds, 4/2 | College Basketball Crown Pregame
(Hill, Ellis, Jacobsen) |
6:30 PM ET | FS1 | |
| GAME 9: Game 1 Winner
vs. Game 2 Winner (Johnson, Jackson, Williams) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 7:00 PM ET | FS1 | |
| GAME 10: Game 3 Winner
vs. Game 4 Winner (Johnson, Jackson, Williams) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 9:30 PM ET | FS1 | |
| College Basketball Crown Bridge Show: Hill, Ellis, Jacobsen | ||||
| Thurs, 4/3 | College Basketball Crown Pregame
(Hill, Ellis, Marshall) |
6:30 PM ET | FS1 | |
| GAME 11: Game 5 Winner
vs. Game 6 Winner (Johnson, Jackson, Williams) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 7:00 PM ET | FS1 | |
| GAME 12: Game 7 Winner
vs. Game 8 Winner (Johnson, Jackson, Williams) |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | 9:30 PM ET | FS1 | |
| College Basketball Crown Bridge Show: Hill, Jacobsen, Marshall | ||||
| SEMIFINALS | ||||
| Sat, 4/5 | College Basketball Crown Pregame
(Stone, Jacobsen, Marshall) |
1:00 PM ET | FOX | |
| GAME 13: Game 9 Winner
vs. Game 10 Winner (Johnson, Jackson, Pink) |
T-Mobile Arena | 1:30 PM ET | FOX | |
| GAME 14: Game 11 Winner
vs. Game 12 Winner (Johnson, Jackson, Pink) |
T-Mobile Arena | 4:00 PM ET | FOX | |
| College Basketball Crown Postgame
(Stone, Jacobsen, Marshall) |
6:00 PM ET | FOX | ||
| College Basketball Crown Bridge Show: Stone, Jacobsen, Marshall | ||||
| CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
| Sun, 4/6 | College Basketball Pregame
(Stone, Jacobsen, Marshall) |
5:00 PM ET | FOX | |
| GAME 15: Game 13 Winner
vs. Game 14 Winner (Johnson, Jackson, Pink) |
T-Mobile Arena | 5:30 PM ET | FOX | |
| College Basketball Crown Postgame | 7:30 PM ET | FOX | ||
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