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List of early season tournaments for the 2025-26 college basketball season

Who’s ready for next season?

Check out our list below for a full breakdown of early season tournaments during the 2025-26 college basketball season.

In alphabetical order:

ACRISURE SERIES
Iowa
Ole Miss
Utah
Washington
Colorado
Saint Louis
San Francisco
Nevada
San Jose State
Grand Canyon
Stanford
Minnesota
Santa Clara
Loyola Chicago
Northern Iowa
Tulsa
Fresno State
Pepperdine
USD
Cal Baptist

BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS
Colorado State
VCU
Saint Mary’s
Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt
South Florida
Wichita State
Western Kentucky

CHARLESTON CLASSIC
Clemson
Georgia
West Virginia
Xavier

EMERALD COAST CLASSIC
DePaul
Drake
Georgia Tech
LSU

ESPN EVENTS INVITATIONAL
BYU
Georgetown
Dayton
Miami

GREENBRIER TIP-OFF
Butler
Northwestern
South Carolina
Virginia

HALL-OF-FAME CLASSIC (KANSAS CITY)
Kansas State
Mississippi State
Nebraska
New Mexico

MAUI INVITATIONAL
Arizona State
Washington State
USC
Seton Hall
NC State
Texas
Boise State
Chaminade

PLAYERS ERA FESTIVAL
Alabama
Auburn
Baylor
Creighton
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Notre Dame
Oregon
Rutgers
Maryland
San Diego State
Tennessee
UNLV
Gonzaga
Syracuse
St. Joe’s
Michigan
St. John’s

RADY CHILDREN’S INVITATIONAL
Florida
Wisconsin
Providence
TCU

Leftovers

  • Louisville, Cincinnati finalizing agreement to play two-year neutral site series
  • CBS Sports Podcast (5/8) — Xavier’s Richard Pitino
  • St. John’s, Alabama finalizing agreement to meet on November 8th at MSG
  • NC State, VCU finalizing agreement to begin home-and-home series next season in Raleigh
  • Boston College, UMass to meet on Dec. 10th in Springfield

Leftovers

  • Louisville, Cincinnati finalizing agreement to play two-year neutral site series
  • CBS Sports Podcast (5/8) — Xavier’s Richard Pitino
  • St. John’s, Alabama finalizing agreement to meet on November 8th at MSG
  • NC State, VCU finalizing agreement to begin home-and-home series next season in Raleigh
  • Boston College, UMass to meet on Dec. 10th in Springfield

Written by Jon Rothstein

Jon Rothstein has been a college basketball insider for CBS Sports since 2010 and a contributor to the CBS Broadcast Network since 2016. He also joined FanDuel as a Content Creator in 2022. Rothstein is the host of the College Hoops Today Podcast via Compass Media Networks. - Learn More

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