Last season didn’t feature many of the early exempt events, but this year should include a loaded slate, starting with the Champions Classic on Nov. 9 in New York City.
Here’s a list of 2021-22’s college basketball events. Bookmark this page, because it’ll be updated as we get new info.
CHAMPIONS CLASSIC (New York – Madison Square Garden)
Nov. 9
Duke vs. Kentucky; Kansas vs. Michigan State
ASHEVILLE CHAMPIONSHIP (Asheville, N.C. – Harrah’s Cherokee Center)
Nov. 12-14
Nov. 12: Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota; Princeton vs. South Carolina
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SHOWCASE (Uncasville, Conn. – Mohegan Sun Arena)
Nov. 16-17
Nov. 16: NC State vs. Central Connecticut State; Oklahoma State vs. UMass Lowell
Nov. 17: NC State vs. Oklahoma State; Central Connecticut State vs. UMass Lowell
MYRTLE BEACH INVITATIONAL (Conway, S.C. – HTC Center)
Nov. 18, 19, 21
Nov. 18: Davidson vs. New Mexico State (12 pm ET); Penn vs. Utah State (2:30 ET); Oklahoma vs. East Carolina (7 ET); Indiana State vs. Old Dominion (9:30 ET)
CHARLESTON CLASSIC (Charleston, S.C – TD Arena)
Nov. 18, 19, 21
Nov. 18: St. Bonaventure vs. Boise State (2 pm ET); Clemson vs. Temple (4:30 ET); Marquette vs. Ole Miss (7 ET); Elon vs. West Virginia (9:30 ET)
JERSEY MIKE’S CLASSIC (St. Petersburg, Fla. – McArthur Center)
Nov. 18-21
Ball State, Green Bay, Weber State, UMASS, FIU, UNCG
ROMAN MAIN EVENT (Las Vegas – T-Mobile Arena)
Nov. 19, 21
Nov. 19: Arizona vs. Wichita State; Michigan vs. UNLV
PARADISE JAM (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – UVI Sports and Fitness Center)
Nov. 19-22
Nov. 19: Bradley vs. Colorado State (2 pm); Brown vs. Creighton (4:15), Northeastern vs. Duquesne (6:45), Colorado vs. Southern Illinois (9 pm)
AIR FORCE RESERVE HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF (Uncasville, Conn. – Mohegan Sun Arena)
Nov. 20-21
Nov. 21; Villanova vs. Tennessee (1 pm ET), North Carolina vs. Purdue (4 pm ET)
SUNSHINE SLAM (Daytona Beach, Fla. – Ocean Center)
Nov. 20-21
Nov. 20: Main bracket: Utah vs. Boston College; Tulsa vs. URI; Bracket 2: Air Force vs. Holy Cross; Bryant vs. Bethune-Cookman
JACKSONVILLE CLASSIC (Jacksonville, Fla. – UNF Arena)
Nov. 21-22
Nov. 21: Duval Bracket: Florida State vs. LMU; Missouri vs. SMU
Jax Bracket: Little Rock, Boston University, Northern Illinois, Sam Houston State
EMPIRE CLASSIC (Las Vegas – T-Mobile Arena)
Nov. 22-23
Nov. 22: UCLA vs. Bellarmine; Gonzaga vs. Central Michigan
Nov. 23: UCLA vs. Gonzaga; Bellarmine vs. Central Michigan
LEGENDS CLASSIC (Newark – Prudential Center)
Nov. 22-23
Georgia, Northwestern, Providence, Virginia
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC (Kansas City – T-Mobile Center)
Nov. 22-23
Nov. 22: Cincinnati vs. Illinois (6:30 pm ET); Arkansas vs. Kansas State (9 pm)
MAUI INVITATIONAL (Las Vegas – Mandalay Bay)
Nov. 22-24
Nov. 22: Texas A&M vs. Wisconsin (2 pm ET); Butler vs. Houston (4:30 ET), Oregon vs. Chaminade (9 pm), St. Mary’s vs. Notre Dame (11:30)
FORT MYERS TIP-OFF (Fort Myers, Fla. – Suncoast Credit Union Arena)
Nov. 22, 24
Beach Division: California, Florida, Ohio State, Seton Hall
Palms Division: Bowling Green, Milwaukee, Southern Utah, Yale
SANFORD PENTAGON CROSSOVER CLASSIC (Sioux Falls, S.D. – Sanford Pentagon)
Nov. 22-24
Washington, Nevada, George Mason, South Dakota State
GULF COAST SHOWCASE (Estero, Fla. – Hertz Arena)
Nov. 22-24
Nov. 22: Rice vs. Evansville (11 am); Vermont vs. Oakland (1:30 pm); Akron vs. Fordham (5 pm); Appalachian State vs. Delaware (7:30 pm)
BAHA MAR HOOPS NASSAU CHAMPIONSHIP (Nassau, Bahamas – Baha Mar Convention Center)
Nov. 22-24
Nov. 22: Toledo vs. Charlotte (12 pm ET); Drexel vs. Tulane (2:30); Abilene Christian vs. Jacksonville State (5:30); Coastal Carolina vs. Valparaiso (8 pm)
NAPLES INVITATIONAL (Naples, Fla. – Community School of Naples)
Nov. 22-24
Nov. 22: Kent State vs. James Madison (12 pm ET); Wright State vs. George Washington (2:30); ETSU vs. Murray State (5:30); Missouri State vs. Long Beach State (8 pm)
SOCAL CHALLENGE (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Nov. 22-24
Surf Division: TCU vs. Santa Clara; Fresno State vs. Pepperdine
Sand Division: Cal Poly vs. Nicholls State; Utah Valley vs. Idaho
CANCUN CHALLENGE (Cancun – Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya)
Nov. 23-24
Nov. 23: Riviera Division: Stephen F. Austin vs. Buffalo (6 pm ET); Illinois State vs. Saint Louis (8:30 pm ET)
Nov. 23: Mayan Division: Middle Tennessee vs. Rider (12:30 pm ET); Bucknell vs. Mercer (3 ET)
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS (Bahamas)
Nov. 24-26
Nov. 24: Auburn vs. UConn; Michigan State vs. Loyola Chicago; Syracuse vs. VCU; Arizona State vs. Baylor
NIT SEASON TIP-OFF (Brooklyn – Barclays Center)
Nov. 24, 26
Nov. 24: Xavier vs. Iowa State (7 pm ET); Memphis vs. Virginia Tech (9:30 pm ET)
WOODEN LEGACY (Anaheim, Calif. – Anaheim Convention Center)
Nov. 25-26
Nov. 25: Saint Joseph’s vs. USC (6:30 pm PT); San Diego State vs. Georgetown (8:30 pm PT)
LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL (Las Vegas – Orleans)
Nov. 25-26
San Francisco, UAB, New Mexico, Towson
LAS VEGAS CLASSIC (Las Vegas – Orleans)
Nov. 25-26
UIC, Hawaii, San Diego, South Alabama
BAHA MAR BAHAMAS CHAMPIONSHIP (Cable Beach, Bahamas)
Nov. 25, 27
Nov. 25: Maryland vs. Richmond; Louisville vs. Mississippi State
ESPN EVENTS INVITATIONAL (Kissimmee, Fla. – HP Field House)
Nov. 25, 26, 28
Nov. 25; Dayton vs. Miami (12 pm ET); North Texas vs. Kansas (2:30 ET); Alabama vs. Iona (5 ET); Belmont vs. Drake (7:30 ET)
EMERALD COAST CLASSIC (Niceville, Fla. – Northwest Florida State College)
Nov. 26-27
Nov. 26: Main bracket: LSU vs. Penn State (7 pm ET); Oregon State vs. Wake Forest (9:30 ET)
Nov. 26: Second bracket: McNeese State vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (12 pm); NC A&T vs. Samford (2:30)
JIMMY V CLASSIC (New York – Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 7
Tennessee vs. Texas Tech (7 pm ET); Syracuse vs. Villanova (9 ET)
GOTHAM CLASSIC (New York – Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 18
Pittsburgh, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Iona
HOLIDAY HOOPSGIVING (Atlanta – State Farm Arena)
Dec. 11
Auburn vs. Nebraska; Clemson vs. Drake; Georgia Tech vs. LSU; Ole Miss vs. Western Kentucky
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASSIC (Fort Worth, Texas – Dickies Arena)
Dec. 11
Mississippi State vs. Colorado State; North Texas vs. UMass; Stephen F. Austin vs. Liberty
HALL OF FAME INVITATIONAL (Brooklyn – Barclays Center)
Dec. 12
Florida vs. Maryland; Purdue vs. NC State; Iona vs. Yale; Fordham vs. Miami
HALL OF FAME SHOOTOUT (Charlotte – Spectrum Center)
Dec. 17
Richmond vs. NC State; St. Bonaventure vs. Virginia Tech; Wake Forest vs. Charlotte; East Carolina vs. Liberty
JERRY COLANGELO CLASSIC (Phoenix)
Dec. 18
Gonzaga vs. Texas Tech; Georgia Tech vs. USC; San Francisco vs. Grand Canyon; Northern Arizona vs. San Diego
CBS SPORTS CLASSIC (Las Vegas – T-Mobile)
Dec. 18
North Carolina vs. UCLA (3 pm ET); Ohio State vs. Kentucky (5:30 ET)
SUN BOWL INVITATIONAL (El Paso, Texas)
Dec. 21-22
Bradley, Sam Houston State, NC Central, UTEP
DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC (Honolulu – Stan Sheriff Center)
Dec. 22, 23, 25
Dec. 22: Liberty vs. Northern Iowa (3 pm ET); Wyoming vs. Stanford (5:30 pm ET); BYU vs. South Florida (9:30 pm ET); Vanderbilt vs. Hawaii (12 ET)
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DUKE MTE (Durham, N.C.)
Nov. 12-13
Duke, Army, Campbell, Hartford
KENTUCKY CLASSIC (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 12-22
Kentucky, Mount St. Mary’s, Ohio, Robert Morris
ABE LEMONS CLASSIC
Nov. 17-24
Texas, Northern Colorado, San Jose State, Cal Baptist
HOOSIER CHALLENGE
Nov. 21-27
Indiana, Marshall, Jackson State, Louisiana
TEXAS TECH/GRAND CANYON MTE
Nov. 9-17
Texas Tech, Grand Canyon, Grambling State, North Florida
GARDEN STATE CLASSIC
Nov. 10-19
Rutgers, Merrimack, NJIT, Lehigh
GEORGIA TECH SHOWCASE (Atlanta)
Nov. 9-18
Georgia Tech, Miami-Ohio, Lamar, Stetson
IOWA MTE (Iowa City, Iowa)
Nov. 16-18
Iowa, NC Central, Alabama State
NEBRASKA MTE
Nov. 19-28
Nebraska, Southern, Tennessee State, South Dakota
BLUE DEMON SHOWCASE
Nov. 18-28
DePaul, Western Illinois, Northern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan
WASHINGTON STATE CLASSIC (Pullman, Wash.)
Nov. 9-12
Washington State, Seattle, Alcorn State
UPRISE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON OPENER (Charleston, S.C.)
Nov. 11-14
Charleston, Loyola (Md.), Lipscomb, South Carolina State
CHATTANOOGA MTE (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Nov. 14-18
Chattanooga, UNC Asheville, Tennessee Tech
ROADRUNNER INVITATIONAL (San Antonio)
Nov. 15-17, 21
UTSA, Denver, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, IUPUI
LONGWOOD/UMBC MTE
Nov. 19-23
Longwood, UMBC, Western Carolina, American
BOCA RATON BEACH CLASSIC (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Nov. 19-21
Florida Atlantic, North Dakota, Troy, UT Martin
FURMAN MTE (Greenville, S.C.)
Nov. 19-21
Furman, Radford, Navy
PENGUIN CLASSIC (Youngstown, Ohio)
Nov. 19-21
Youngstown State, Niagara, SIUE, St. Thomas
LAKE ERIE CHALLENGE
Nov. 20-24
Canisius, Cleveland State, Coppin State
STONY BROOK CLASSIC
Nov. 20-24
Stony Brook, Fairfield, Sacred Heart
EASTERN KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL (Richmond, Ky.)
Nov. 20-24: Eastern Kentucky, Albany, Eastern Illinois
LEGENDS CLASSIC SUBREGIONAL (High Point, NC)
Nov. 20-21
High Point, Georgia State, William & Mary, Howard
EMPIRE CLASSIC SUBREGIONAL (Northridge, Calif.)
Nov. 19-20
Cal State Northridge, Dixie State, Eastern Washington, Texas State
LANKY WELLS CLASSIC (Ruston, La.)
Nov. 22-24
Louisiana Tech, Louisiana Monroe, one more TBD
NORTHERN ARIZONA MTE (Flagstaff, Ariz.)
Nov. 22-24
Northern Arizona, UTRGV, Cal State Fullerton
UNO CLASSIC (New Orleans)
Nov. 24-26
New Orleans, Central Arkansas, Presbyterian, VMI
FGCU INVITATIONAL (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Nov. 26-28
Florida Gulf Coast, Fort Wayne, Southeastern Louisiana, Western Michigan
ERACISM INVITATIONAL (Jonesboro, Ark.)
Nov. 26-28
Arkansas State, Kansas City, Morehead State
INCARNATE WORD TOURNAMENT
Nov. 26-29
Incarnate Word, Portland, Southeast Missouri State, Montana State
WOFFORD MTE (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Nov. 19-21
Wofford, Georgia Southern, Hampton
ZOOTOWN CLASSIC (Missoula, Montana)
Nov. 24-26
Montana, Southern Mississippi, UNC Wilmington, UC San Diego
RAINBOW CLASSIC (Honolulu)
Nov. 10, 11, 13
Hawaii, Northern Colorado, Pacific, Hawaii Hilo
CITADEL CLASSIC (Charleston, S.C.)
Dec. 20-21
Citadel, Manhattan, Charleston Southern, South Carolina State
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LEAGUE MATCHUPS
GAVITT TIPOFF GAMES (BIG TEN/BIG EAST)
Mon., Nov. 15
Providence at Wisconsin
Illinois at Marquette
Tues., Nov. 16
Seton Hall at Michigan
Creighton at Nebraska
Wed., Nov. 17
Michigan State at Butler
St. John’s at Indiana
Thurs., Nov. 18
Ohio State at Xavier
Rutgers at DePaul
ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE
Mon., Nov. 29
Iowa at Virginia, 7 pm
Notre Dame at Illinois, 9 pm
Tues., Nov. 30
Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7 pm
Florida State at Purdue, 7 or 7:30 pm
Indiana at Syracuse, 7 or 7:30
Clemson at Rutgers, 9 pm
Northwestern at Wake Forest, 9 pm
Duke at Ohio State, 9:30 pm
Wed., Dec. 1
Louisville at Michigan State, 7:15 pm
Virginia Tech at Maryland, 7:15 pm
Nebraska at NC State, 7:15 pm
Michigan at North Carolina, 9:15 pm
Miami at Penn State, 9:15 pm
Wisconsin at Georgia Tech, 9:15 pm
BIG EAST/BIG 12 BATTLE
Dec. 1: Texas Tech at Providence
Dec. 2: Kansas at St. John’s
Dec. 4: Iowa State at Creighton
Dec. 5: Xavier at Oklahoma State
Dec. 7: Butler at Oklahoma
Dec. 8: UConn at West Virginia
Dec. 8: Marquette at Kansas State
Dec. 9: Texas at Seton Hall
Dec. 12: Villanova at Baylor
Dec. 18: TCU at Georgetown
BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE
Date: Sat., Jan. 29
Baylor at Alabama
Missouri at Iowa State
Kentucky at Kansas
Kansas State at Ole Miss
Oklahoma at Auburn
Oklahoma State at Florida
LSU at TCU
Tennessee at Texas
Mississippi State at Texas Tech
West Virginia at Arkansas