The 2026 College Basketball Crown bracket is about.
The postseason event backed by Fox Sports revealed its area Monday, March 16 for its second iteration. It was introduced on the FS1 present “First Things First.”
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Teams within the 2026 Crown event are (in alphabetical order):
Introduced in 2025, the College Basketball Crown is a postseason event in Las Vegas centered on identify, picture and likeness prizes for groups that did not make the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska received the inaugural event.
The 2026 version has eight groups as a substitute of 16 like final yr, and there have been slots reserved from particular conferences; two groups from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East that did not obtain an NCAA Tournament bid, in addition to two wild card choices. There is a $500,000 NIL prize pool for gamers within the event.
The College Basketball Crown trophy on show following the championship sport between the UCF Knights and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at T-Mobile Arena on April 06, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
College Basketball Crown bracket
College Basketball Crown 2026 schedule
The 2026 College Basketball Crown will likely be performed April 1-5 on the MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It will air on Fox and FS1.
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Quarterfinals (MGM Grand Garden Arena)
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G1: Oklahoma vs. Colorado (April 1, 8 p.m. ET, FS1)
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G2: Baylor vs. Minnesota (April 1, 10:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
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G3: Stanford vs. West Virginia (April 2, 8 p.m. ET, FS1)
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G4: Rutgers vs. Creighton (April 2, 10:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
Semifinals (T-Mobile Arena)
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Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (April 4, 1:30 p.m. ET, Fox)
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Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner (April 4, 4 p.m. ET, Fox)
Final (T-Mobile Arena)
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TBD vs. TBD (April 5, 5:30 p.m. ET, Fox)
This article initially appeared on USA TODAY: College Basketball Crown bracket: Who is playing in The Crown 2026?