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

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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Note that while I am no longer active on Twitter, I still regularly check the accounts referenced here.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)

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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 (Nov. 21 and 23: Charleston, S.C.: 2 games)
Bracket 1: Clemson (ACC), Georgia (SEC), West Virginia (Big 12), Xavier (Big East)
Bracket 2: Boston College (ACC), Davidson (A 10), Tulane (American), Utah State (MW)

Baha Mar Bahamas Championship (Nov. 20 and 21: Nassau, Bahamas: 2 games)
Memphis (American), Purdue (Big Ten), Texas Tech (Big 12), Wake Forest (ACC)

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)

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U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (Nov. 21–24: Charlotte Amalie, V.I., 3 games)
Akron (MAC), Charleston (CAA), Evansville (MVC), Green Bay (Horizon), Iona (MAAC), Oregon State (WCC, associate), UMass (MAC), Yale (Ivy)

Sunshine Slam (Nov. 24 and 25: Daytona Beach, Fla.: 2 games)
Beach Bracket: Florida Atlantic (American), George Mason (A 10), Loyola Marymount (WCC), Ohio (MAC)
Ocean Bracket: Bethune-Cookman (SWAC), Jacksonville (ASUN), Pacific (WCC), Stony Brook (CAA)

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)

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Acrisure Series (Nov. 25–28: Palm Desert, Calif., formats TBD)
Cal Baptist (WAC), Colorado (Big 12), Grand Canyon (MW), Iowa (Big Ten), Loyola Chicago (A 10), Minnesota (Big Ten), Mississippi (SEC), Nevada (MW), Northern Iowa (MVC), Saint Louis (A 10), San Diego (WCC), San José State (MW), Santa Clara (WCC), Stanford (ACC), Tulsa (American), Washington (Big Ten) (Utah, Shad Powers, Palm Springs Desert Sun, Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)

Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 26–28: Paradise Island, Bahamas, 3 games)
Colorado State (MW), Saint Mary’s (WCC), South Florida (American), Vanderbilt (SEC), VCU (A 10), Virginia Tech (ACC), Western Kentucky (CUSA), Wichita State (American)

ESPN Events Invitational (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)
Adventure Bracket (Nov. 24–26, 3 games): Bradley (MVC), Liberty (CUSA), Princeton (Ivy), Rhode Island (A 10), Temple (American), Towson (CAA), UC San Diego (Big West), and Vermont (AE)
Imagination Bracket (Nov. 27 and 28, 2 games): Charlotte (American), Furman (SoCon), Illinois State (MVC), Richmond (A 10)
Magic Bracket (Nov. 27 and 28, 2 games): BYU (Big 12), Dayton (A 10), Georgetown (Big East), Miami (ACC)

Rady Children’s Invitational (Nov. 27 and 28: San Diego, 2 games)
Florida (SEC), Providence (Big East), TCU (Big 12), Wisconsin (Big Ten) (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)

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Emerald Coast Classic (Nov. 28 and 29: Niceville, Fla., 2 games)
DePaul (Big East), Drake (MVC), Georgia Tech (ACC), LSU (SEC) (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)

MTEs With Pre-Determined Matchups

Chicago MTE (Nov. TBA: campus sites and Nov. 9: Chicago, 2 or 3 games)
Indiana (Big Ten), Marquette (Big East), 1 or 2 TBA (Anonymous Eagle)

UConn MTE (Nov. 3–10: campus sites, 3 games)
Columbia (Ivy, 2 home games), New Haven (NEC, reclassifying year 1 of 4), UConn (Big East, 3 home games), UMass Lowell (AE, 1 home game) (Rocco Miller)

Field of 68 Tip-Off (Nov. 7–9: Lynchburg, Va., 2 games) (Non-Exempt)
Charleston (CAA), Florida Atlantic (American), Liberty (CUSA) (Charleston)

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Villanova MTE (Nov. TBA, 3 games)
Duquesne (A 10, 2 home games); Queens (ASUN, reclassifying year 4 of 4, 1 home game); Sacred Heart (MAAC); Villanova (Big East, 3 home games) (Rocco Miller)

Missouri MTE (Nov. 17–25: campus sites, 3 games)
Missouri (SEC), Prairie View A&M (SWAC), South Carolina State (MEAC), South Dakota (Summit) (Rocco Miller, The Bracketeer)

Penn State/Mohegan Sun MTE (Nov. TBA: University Park, Pa. and Nov. 22: Uncasville, Conn., 2 games)
Boston University (Patriot), Harvard (Ivy, will meet at the Mohegan Sun), Penn State (Big Ten, 2 home games) (Rocco Miller)

Greenbrier Tip-Off (Nov. 21–23: White Sulphur Springs, W.V.: 2 games+1 on-campus)
Mountain Division (Hosts): Butler (Big East) and Northwestern (Big Ten) vs. South Carolina (SEC) and Virginia (ACC)
River Division (Visitors): TBA

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Portland Invitational (Nov. 21–23: Portland, Ore., 3 games)
Cal State Fullerton (Big West), Northern Colorado (Big Sky), Portland (WCC, host), St. Thomas (Summit, reclassifying year 4 of 4)

Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 23–25: George Town, Cayman Islands: 3 games)
George Washington (A 10), McNeese (Southland), Middle Tennessee (CUSA), Murray State (MVC)

FDU MTE (Nov. 24–26: Hackensack, N.J., 2 games)
Army West Point (Patriot), East Texas A&M (Southland, reclassifying year 4 of 4), Fairleigh Dickinson (NEC, host) (Rocco Miller)

Fort Myers Tip-Off (Nov. 25 and 27: Fort Myers, Fla., 2 games)
East Carolina (American) and North Carolina (ACC) vs. Michigan State (Big Ten) and St. Bonaventure (A 10)

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Boise MTE (Nov. 26 and 28: Boise, Idaho, 2 games)
CSUN (Big West) and Sam Houston (CUSA) vs. Idaho and Idaho State (Big Sky) (Rocco Miller)

American University MTE (Nov. 28–30: Washington, D.C., 3 games)
American (Patriot, host), Longwood (Big South), Maine (AE), Siena (MAAC) (Rocco Miller)

Cathedral of College Basketball Classic (Nov. 28–30: Philadelphia, 3 games)
Hofstra (CAA), La Salle (A 10), Merrimack (MAAC), Penn (Ivy, host) (Rocco Miller)

Lafayette MTE (Nov. 28–30: Easton, Pa., 3 games)
Ball State (MAC), Lafayette (Patriot, host), Le Moyne (NEC, reclassifying year 3 of 4), Monmouth (CAA) (The D1 Docket)

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Tampa MTE (Nov. TBA: campus sites and Nov. 28: Tampa, 3 games)
Florida State (ACC), Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), Texas A&M (SEC), 1 TBA (Southland) (Rocco Miller, The Bracketeer)

CBS Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. TBA: campus sites and Nov. 27: Chicago, 2 games)
Arkansas (SEC), Duke (ACC), 1 TBA (Matt Norlander; Rocco Miller, The Bracketeer)

Bedlam Series MTE (Dec. TBA: campus sites and Dec. 13: Oklahoma City, 2 games)
Kansas City (Summit), Oklahoma (SEC), Oklahoma State (Big 12) (Rocco Miller, The Bracketeer)

Alabama A&M MTE (Nov. TBA: Huntsville, Ala.: 2 games)
Alabama A&M (SWAC, host), Charleston Southern (Big South), Lindenwood (OVC) (Rocco Miller)

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Kentucky MTE (Nov. TBA: campus sites, 2 games)
Eastern Illinois (OVC), Kentucky (SEC, 2 home games), Valparaiso (MVC, 1 home game) (Rocco Miller)

Robert Morris MTE (Nov. TBA: Moon Township, Pa., 2 or 3 games)
Buffalo (MAC), Robert Morris (Horizon, host), 1 or 2 TBA (Rocco Miller)

UNCW MTE (Nov. TBA: Wilmington, N.C., 3 games)
Gardner-Webb (Big South), Navy (Patriot), Southeastern Louisiana (Southland), UNCW (CAA, host) (The D1 Docket)

Western Illinois MTE (Nov. TBA: Macomb, Ill., 2 games)
Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt), North Dakota (Summit), Western Illinois (OVC, host) (The D1 Docket)

Teams Not Yet Attached To An MTE

Conferences Completely Booked (2/31): Big East, SEC

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ACC (4/18): California, Louisville, Pittsburgh, SMU
Big 12 (3/16): Arizona, Cincinnati, UCF
Big Ten (3/18): Illinois, Ohio State, UCLA

American (4/13): North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA
Atlantic 10 (1/14): Fordham
MVC (4/11): Belmont, Indiana State, Southern Illinois, UIC
MW (2/12): Air Force, Wyoming
WCC (1/12): Seattle U

America East (6/9): Binghamton, Bryant, New Hampshire, NJIT, UAlbany, UMBC
ASUN (10/12): Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, FGCU, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Stetson, West Georgia
Big Sky (7/10): Eastern Washington, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State
Big South (7/9): Charleston Southern, High Point, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop
Big West (8/11): Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Hawai’i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara
CAA (7/13): Campbell, Drexel, Elon, Hampton, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern, William & Mary
CUSA (8/12): Delaware, FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Louisiana Tech, Missouri State, New Mexico State, UTEP
Horizon (9/11): Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, IU Indy, Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, Wright State, Youngstown State
Ivy (3/8): Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth
MAAC (9/13): Canisius, Fairfield, Manhattan, Marist, Mount St. Mary’s, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Rider, Saint Peter’s
MAC (8/13): Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan
MEAC (7/8): Coppin State, Delaware State, Howard, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central
NEC (7/10): Central Connecticut, Chicago State, LIU, Mercyhurst, Saint Francis, Stonehill, Wagner
OVC (9/11): Lindenwood, Little Rock, Morehead State, SIUE, Southeast Missouri, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin
Patriot (5/10): Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland
SoCon (9/10): Chattanooga, ETSU, Mercer, Samford, The Citadel, UNCG, VMI, Western Carolina, Wofford
Southland (9/12): Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, New Orleans, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UTRGV
SWAC (9/12): Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, Grambling, Jackson State, Southern, Texas Southern
Summit (5/9): Denver, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State
Sun Belt (13/14): App State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy, ULM
WAC (6/7): Abilene Christian, Southern Utah, Tarleton, UT Arlington, Utah Tech, Utah Valley

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