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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Note that while I am no longer active on Twitter, I still regularly check the accounts referenced here.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)
Pod 1: Clemson (ACC), Georgia (SEC), West Virginia (Big 12), Xavier (Big East)
Pod 2: Boston College (ACC), Davidson (A 10), Tulane (American), Utah State (MW)

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

Baha Mar Bahamas Championship (Nov. 20 and 21: Nassau, Bahamas: 2 games)
Memphis (American), Purdue (Big Ten), Wake Forest (ACC), 1 TBA (Purdue for Life alumni website, H/T Logan Borders, The D1 Docket (x2))

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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)

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)

Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 23–25: George Town, Cayman Islands: 3 games)
McNeese (Southland), 7 TBA (The D1 Docket)

Sunshine Slam (Nov. 24 and 25: Daytona Beach, Fla.: 2 games + 1 on-campus)
Hosts: 4 TBA
Visitors: Stony Brook (CAA), 3 TBA (The D1 Docket)

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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)

Acrisure Series (Nov. 25–28: Palm Desert, Calif., formats TBD)
Cal Baptist (WAC), Colorado (Big 12), Grand Canyon (WAC), 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) (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)

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ESPN Events Invitational (Thanksgiving week, Nov. 27 and 28: Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 2 games for Pods A and B, 3 for Pod C)
Pod A: BYU (Big 12), Dayton (A 10), Georgetown (Big East), Miami (ACC) (Jon Rothstein, College Hoops Today)
Pod B: Charlotte (American), Furman (SoCon), Illinois State (MVC), Richmond (A 10) (Rocco Miller, the Bracketeer)
Pod C: Bradley (MVC), Liberty (CUSA), Princeton (Ivy), Rhode Island (A 10), Temple (American), Towson (CAA), UC San Diego (Big West), and Vermont (AE) (Rocco Miller, the Bracketeer)

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)

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

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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)

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

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

CBS Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. TBA: 2 or 3 games; Nov. 27: Chicago)
Arkansas (SEC), Duke (ACC), 1 or 2 TBA (Matt Norlander)

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

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

Teams Not Yet Attached To An MTE

ACC (5/18): California, Florida State, Louisville, Pittsburgh, SMU
Big 12 (5/16): Arizona, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, UCF
Big East (1/11): UConn
Big Ten (4/18): Illinois, Ohio State, Penn State, UCLA
SEC (3/16): Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma

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American (75/13): Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA
Atlantic 10 (3/14): Fordham, George Mason, George Washington
MVC (6/11): Belmont, Indiana State, Murray State, Southern Illinois, UIC, Valparaiso
MW (2/11): Air Force, Wyoming
WCC (4/12): Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Portland, Seattle U*

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

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