The College Basketball Crown unveiled its inaugural 16-team bracket on Monday morning.
A newly-created, single-elimination postseason tournament — created by Fox and held entirely in Las Vegas during Final Four week — puts together a field of high-major teams that didn’t qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
The College Basketball Crown is also the reason the NIT was gutted into essentially a mid-major tournament. Fox is attempting to compete head-to-head with ESPN for college basketball viewers during the month of March.
So is this new corporate-driven postseason showcase worth any attention? Is this new event college basketball’s answer to college football’s bowl season? Let’s break down the Crown and
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