Tournaments have become the major draw of college basketball’s pre-conference season, and 2012-13 should be no exception, as several of the sport’s top events are loaded with teams which appear capable of competing for the National Championship.
Top Preseason Tournaments For 2012-13 Are Loaded With Talent
The top preseason tournaments for the 2012-13 college basketball season are loaded with teams that appear capable of cutting down the nets in Atlanta next April.
The Maui Invitational is stacked as usual, but its growing Bahamian rival, the Battle 4 Atlantis, has put together a field that could include eight NCAA Tournament teams.
The brackets haven’t been set in most of these instances, but here’s your full slate of preseason tournaments heading into next season:
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Dates: Nov. 15-16, 18
Teams: N.C. State, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Providence, UMass , Akron, Southern Mississippi
2K Sports Classic
Dates: Nov. 15-16
Teams: Purdue, Alabama, Villanova, Oregon State, Hofstra, Niagara, Bucknell, South Dakota State
Charleston Classic
Dates: Nov. 15-16, 18
Teams: Baylor, Boston College, Charleston, Colorado, Dayton, St. John’s, Southern Illinois
Coaches vs. Cancer
Dates: Nov. 16-17
Teams: Florida State, Notre Dame, BYU, St. Joe’s
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
Dates: Nov. 16-18
Teams: Ohio State, Seton Hall, Washington, Rhode Island, Norfolk State, Albany, UMKC, Loyola (Md.)
Paradise Jam
Dates: Nov. 16-19
Teams: Connecticut, George Mason, Iona, Mercer, New Mexico, Quinnipiac, UIC, Wake Forest
CBE Classic
Dates: Nov. 19-20
Teams: Kansas, Saint Louis, Texas A&M, Washington State
Legends Classic
Dates: Nov. 19-20
Teams: Georgetown, Indiana, UCLA, Georgia, Duquesne, North Dakota State, James Madison, Liberty, UC Irvine, Sam Houston
Maui Invitational
Dates: Nov. 19-21
Teams: North Carolina, Butler, Illinois, Marquette, Mississippi State, Texas, USC, Chaminade
Cancun Challenge
Dates: Nov. 20-21
Teams: Iowa, DePaul, Western Kentucky, Wichita State, Howard, Austin Peay, Western Carolina, Gardner-Webb
Preseason NIT
Dates: Nov. 21, 23
Teams: Michigan, Pittsburgh, Kansas State, Virginia, Fordham, Bowling Green, Delaware, Fairfield, Cleveland State, Lamar, Robert Morris, North Texas
Great Alaska Shootout
Dates: Nov. 21-24
Teams: Belmont, Charlotte, Loyola Marymount, Northeastern, Oral Roberts, Texas State, UC Riverside, Alaska-Anchorage
Battle 4 Atlantis
Dates: Nov. 22-24
Teams: Duke, Memphis, Missouri, Louisville, Minnesota, VCU, Stanford, Northern Iowa
Old Spice Classic
Dates: Nov. 22-23, 25
Teams: Vanderbilt, Gonzaga, Clemson, Davidson, Marist, Oklahoma, UTEP, West Virginia
Anaheim Classic
Dates: Nov. 22-23, 25
Teams: California, Saint Mary’s, Xavier, Drexel, Drake, Rice, Georgia Tech, Pacific
Global Sports Classic
Dates: Nov. 23-24
Teams: UNLV, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Oregon, Jacksonville State, Northern Arizona, Campbell, N.C. A&T
Las Vegas Invitational
Dates: Nov. 23-24
Teams: Arkansas, Arizona State, Creighton, Wisconsin, FAMU, Longwood, Presbyterian, Cornell
South Padre Invitational
Dates: Nov. 23-24
Teams: Northwestern, Illinois State, UAB, TCU, Navy, Fairleigh Dickinson, Prairie View, Delaware State
Las Vegas Classic
Dates: Dec. 22-23
Teams: Virginia Tech, Portland, Bradley, Colorado State, Cal State Bakersfield, Mississippi Valley State, Georgia Southern, North Florida
Diamond Head Classic
Dates: December 22-23, 25
Teams: Arizona, Miami, Mississippi, San Diego State, Texas Tech, Indiana State, San Francisco, Hawaii
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