ESPN Events Invitational

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The ESPN Events Invitational (previously the Orlando Invitational, Orlando Classic, Old Spice Classic, and Advocare Invitational) is an annual college basketball tournament played over Thanksgiving weekend—Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. The inaugural tournament was held November 23, 24, and 26, 2006. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference serves as the host for the tournament. The tournament is played at the State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida.

From 2006 through 2023, the tournament consisted of eight teams from separate conferences. All eight teams were guaranteed three games. Teams who lost in the first round moved to the consolation bracket and could finish no better than fifth, while the worst a team could finish that won in the first round was fourth. The final ranking of the teams was determined by separate games for first, third, fifth, and seventh places. The 2020 tournament was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

In 2024, the tournament had only four teams, with winners in the first (semifinal) round advancing to the championship game. The two teams that lost in the semifinals played in a third-place game.

In 2025, the tournament will include 16 teams, last five days, and consist of 20 games played in three separate brackets. The tournament will open with the eight-team Adventure Bracket played during its first three days. During the final two days, eight other teams will play in two separate four-team brackets, the Magic Bracket and the Imagination Bracket.[2]

Standings history

Year First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth
2006 Arkansas West Virginia Marist Western Michigan Southern Illinois Virginia Tech Montana Minnesota
2007 NC State Villanova George Mason Kansas State South Carolina Rider UCF Penn State
2008 Gonzaga Tennessee Georgetown Maryland Michigan State Wichita State Oklahoma State Siena
2009 Florida State Marquette Alabama Michigan Baylor Xavier Iona Creighton
2010 Notre Dame Wisconsin Boston College California Texas A&M Temple Georgia Manhattan
2011 Dayton Minnesota Indiana State Fairfield DePaul Arizona State Wake Forest Texas Tech
2012 Gonzaga Davidson Oklahoma West Virginia Clemson Marist Vanderbilt UTEP
2013 Memphis Oklahoma State LSU Butler Saint Joseph's Washington State Purdue Siena
2014 Kansas Michigan State Marquette Tennessee Georgia Tech Rhode Island Santa Clara Rider
2015 Xavier Dayton Monmouth USC Alabama Notre Dame Iowa Wichita State
2016 Gonzaga Iowa State Florida Miami Stanford Seton Hall Quinnipiac Indiana State
2017 West Virginia Missouri St. John's UCF Nebraska Long Beach State Oregon State Marist
2018 Villanova Florida State Oklahoma State LSU College of Charleston Memphis UAB Canisius
2019 Maryland Marquette USC Harvard Temple Davidson Fairfield Texas A&M
2020 No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
2021 Dayton Belmont Kansas Iona Alabama Miami (FL) North Texas Drake
2022 Oklahoma Ole Miss Siena Seton Hall Memphis Stanford Nebraska Florida State
2023 Florida Atlantic Virginia Tech Texas A&M Iowa State Butler Boise State VCU Penn State
2024 Florida Wichita State Wake Forest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A N/A

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2025

The 2025 ESPN Events Invitational field will have three brackets:

2024

[5]

  • November 28 – November 29

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2023

  • November 23 – November 26

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2022

  • November 24 – November 27

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2021

[6]

  • November 25 – November 28

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2020

Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

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  • November 28–December 1

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2018

[10]

  • November 22 – November 25

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2017

[11][12]

  • November 23 – November 26

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2016

[13][14]

  • November 24 – November 27

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2015

[15][16]

  • November 26 – November 29

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2014

[17]

  • November 27 – November 30

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2013

[18]

  • November 28–December 1

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2012

[19]

  • November 24–27

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2011

[20]

  • November 24–27

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2010

[21]

  • November 25–28

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2009

[22]

  • November 26–27, 29

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2008

[23]

  • November 27–28, 30

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2007

[24]

  • November 22–23, 25

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2006

[25]

  • November 23–24, 26

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Future Fields

2025

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External links

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