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 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. In the current format, the tournament consists of eight teams from separate conferences. All eight teams are guaranteed three games. Teams who lose in the first round move to the consolation bracket and can finish no better than 5th, while the worst a team can finish that wins in the first round is 4th. The final ranking of the teams is determined by separate games for 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th places. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference serves as the host for the tournament. The 2020 tournament was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

ESPN Events Invitational
SportCollege Basketball (men's)
Founded2006
No. of teams8
Most recent
champion(s)
Florida
Most titlesGonzaga (3)

Standings history

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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

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* – Denotes overtime period

2024

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  • November 28 – November 29
Consolation
November 29
ESPN2
Semifinals
November 28
ESPN/ESPN2
Championship
November 29
ESPN
Minnesota66
Wichita State68*
Minnesota51Wichita State51
Wake Forest5718Florida88
18Florida75
Wake Forest58

2023

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  • November 23 – November 26
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 26
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 24
First Round
Thursday, November 23
Semifinals
Friday, November 24
Championship
Sunday, November 26
Penn State77
12Texas A&M89
Penn State7812Texas A&M89
Butler8819Florida Atlantic96
19Florida Atlantic91
Butler86
Butler7019Florida Atlantic84
Boise State56Virginia Tech50
Iowa State68
VCU64
7th-Place GameVCU61Iowa State623rd-Place Game
Boise State65Virginia Tech71
Penn State74Boise State7512Texas A&M73
VCU86Virginia Tech82Iowa State69

2022

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  • November 24 – November 27
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 27
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 25
First Round
Thursday, November 24
Semifinals
Friday, November 25
Championship
Sunday, November 27
Florida State63
Siena80
Florida State60Siena62
Stanford70 Ole Miss74
Ole Miss72
Stanford68
Stanford48Ole Miss55
Memphis56Oklahoma59
Oklahoma69
Nebraska56
7th-Place GameNebraska61Oklahoma773rd-Place Game
Memphis73Seton Hall64
Florida State58Memphis69Siena60
Nebraska75Seton Hall70Seton Hall55

2021

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  • November 25 – November 28
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 28
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 26
First Round
Thursday, November 25
Semifinals
Friday, November 26
Championship
Sunday, November 28
Dayton76
Miami (FL)60
Miami (FL)69Dayton74
North Texas634Kansas73
North Texas59
4Kansas71
Miami (FL)64Dayton63
10Alabama96Belmont61
10Alabama68
Iona72
7th-Place Game10Alabama80Iona653rd-Place Game
Drake71Belmont72
North Texas57Belmont744Kansas96
Drake54Drake69Iona83

2019

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  • November 28–December 1
5th-Place Game
Sunday, December 1
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 29
First Round
Thursday, November 28
Semifinals
Friday, November 29
Championship
Sunday, December 1
5Maryland76
Temple69
Temple655Maryland80
Texas A&M42Harvard73
Texas A&M51
Harvard 62
Temple665Maryland84
Davidson53Marquette63
USC 54
Fairfield47
7th-Place GameFairfield56USC793rd-Place Game
Davidson67Marquette101
Texas A&M62Davidson63Harvard62
Fairfield67Marquette 73 USC77

2018

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  • November 22 – November 25
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 25
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 23
First Round
Thursday, November 22
Semifinals
Friday, November 23
Championship
Sunday, November 25
Villanova83
Canisius56
Canisius63Villanova77
Memphis71Oklahoma State58
Oklahoma State84
Memphis64
Memphis75Villanova66
College of Charleston7814Florida State60
College of Charleston55
19LSU67
7th-Place GameCollege of Charleston7419LSU763rd-Place Game
UAB5114Florida State79*
Canisius62UAB63Oklahoma State90
UAB6814Florida State8119LSU77

2017

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  • November 23 – November 26
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 26
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 24
First Round
Thursday, November 23
Semifinals
Friday, November 24
Championship
Sunday, November 26
Missouri95
Long Beach State58
Long Beach State74Missouri90
Oregon State69St. John's82
St. John's82
Oregon State77
Long Beach State80Missouri79
Nebraska8523West Virginia83
UCF68
Nebraska59
7th-Place GameNebraska84UCF453rd-Place Game
Marist5923West Virginia83
Oregon State6523West Virginia84St. John's46
Marist46Marist78UCF43

2016

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  • November 24 – November 27
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 27
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 25
First Round
Thursday, November 24
Semifinals
Friday, November 25
Championship
Sunday, November 27
Indiana State71
21Iowa State73
Indiana State6221Iowa State73
Stanford65Miami (FL)56
Stanford53
Miami (FL)67
Stanford6621Iowa State71
Seton Hall5211Gonzaga73
11Gonzaga82
Quinnipiac62
7th-Place GameQuinnipiac7911Gonzaga773rd-Place Game
Seton Hall90Florida72
Indiana State77Seton Hall76Miami (FL)56
Quinnipiac80Florida81Florida65

2015

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  • November 26 – November 29
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 29
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 27
First Round
Thursday, November 26
Semifinals
Friday, November 27
Championship
Sunday, November 29
Alabama45
23Xavier64
Alabama6423Xavier87
20Wichita State60USC77
20Wichita State69
USC72
Alabama7423Xavier90
17Notre Dame73Dayton61
17Notre Dame68
Monmouth70
7th-Place Game17Notre Dame68Monmouth703rd-Place Game
Iowa62Dayton73
20Wichita State65Iowa77USC73
Iowa84Dayton82Monmouth83

2014

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  • November 27 – November 30
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 30
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 28
First Round
Thursday, November 27
Semifinals
Friday, November 28
Championship
Sunday, November 30
Santa Clara57
Tennessee64
Santa Clara44Tennessee67
Rhode Island6611Kansas82
11Kansas76
Rhode Island60
Rhode Island6111Kansas61
Georgia Tech6420Michigan State56
20Michigan State77
Rider45
7th-Place GameRider5420Michigan State793rd-Place Game
Georgia Tech61Marquette68
Santa Clara68Marquette72Tennessee59
Rider60Georgia Tech70Marquette67

2013

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  • November 28–December 1
5th-Place Game
Sunday, December 1
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 29
First Round
Thursday, November 28
Semifinals
Friday, November 29
Championship
Sunday, December 1
Purdue87
5Oklahoma State97
Purdue545Oklahoma State69
Washington State69Butler67
Butler76
Washington State69
Washington State675Oklahoma State68
Saint Joseph's7221Memphis73
21Memphis87
Siena60
7th-Place GameSiena6621Memphis763rd-Place Game
Saint Joseph's78LSU69
Purdue68LSU82Butler68
Siena63Saint Joseph's65LSU70*

2012

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  • November 24–27
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 25
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 23
First Round
Thursday, November 22
Semifinals
Friday, November 23
Championship
Sunday, November 25
West Virginia87
Marist44
Marist50West Virginia60
Vanderbilt33Davidson63*
Vanderbilt62
Davidson75
Marist44Davidson67
Clemson5917Gonzaga81
UTEP61
Oklahoma68
7th-Place GameUTEP48Oklahoma473rd-Place Game
Clemson6917Gonzaga72
Vanderbilt73Clemson49West Virginia70
UTEP4917Gonzaga57Oklahoma77

2011

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  • November 24–27
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 27
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 25
First Round
Thursday, November 24
Semifinals
Friday, November 25
Championship
Sunday, November 27
Texas Tech49
Indiana State60
Texas Tech70Indiana State69
DePaul76Minnesota76
Minnesota86
DePaul85
DePaul68Minnesota70
Arizona State64Dayton86
Dayton80
Wake Forest76
7th-Place GameWake Forest56Dayton563rd-Place Game
Arizona State84Fairfield49
Texas Tech61Arizona State44Indiana State72
Wake Forest70Fairfield55Fairfield66

2010

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  • November 25–28
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 28
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 26
First Round
Thursday, November 25
Semifinals
Friday, November 26
Championship
Sunday, November 28
Boston College67
Texas A&M65
Texas A&M74Boston College55
Manhattan45Wisconsin65
Wisconsin50
Manhattan35
Texas A&M54Wisconsin51
20Temple5117Notre Dame58
Georgia83
Notre Dame89**
7th-Place GameGeorgia58Notre Dame573rd-Place Game
20Temple65California44
Georgia6120Temple50Boston College68
Manhattan58California57California46

2009

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  • November 26–27, 29
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 29
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 27
First Round
Thursday, November 26
Semifinals
Friday, November 27
Championship
Sunday, November 29
Creighton76
15Michigan83*
Creighton6715Michigan65
Xavier80Marquette79
Marquette71
Xavier61
Xavier64Marquette56
Baylor69Florida State57
Alabama79
Baylor76
7th-Place GameBaylor72*Alabama513rd-Place Game
20Iona62Florida State60
Creighton55Florida State5415Michigan66
Iona63Iona49Alabama68

2008

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  • November 27–28, 30
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 30
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 28
First Round
Thursday, November 27
Semifinals
Friday, November 28
Championship
Sunday, November 30
12Tennessee78
Siena64
Siena7012Tennessee90
Wichita State7221Georgetown78
Wichita State50
21Georgetown58
Wichita State5712Tennessee74
5Michigan State659Gonzaga83
Maryland80
5Michigan State62
7th-Place Game5Michigan State94Maryland593rd-Place Game
Oklahoma State799Gonzaga81
Siena77Oklahoma State7121Georgetown75
Oklahoma State689Gonzaga83Maryland48

2007

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  • November 22–23, 25
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 25
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 23
First Round
Thursday, November 22
Semifinals
Friday, November 23
Championship
Sunday, November 25
South Carolina74
Penn State67
Penn State73South Carolina61
Rider82NC State63
NC State72
Rider63
Rider69NC State69
20Kansas State8219Villanova68
19Villanova76
UCF68
7th-Place GameUCF7119Villanova843rd-Place Game
20Kansas State73George Mason78
Penn State59George Mason87South Carolina68
UCF7020Kansas State77George Mason69

2006

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  • November 23–24, 26
5th-Place Game
Sunday, November 26
Consolation 2nd Round
Friday, November 24
First Round
Thursday, November 23
Semifinals
Friday, November 24
Championship
Sunday, November 26
Arkansas61
Southern Illinois53
Southern Illinois69Arkansas73
Minnesota53Marist56
Marist63
Minnesota56
Southern Illinois59Arkansas71
20Virginia Tech64West Virginia64
Western Michigan71
Virginia Tech68
7th-Place GameVirginia Tech77Western Michigan543rd-Place Game
Montana56West Virginia79
Minnesota65West Virginia73Marist89
Montana72Montana56Western Michigan78

References

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