Old Bison
Masters Student
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Age: 65
Reg: 07-09-17
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07-25-17 11:34 AM - Post#231241
In response to Old Bison
1. Phil Knight Invitational
When: Nov. 23-24, 26
Where: Portland
Teams: North Carolina, Portland, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Georgetown, Michigan State, Oregon, Connecticut, Duke, Portland State, Florida, Gonzaga, Stanford, Ohio State, Butler, Texas
Brackets
The Maui Invitational and the Battle 4 Atlantis will both have to take a temporary backseat in 2017. The reason is the Phil Knight Invitational, a 16-team mega tournament created to celebrate the 80th birthday of Nike co-founder Phil Knight. The event will feature two eight-team tournaments, a set-up that made it possible to attract power teams from the same conference without there being a fear of them having to square off against one another.
Ten of the 16 teams involved in the tournament have won a national championship, and in total the group has amassed 23 national titles. The field features three of last season’s Final Four teams, including national finalists North Carolina and Gonzaga. Every game of the tournament will be broadcast on one of the ESPN family of networks, which means even less work than usual will be accomplished this Thanksgiving week.
Does anyone know who dropped out to allow us to get in or is there a "B" bracket that interacts with above?
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