The College Basketball Crown, a new postseason tournament, tips off its inaugural run on March 31 with 16 men's teams. What's at stake: $500,000 in name, image and likeness brand ambassador deals is on the line making it one of the first postseason college basketball tournaments to explicitly tie team success to NIL opportunities.

The 16-team tournament gives the Utes a chance to win their part of a $500,000 NIL package and ‘any opportunity to keep competing, we’re going to take that chance’.

The newest addition to March Madness begins with the Bulldogs playing in the made-for-TV College Basketball Crown. How far will they go? How much will they earn?

The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 11 in the second half but stormed back to beat Utah. Here are three things that stood out from the victory.

The short-handed Tulane men's basketball team never had a chance against USC in the first round of the College Basketball Crown, trailing by double digits for the final 23 minutes and giving up a late 17-0 run as the Trojans ran away with it.

It's Colorado vs Villanova in the College Basketball Crown. Here's how to watch, including time, channel, TV schedule and streaming info.

The Green Wave (19-14) have lost two starting players to the portal as they gear up to play Southern California (16-17) on Tuesday night in the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas.

The carousel is spinning, and we're tracking all of the coaching firing and hiring moves in the men's game for the 2025-26 season in one complete list below. Coaches considered interim are marked with an asterisk.

The College Basketball Crown continues today with the remaining games of the first round. One Big Ten team is set to play tonight, with USC in the nightcap late night against Tulane. Tulane Green Wave vs USC Trojans Time/TV: 11:00 PM ET FS1 Line: USC -9.