How To Watch The College Basketball Crown
Mar 31, 2025, 11:16 AM | Updated: 12:52 pm
Utah Utes guard Gabe Madsen (55) shoots the ball while guarded by West Virginia Mountaineers guard Jonathan Powell (11) during an NCAA men’s basketball game held at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
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SALT LAKE CITY- The College Basketball Crown is getting ready to kick off its inaugural tournament in Las Vegas. Teams like Villanova, Boise State, and Utah will dish it out over the next week for the right to play in the championship game on Sunday.
Here is your guide on how to watch not only the Runnin’ Utes but the entire field across several platforms over the next six days!
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— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) March 29, 2025
How To Watch The College Basketball Crown
Since Fox Sports is one of the founding partners of the College Basketball Crown, all 15 games will be broadcast on the Fox family of networks.
First Round and Quarterfinals
The first round and quarterfinal round will play games at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The 12 games over the first round and quarterfinals will air on FS1.
The first round of the tournament will take place on Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1. The first of the four games on both days tip off at 1:00 p.m. MT with 2.5 hours between tip times. The last game of the night is scheduled to tip off at 9:00 p.m. MT.
The quarterfinal round will take place on Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3, with games tipping off 5:oo p.m. MT and 7:00 p.m. MT respectively on each day.
Semifinals and Championship Game
The semifinal round and championship game will get a venue upgrade, switching from the MGM Grand Garden Arena to T-Mobile Arena, the home of the Las Vegas Golden Knights. You can find the two semifinal games and the championship game on FOX.
The tournament will take a break on Friday, April 4, giving the four remaining teams a chance to rest before the final two rounds.
Both semifinal games will take place on Saturday, April 5 will tip times at 11:30 a.m. MT and 2:00 p.m. MT.
The field is set. Two weeks from today it all goes down in Vegas. 16 teams. 1 crown. Tickets available via @vividseats now – https://t.co/VjK7Uctf7B pic.twitter.com/5sxdVoFdk7
— College Basketball Crown (@CBBCrown) March 17, 2025
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What Is The College Basketball Crown?
The College Basketball Crown is a new 16-team men’s postseason tournament that will take place from March 31 to April 6 in Las Vegas and air on FOX and FS1.
The tournament will feature schools from the Big Ten, Big 12, and Big East, in addition to at-large participants. Teams that did not participate in the NCAA Tournament will be eligible for the event, with two automatic qualifiers coming from each participating conference and additional teams chosen by a select committee.
Utah basketball ready to take on the Crown Tournament
This tournament gives the players one last opportunity to compete together after a difficult season, which is something they’re looking forward to.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity, something new, but to have another opportunity to play with these guys, it’s been such a fun team, it means a lot to us,” forward Jake Wahlin said.
Despite the transfer portal entries, Utah is expected to have everyone available for the tournament except Caleb Lohner, who is going through the NFL draft process.
“We want to finish on top; we’re coming into this, and we want to be the first team to ever win the crown,” Keanu Dawes shared. “Everybody has their individual goals, but this is the last opportunity to play together, and all we want to do is win.”
Wahlin and Dawes represent a team that has mostly entered the portal but will still compete in the tournament. Interim head coach Josh Eilert acknowledged the uniqueness of the situation but credited the team for staying committed to this opportunity.
“The situation we’re in, everyone is kind of in the portal,” Eilert said. “I think these guys have been very professional in how they’ve handled everything. I give a lot of credit to our staff and players, who have stayed focused and locked in on what we’ve got going on.”
