The field has been set for the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas, which features a name, image and likeness prize pool of $500,000 for players participating in the event.
Taking place April 1-5 at MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena, eight men’s college basketball teams from the Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Big East will vie for the tournament title. They include Baylor, Colorado, Creighton, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Stanford and West Virginia.
Fans looking to attend the games in person can purchase tickets on VividSeats, with the games scheduled to broadcast on Fox and Fox Sports 1.
Former All-American and NBA veteran Jim Jackson will be on the call throughout the tournament, with Fox Sports lead college basketball announcer Gus Johnson to join him for the semifinals and championship games.
The College Basketball Crown game and TV schedule are as followed.
* April 1 at MGM Grand Garden Arena: Game 1: Oklahoma versus Colorado, at 5 p.m. and Game 2: Baylor versus Minnesota, at 7:30 p.m., both airing live on FS1.
* April 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena: Game 3: Stanford versus West Virginia at 5 p.m. and Game 4: Rutgers versus Creighton at 7:30 p.m., both airing live on FS1.
* April 4 at T-Mobile Arena: Game 5: Game 1 winner versus Game 2 winner at 10:30 a.m. and Game 6: Game 3 winner versus Game 4 winner at 1 p.m., both airing live on Fox.
* April 5 at T-Mobile Arena: Championship game: Game 5 winner versus Game 6 winner at 2 p.m., airing live on Fox.
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