Emerald Coast Classic
Emerald Coast Classic
SportCollege basketball
Founded2014
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)The Arena at Northwest Florida State College
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network
Official websiteEmerald Coast Classic

The Emerald Coast Classic is an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Thanksgiving of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 2014. The two final round games are played on the campus of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida. The tournament will be presented by Global Sports.[1] First and second-round games are played at on-campus sites, with the third round and championship round scheduled Thanksgiving weekend at Northwest Florida State College.[2]

Tournament History

Champions

Year Teams
2014 Ole Miss North Carolina Central
2015 Iowa State Chattanooga
2016 Virginia Texas–Rio Grande Valley
2017 TCU Tennessee Tech
2018 Cincinnati Nicholls State
2019 Florida State Chattanooga
2021 LSU Samford
2022 TCU Omaha
2023 Ohio State Western Michigan

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2023

The tournament is set to take place from November 24 - 25, 2023.[3]

Championship round

Second Round
November 24
CBSSN 		Championship Round
November 25
CBSSN
      
17 Alabama 81
Ohio State 92
Ohio State 86
Santa Clara 56
Oregon 82
Santa Clara 88 Consolation
November 27
17 Alabama 99
Oregon 91
Second Round
November 24 		Championship Round
November 25
      
Western Michigan 68
Southeastern Louisiana 67
Western Michigan 72
Mercer 66
Tennessee State 59
Mercer 60 Consolation Game
November 25
  Southeastern Louisiana 77
Tennessee State 91

2022

The tournament took place on November 25 - 26, 2022.[4]

First Round

Championship round

Second Round
November 25
CBSSN 		Championship Round
November 26
CBSSN
      
California 48
  TCU 59
  TCU 79
25 Iowa 66
  Clemson 71
25 Iowa 74 Consolation
November 27
  California 59
  Clemson 67
Second Round
November 25 		Championship Round
November 26
      
Southern 76
Loyola (MD) 58
  Southern 78
  Omaha 88
Louisiana–Monroe 56
Omaha 63 Consolation Game
November 27
  Loyola (MD) 65
  Louisiana-Monroe 64

2021

LSU, Oregon State, Penn State and Wake Forest headline the field for the 2021 Emerald Coast Classic.[5]

First-round games played at on-campus sites. Second- and championship-round games played on the campus of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida.[6][7]

First Round

Championship round

Second Round
November 26
CBSSN 		Championship Round
November 27
CBSSN
      
  Penn State 63
  LSU 68*
  LSU 75
  Wake Forest 61
  Oregon State 77
  Wake Forest 80 Consolation
November 27
  Penn State 60
  Oregon State 45
Second Round
November 26 		Championship Round
November 27
      
McNeese State 71
St. Francis Brooklyn 59
  McNeese State 75
  Samford 83
Samford 77
North Carolina A&T 75 Consolation Game
November 27
  St. Francis Brooklyn 67
  North Carolina A&T 73

2019

[8]

Championship round

Third Round
November 28
CBSSN 		Championship Round
November 29
CBSSN
      
Florida State 60
17 Tennessee 57
Florida State 63
Purdue 60
Purdue 59
20 VCU 56 3rd Place Game
CBSSN
17 Tennessee 72
20 VCU 69
Third Round
November 28
CBSSN 		Championship Round
November 29
CBSSN
      
Chicago State 62
Jacksonville State 71
Jacksonville State 60
Chattanooga 63
Alabama State 56
Chattanooga 74 3rd Place Game
CBSSN
Chicago State 54
Alabama State 67

2018

First and Second Round

First and second-round games were played at campus sites November 10–20, 2018 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 23 and 25.[9]

November 13 November 19
  Western Michigan 52
  North Carolina Central 51   Cincinnati 78
  Cincinnati 73
November 17 November 20
  North Carolina Central 63
  Southern 65   George Mason 78
  George Mason 69
November 10 November 16
  Nicholls State 54
  Southern 53   Baylor 81
  Baylor 80
November 10 November 20
  Nicholls State 55
  Western Michigan 64   Ole Miss 75
  Ole Miss 90

Championship round

Third Round
November 23
CBSSN 		Championship Round
November 24
CBSSN
      
George Mason 55
Cincinnati 71
Cincinnati 71
Ole Miss 57
Baylor 70
Ole Miss 78 3rd place game
November 24
George Mason 61
Baylor 72
Third Round
November 23 		Championship Round
November 24
      
Nicholls State 77
NC Central 63
Nicholls State 62
Western Michigan 61*
Southern 70
Western Michigan 85 3rd place game
November 24
NC Central 83
Southern 71

2017

First and Second Round

First and second-round games were played at on-campus sites November 12–21, 2017 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 24 and 25.[10]

November 18
BTN 		November 20
BTN
  Jackson State 45
  Maryland Eastern Shore 43   Maryland 76
  Maryland 96
November 13
Fox Sports Southwest 		November 20
Fox Sports Southwest
  Omaha 66
  Tennessee Tech 63   TCU 99
  TCU 100
November 14 November 21
  Tennessee Tech 104
  Omaha 71   New Mexico 96
  New Mexico 103
November 18 November 20
  Maryland Eastern Shore 48
  Jackson State 58   St. Bonaventure 96
  St. Bonaventure 72

Championship round

Third Round
November 24
CBSSN 		Championship Round
November 25
CBSSN
      
New Mexico 67
TCU 69
TCU 89
St. Bonaventure 79
St. Bonaventure 63
Maryland 61 3rd place game
November 25
New Mexico 65
Maryland 80
Third Round
November 25 		Championship Round
November 26
      
Tennessee Tech 86
Omaha 85
Tennessee Tech 90
Maryland Eastern Shore 60
Maryland Eastern Shore 66
Jackson State 63 3rd place game
November 25
Omaha 73
Jackson State 75

2016

First and Second Round

First and second-round games were played at on-campus sites November 13–22, 2016 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 25 and 26.[11]

November 13 November 20
  UT Rio Grande Valley 67
  Savannah State 84   Iowa 95
  Iowa 116
November 13 November 20
  Savannah State 86
  UTRGV 75   Memphis 99
  Memphis 95
November 15 November 22
  Grambling State 34
  St. Francis Brooklyn 32   Virginia 90
  Virginia 95
November 19 November 21
  St. Francis Brooklyn 48
  Grambling State 54   Providence 64
  Providence 71

Championship round

Third Round
November 25
CBSSN 		Championship Round
November 26
CBSSN
      
8 Virginia 74
Iowa 41
8 Virginia 63
Providence 52
Providence 60
Memphis 51 3rd place game
November 26
Iowa 92
Memphis 100
Third Round
November 25 		Championship Round
November 26
      
Savannah State 91
St. Francis Brooklyn 97
St. Francis Brooklyn 61
UT Rio Grande Valley 71
Grambling State 93
UT Rio Grande Valley 101* 3rd place game
November 26
Savannah State 104
Grambling State 110

2015

First and Second Round

[12]

November 14 November 18
  Jacksonville State 62
  Alabama State 85   Virginia Tech 71
  Virginia Tech 82
November 14 November 18
  Chattanooga 63
  Chicago State 64   Iowa State 83
  Iowa State 106
November 14 November 18
  Jacksonville State 55
  Alabama State 70   UAB 61
  UAB 72
November 21
Springfield, Illinois 		November 18
Springfield, Illinois
  Chicago State 79
  Chattanooga 81   Illinois 82
  Illinois 77

Championship round

Third Round
November 27
CBSSN[13] 		Championship Round
November 28
CBSSN
      
Iowa State 99
Virginia Tech 77
  Iowa State 84
  Illinois 73
UAB 58
Illinois 72 3rd place game
November 28
Virginia Tech 82*
  UAB 77
Third Round
November 27 		Championship Round
November 28
      
Alabama State 58
Chattanooga 95
Chattanooga 62
Jacksonville State 52
Chicago State 65
Jacksonville State 68 3rd place game
November 28
Alabama State 66
Chicago State 64

2014

First and Second Round

First and second-round games were played at on-campus sites November 20–25, 2014 with the third round and championship round scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, November 28 and 29.[14]

November 20 November 23
  Northern Arizona 74
  Southern 38   Ole Miss 80
  Ole Miss 69
November 22 November 25
  Northern Arizona 53
  Southern 48   Middle Tennessee 65
  Middle Tennessee 66
November 23 November 25
  Eastern Illinois 53
  North Carolina Central 45   Creighton 75
  Creighton 65
November 23 November 25
  North Carolina Central 70
  Eastern Illinois 49   Cincinnati 79
  Cincinnati 54

Championship round

Third Round
November 28
Emerald Coast TV[15] 		Semifinals
November 29
CBSSN[16]
      
Middle Tennessee 51
Cincinnati 69
Cincinnati 54
Ole Miss 66
23 Creighton 68
Ole Miss 75 3rd place game
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
Middle Tennessee 47
23 Creighton 57
Third Round
November 28
Emerald Coast TV 		Championship Round
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
      
Eastern Illinois 40
North Carolina Central 65
North Carolina Central 40
Northern Arizona 36
Southern 63
Northern Arizona 70* 3rd place game
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
Eastern Illinois 54
Southern 43

References

  1. ^ Walker, Brandon (17 April 2014). "NWF State's arena to host D I men's tournament". nwfdailynews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Northwest Florida State set to host 2014 Emerald Coast Classic Basketball Tourney featuring Creighton, Ole Miss and other top NCAA teams". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. ^ "ALABAMA, OHIO STATE, OREGON, SANTA CLARA HEADLINE EMERALD COAST CLASSIC FIELD". emeraldcoastclassic.com. April 22, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "LSU, Oregon State, Penn State, Wake Forest in Emerald Coast Classic". Emerald Coast Classic. Global Sports Management.
  6. ^ "2021 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Global Sports Management. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Tigers Bracket Set For 2021 Emerald Coast Classic". LSUSports.net. LSU Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ Blake Lovell. "Tennessee to take part in 2019 Emerald Coast Classic". southeasthoops.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  9. ^ "2018 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  10. ^ "2017 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  11. ^ "2016 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  12. ^ "2015 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  13. ^ Norlander, Matt. "CBS Sports unveils College Basketball Schedule for 2015-16". CBS Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  14. ^ "2014 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Emerald Coast TV to stream Emerald Coast Classic". Emerald Coast Classic. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  16. ^ Rob Anderson (10 September 2014). "Tweet Number 509744142931738624". Twitter. Retrieved 12 September 2014. CBS Sports Network announces it will televise the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic. Field is Creighton, Cincy, Ole Miss, MTSU.

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