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Oklahoma headlines 8-team College Basketball Crown field
Oklahoma accepted the College Basketball Crown invite to extend its season with a $500,000 NIL prize pool for teams excluded from the NCAA Tournament, tournament runs April 1-5.
- The College Basketball Crown announced on March 16, 2026, that Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball accepted an invitation to the postseason tournament set for April 1-5 in Las Vegas.
- Declining the 2026 NCAA Tournament, the team decided to continue competing, 'Moser said' that 'we decided as a group we wanted to do that.'
- The quarterfinal matchup pairs Oklahoma will face Colorado at 7 p.m. CT, broadcast on FS1, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
- Backed by Fox, the College Basketball Crown offers a $500,000 NIL prize pool and provides an alternative postseason for teams left out of the NCAA Tournament, reshaping options beyond the NIT or CBI.
- The College Basketball Crown's second year features Oklahoma as the first SEC team, with Nebraska winning the inaugural event and a reduced field of eight teams for 2026.
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OU basketball accepts invite to College Basketball Crown, will play Colorado
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