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Phil Knight Invitational Brackets Revealed

CHAPEL HILL—ESPN Events has announced the brackets for the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational (PKI), one of ESPN's 11 owned and operated college basketball events.

The PKI multi-team tournament will feature eight men's teams and four women's teams competing during ESPN's annual Feast Week, Thursday, Nov. 24 – Sunday, Nov. 27.

Men's teams competing in PKI include Alabama, Iowa State, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oregon, Portland, UConn and Villanova. The accomplished field has a combined 212 NCAA Tournament appearances, 45 Final Fours and 16 NCAA titles.

Six of the eight teams reached the NCAA Tournament last season, including national runner-up North Carolina and semifinalist Villanova.