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Colorado State forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (8) fouls Boise State forward O'Mar Stanley (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball championship game at the Mountain West Conference tournament Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — From the traditional National Invitation Tournament to the College Basketball Invitational and CollegeInsider.com, the sport doesn't lack postseason opportunities for teams that don't make the NCAA Tournament.
Even so, Fox Sports executives looked at the schedule and thought there was a place for one more, working with AEG to put together the College Basketball Crown, a 16-team tournament in Las Vegas that concludes its inaugural edition Sunday.