The field for the 2024 Maui Invitational has been released.
The first-round matchups this year are UConn vs. Memphis, Colorado vs. Michigan State, Auburn vs. Iowa State and Dayton vs. North Carolina.
Seven of the eight teams qualified for the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and UConn is the two-time defending National Champion. Last year's Maui Invitational champion, Purdue, is not in the field.
The Maui Invitational is entering its 41st year, and every team in the field has appeared in a previous rendition of the tournament. Auburn, Colorado, Iowa State and Memphis will seek their first tournament championship while UNC will be looking to match Duke for the most titles in the tournament's history (5).