Emerald Coast Classic

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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

Brackets[]

* – Denotes overtime period

2021[]

LSU, Oregon State, Penn State and Wake Forest headline the field for the 2021 Emerald Coast Classic.[3]

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.[4][5]

First Round[]

Championship round[]

  Second Round
November 26
CBSSN 		    Championship Round
November 27
CBSSN
                 
    Penn State 65  
    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[]

[6]

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.[7]

November 13 November 19
      
  Western Michigan 52
  Cincinnati 78
  NC Central 51
  Cincinnati 73
November 17 November 20
      
  NC Central 63
  George Mason 78
  Southern 65
  George Mason 69
November 10 November 16
      
  Nicholls State 54
  Baylor 81
  Southern 53
  Baylor 80
November 10 November 20
      
  Nicholls State 55
  Ole Miss 75
  Western Michigan 64
  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.[8]

November 18
BTN 		November 20
BTN
      
  Jackson State 45
  Maryland 76
  Maryland Eastern Shore 43
  Maryland 96
November 13
Fox Sports Southwest 		November 20
Fox Sports Southwest
      
  Omaha 66
  TCU 99
  Tennessee Tech 63
  TCU 100
November 14 November 21
      
  Tennessee Tech 104
  New Mexico 96
  Omaha 71
  New Mexico 103
November 18 November 20
      
  Maryland Eastern Shore 48
  St. Bonaventure 96
  Jackson State 58
  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.[9]

November 13 November 20
      
  UTRGV 67
  Iowa 95
  Savannah State 84
  Iowa 116
November 13 November 20
      
  Savannah State 86
  Memphis 99
  UTRGV 75
  Memphis 95
November 15 November 22
      
  Grambling State 34
  Virginia 90
  St. Francis Brooklyn 32
  Virginia 95
November 19 November 21
      
  St. Francis Brooklyn 48
  Providence 64
  Grambling State 54
  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
      UTRGV 71
  Grambling State 93    
  UTRGV 101*   3rd place game
November 26
 
Savannah State 104
  Grambling State 110

2015[]

First and Second Round[]

[10]

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

Championship round[]

  Third Round
November 27
CBSSN[11] 		    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.[12]

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

Championship round[]

  Third Round
November 28
Emerald Coast TV[13] 		    Semifinals
November 29
CBSSN[14]
                 
  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  
  NC Central 65    
      NC 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. ^ "LSU, Oregon State, Penn State, Wake Forest in Emerald Coast Classic". Emerald Coast Classic. Global Sports Management.
  4. ^ "2021 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Global Sports Management. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Tigers Bracket Set For 2021 Emerald Coast Classic". LSUSports.net. LSU Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ Blake Lovell. "Tennessee to take part in 2019 Emerald Coast Classic". southeasthoops.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  7. ^ "2018 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ^ "2017 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. ^ "2016 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Emerald Coast Classic. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  10. ^ "2015 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  11. ^ Norlander, Matt. "CBS Sports unveils College Basketball Schedule for 2015-16". CBS Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  12. ^ "2014 Emerald Coast Classic Schedule". Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Emerald Coast TV to stream Emerald Coast Classic". Emerald Coast Classic. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  14. ^ 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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