Emerald Coast Classic

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Emerald Coast Classic
Sport College basketball
Founded2014
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
Venue(s) Raider Arena at Northwest Florida State College
Official website Emerald 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]

Contents

Tournament history

Tournament champions

Men's

YearTeams
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
2020No Tournament
2021 LSU Samford
2022 TCU Omaha
2023 Ohio State Western Michigan
2024No Tournament
2025

Women's

YearTeams
2024 Alabama Creighton

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2024

Women's

The Emerald Coast Classic will be a women's college basketball tournament only for the 2024-25 season with four teams comprised in two brackets. [3]

Bay Bracket
Bay Bracket Semifinals
November 25
Bay Bracket Championship
November 26
      
  Clemson 90
  UAB 52
 Clemson 39
23Alabama73
23 Alabama 83
  Alabama State 33 Bay Bracket Consolation
November 26
 UAB76
 Alabama State 43
Beach Bracket
Beach Bracket Semifinals
November 25
Beach Bracket Championship
November 26
      
  Syracuse 82
  Missouri 59
 Syracuse 59
 Creighton86
  Wichita State 63
  Creighton 91Beach Bracket Consolation
November 26
 Missouri85
 Wichita State 57

2023

Men's

The tournament took place from November 24 - 25, 2023. [4]

Championship round

Second Round
November 24
CBSSN
Championship Round
November 25
CBSSN
      
17 Alabama 81
Ohio State92
Ohio State86
Santa Clara 56
Oregon 82
Santa Clara88Consolation
November 25
17 Alabama99
Oregon 91
Second Round
November 24
Championship Round
November 25
      
Western Michigan68
Southeastern Louisiana 67
Western Michigan72
Mercer 66
Tennessee State 59
Mercer60Consolation Game
November 25
Southeastern Louisiana 77
Tennessee State91

2022

Men's

The tournament took place on November 25 - 26, 2022. [5]

First Round

Championship round

Second Round
November 25
CBSSN
Championship Round
November 26
CBSSN
      
California 48
  TCU 59
 TCU79
25 Iowa 66
  Clemson 71
25 Iowa 74Consolation
November 26
 California 59
 Clemson67
Second Round
November 25
Championship Round
November 26
      
Southern 76
Loyola (MD) 58
 Southern 78
 Omaha88
Louisiana–Monroe 56
Omaha 63Consolation Game
November 26
 Loyola (MD)65
 Louisiana-Monroe 64

2021

Men's

LSU, Oregon State, Penn State and Wake Forest headline the field for the 2021 Emerald Coast Classic. [6]

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. [7] [8]

First Round

Championship round

Second Round
November 26
CBSSN
Championship Round
November 27
CBSSN
      
 Penn State 63
 LSU68*
 LSU75
 Wake Forest 61
 Oregon State 77
 Wake Forest80Consolation
November 27
 Penn State60
 Oregon State 45
Second Round
November 26
Championship Round
November 27
      
McNeese State71
St. Francis Brooklyn 59
 McNeese State 75
 Samford83
Samford77
North Carolina A&T 75 Consolation Game
November 27
 St. Francis Brooklyn 67
 North Carolina A&T73

2019

Men's

[9]

Championship round

Third Round
November 28
CBSSN
Championship Round
November 29
CBSSN
      
Florida State 60
17 Tennessee 57
Florida State63
Purdue 60
Purdue 59
20 VCU 56 3rd Place Game
CBSSN
17 Tennessee72
20 VCU 69
Third Round
November 28
CBSSN
Championship Round
November 29
CBSSN
      
Chicago State 62
Jacksonville State 71
Jacksonville State 60
Chattanooga63
Alabama State 56
Chattanooga 743rd Place Game
CBSSN
Chicago State 54
Alabama State67

2018

Men's

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. [10]

November 13 November 19
  Western Michigan 52
  North Carolina Central 51  Cincinnati78
  Cincinnati 73
November 17 November 20
 North Carolina Central 63
  Southern 65  George Mason78
  George Mason 69
November 10 November 16
  Nicholls State 54
 Southern 53  Baylor81
  Baylor 80
November 10 November 20
 Nicholls State 55
 Western Michigan 64  Ole Miss75
  Ole Miss 90

Championship round

Third Round
November 23
CBSSN
Championship Round
November 24
CBSSN
      
George Mason 55
Cincinnati71
Cincinnati71
Ole Miss 57
Baylor 70
Ole Miss783rd place game
November 24
George Mason 61
Baylor72
Third Round
November 23
Championship Round
November 24
      
Nicholls State77
NC Central 63
Nicholls State62
Western Michigan 61*
Southern 70
Western Michigan853rd place game
November 24
NC Central83
Southern 71

2017

Men's

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. [11]

November 18
BTN
November 20
BTN
  Jackson State 45
  Maryland Eastern Shore 43  Maryland76
  Maryland 96
November 13
Fox Sports Southwest
November 20
Fox Sports Southwest
  Omaha 66
  Tennessee Tech 63  TCU99
  TCU 100
November 14 November 21
 Tennessee Tech104
 Omaha 71  New Mexico 96
  New Mexico 103
November 18 November 20
 Maryland Eastern Shore 48
 Jackson State 58  St. Bonaventure96
  St. Bonaventure 72

Championship round

Third Round
November 24
CBSSN
Championship Round
November 25
CBSSN
      
New Mexico 67
TCU69
TCU89
St. Bonaventure 79
St. Bonaventure63
Maryland 61 3rd place game
November 25
New Mexico 65
Maryland80
Third Round
November 25
Championship Round
November 26
      
Tennessee Tech86
Omaha 85
Tennessee Tech90
Maryland Eastern Shore 60
Maryland Eastern Shore66
Jackson State 63 3rd place game
November 25
Omaha 73
Jackson State75

2016

Men's

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. [12]

November 13 November 20
  UT Rio Grande Valley 67
  Savannah State 84  Iowa95
  Iowa 116
November 13 November 20
 Savannah State 86
 UTRGV 75  Memphis99
  Memphis 95
November 15 November 22
  Grambling State 34
  St. Francis Brooklyn 32  Virginia90
  Virginia 95
November 19 November 21
 St. Francis Brooklyn 48
 Grambling State 54  Providence64
  Providence 71

Championship round

Third Round
November 25
CBSSN
Championship Round
November 26
CBSSN
      
8 Virginia74
Iowa 41
8 Virginia63
Providence 52
Providence60
Memphis 51 3rd place game
November 26
Iowa 92
Memphis100
Third Round
November 25
Championship Round
November 26
      
Savannah State 91
St. Francis Brooklyn97
St. Francis Brooklyn 61
UT Rio Grande Valley71
Grambling State 93
UT Rio Grande Valley101*3rd place game
November 26
Savannah State 104
Grambling State110

2015

Men's

First and Second Round

[13]

November 14 November 18
  Jacksonville State 62
  Alabama State 85 Virginia Tech71
  Virginia Tech 82
November 14 November 18
  Chattanooga 63
  Chicago State 64  Iowa State83
  Iowa State 106
November 14 November 18
 Jacksonville State 55
  Alabama State 70  UAB61
  UAB 72
November 21
Springfield, Illinois
November 18
Springfield, Illinois
 Chicago State 79
 Chattanooga81 Illinois82
  Illinois 77

Championship round

Third Round
November 27
CBSSN [14]
Championship Round
November 28
CBSSN
      
Iowa State99
Virginia Tech 77
 Iowa State84
 Illinois 73
UAB 58
Illinois723rd place game
November 28
Virginia Tech82*
 UAB 77
Third Round
November 27
Championship Round
November 28
      
Alabama State 58
Chattanooga95
Chattanooga62
Jacksonville State 52
Chicago State 65
Jacksonville State683rd place game
November 28
Alabama State66
Chicago State 64

2014

Men's

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. [15]

November 20 November 23
  Northern Arizona 74
  Southern 38  Ole Miss80
  Ole Miss 69
November 22 November 25
 Northern Arizona 53
 Southern 48  Middle Tennessee65
  Middle Tennessee 66
November 23 November 25
  Eastern Illinois 53
  North Carolina Central 45  Creighton75
  Creighton 65
November 23 November 25
 North Carolina Central 70
 Eastern Illinois 49  Cincinnati79
  Cincinnati 54

Championship round

Third Round
November 28
Emerald Coast TV [16]
Semifinals
November 29
CBSSN [17]
      
Middle Tennessee 51
Cincinnati69
Cincinnati 54
Ole Miss66
23 Creighton 68
Ole Miss753rd place game
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
Middle Tennessee 47
23 Creighton57
Third Round
November 28
Emerald Coast TV
Championship Round
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
      
Eastern Illinois 40
North Carolina Central65
North Carolina Central40
Northern Arizona 36
Southern 63
Northern Arizona70*3rd place game
November 29
Emerald Coast TV
Eastern Illinois54
Southern 43

Future Fields

2025 Men's

References

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