Matchups for 2016 AdvoCare Invitational Announced
July 14, 2016
ESPN Events has revealed the bracket for the 11th annual AdvoCare Invitational which will be played Nov. 24, 25 & 27 at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla.
The bracket-format tournament features 12 games over three days. Teams will compete once per day, advancing with a victory. The two teams that remain undefeated will face off in the championship game on Sun., Nov. 27, at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The AdvoCare Invitational features three teams who advanced to the Sweet 16 in last year’s NCAA Tournament – Gonzaga, Iowa State and Miami – as well as BIG EAST champion Seton Hall. Other participants include Florida, who advanced to the third round of the NIT Postseason tournament last season, Indiana State, Quinnipiac and Stanford.
Additional information, including travel packages, can be found on the AdvoCare Invitational web site.
Date
Time
Game
Network
Thu, Nov 24
12:30 p.m.
Indiana State vs. Iowa State
ESPN2 or ESPNU
2:30 p.m.
Stanford vs. Miami
ESPN2 or ESPNU
6:30 p.m.
Gonzaga vs. Quinnipiac
ESPN2
8:30 p.m.
Seton Hall vs. Florida
ESPN2
Fri, Nov 25
11 a.m.
Semifinal #1
ESPN2
1:00 p.m.
Consolation #1
ESPN3
7:30 p.m.
Consolation #2
ESPN2
9:30 p.m.
Semifinal #2
ESPN2
Sun, Nov 27
11 a.m.
7th Place Game
ESPNU
1:30 p.m.
Championship Game
ESPN
4:30 p.m.
3rd Place Game
ESPN2
7 p.m.
5th Place Game
ESPNU
ESPN Events
ESPN Events , a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of 32 collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games; FCS opening-weekend game; 15 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events, a college softball event and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 375-plus hours of live programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 800,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.
ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.
Collegiate Football
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (Houston);
AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston);
Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (Atlanta);
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Fla.);
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (Florida);
Camping World Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.);
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise);
DXL Frisco Bowl (Texas);
Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.);
Jared Birmingham Bowl (Alabama);
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth);
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl (Nassau);
MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Atlanta);
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl (Nevada);
Myrtle Beach Bowl (South Carolina);
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque);
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.);
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth);
SoFi Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu);
The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta)
Collegiate Basketball
AdvoCare Invitational (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.);
Armed Forces Classic (Fort Bliss, Texas);
Charleston Classic (South Carolina);
College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s (Los Angeles);
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu);
Jimmy V Men’s Classic presented by Corona (New York City);
Jimmy V Women’s Classic Presented by Corona (South Bend, Ind.);
Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.);
NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.);
State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis) and
Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.)
Collegiate Softball
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational (Clearwater, Fla.)
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