One-off games -such as Villanova at UCLA, Texas at Gonzaga, Gonzaga vs. One important note before we dive in: We're only interested in the early-season tournaments.
We've got one big takeaway from each of the eight most noteworthy early-season tournaments, as well as a handful of other developments from the various other trips made to Las Vegas, New York City, Florida, Bahamas, etc. Which teams appear to be in much better/worse shape heading into December? Which players broke out in a big way and who left us wanting more? Then again, Purdue, Baylor and Arizona sure looked like title contenders in the process of winning their respective tournaments, so we can't rule it out.īut let's dial back the prognostication meter a smidge and focus on a few short-term takeaways from these many tournaments. Considering none of Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Texas and UCLA participated in a tournament this year while none of Kansas, Houston, Illinois, Michigan and Villanova won the tournaments in which they played, that trend likely won't continue into 2022. Baylor's LJ Cryer Tony Gutierrez/Associated PressĪfter a Thanksgiving week buffet of neutral-site college basketball tournaments, we could all use a recap of what we learned from the Battle 4 Atlantis, the Maui Invitational and the dozens of other Tip-Offs, Classics and Invitationals.Įleven of the past 12 men's NCAA tournament champions won a neutral-site tournament in November or December before going on to win it all in March and April.
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