The ESPN Events Invitational (previously the Orlando Invitational, Orlando Classic, Old Spice Classic, and Advocare Invitational) is an annual
college basketball tournament played over
Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. The inaugural tournament was held November, 23, 24, and 26, 2006. The tournament is played at the
State Farm Field House at
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the
Walt Disney World Resort near
Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
. In the current format, the tournament consists of eight teams from separate conferences. All eight teams are guaranteed three games. Teams who lose in the first round move to the consolation bracket and can finish no better than 5th, while the worst a team can finish that wins in the first round is 4th. The final ranking of the teams is determined by separate games for 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th place. The
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference serves as the host for the tournament. The 2020 tournament was cancelled because of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Standings history
Brackets
* – Denotes overtime period
2022
*November 24–November 27
2021
*November 25–November 28
2019
*November 28–December 1
2018
*November 22–November 25
2017
*November 23–November 26
2016
*November 24–November 27
2015
*November 26–November 29
2014
*November 27–November 30
2013
*November 28–December 1
2012
*November 24–27
2011
*November 24–27
2010
*November 25–28
2009
*November 26–27, 29
2008
*November 27–28, 30
2007
*November 22–23, 25
2006
*November 23–24, 26
References
External links
Official website
{{NCAA men's college basketball tournament navbox
2006 establishments in Florida
21st century in Orlando, Florida
Basketball competitions in Orlando, Florida
College men's basketball competitions in the United States
College basketball competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2006
Thanksgiving (United States)
Events at Walt Disney World