# 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. 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.

## Tournament history
### Tournament champions
#### Men's

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

#### Women's

| Year | Teams | Teams |
| 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.

##### Bay Bracket

| Bay Bracket Semifinals November 25 | Bay Bracket Semifinals November 25 | Bay Bracket Semifinals November 25 | Bay Bracket Championship November 26 | Bay Bracket Championship November 26 | Bay Bracket Championship November 26 |
| | Clemson | 90 | | | |
| | UAB | 52 | | | |
| | UAB | 52 | | Clemson | 39 |
| | | | 23 | Alabama | 73 |
| 23 | Alabama | 83 | 23 | Alabama | 73 |
| | Alabama State | 33 | Bay Bracket Consolation November 26 | Bay Bracket Consolation November 26 | Bay Bracket Consolation November 26 |
| | | | | UAB | 76 |
| | | | | Alabama State | 43 |

##### Beach Bracket

| Beach Bracket Semifinals November 25 | Beach Bracket Semifinals November 25 | Beach Bracket Championship November 26 | Beach Bracket Championship November 26 | Beach Bracket Championship November 26 |
| Syracuse | 82 | | | |
| Missouri | 59 | | | |
| Missouri | 59 | | Syracuse | 59 |
| | | | Creighton | 86 |
| Wichita State | 63 | | Creighton | 86 |
| Creighton | 91 | Beach Bracket Consolation November 26 | Beach Bracket Consolation November 26 | Beach Bracket Consolation November 26 |
| | | | Missouri | 85 |
| | | | Wichita State | 57 |

### 2023
#### Men's

The tournament took place from November 24 - 25, 2023.
| First Round November 17 | First Round November 17 | First Round November 17 |
| 22 | Alabama | 98 |
| | Mercer | 67 |
| First Round November 19 | First Round November 19 |
| Ohio State | 73 |
| Western Michigan | 56 |
| First Round November 17 | First Round November 17 |
| Oregon | 92 |
| Tennessee State | 67 |
| First Round November 18 | First Round November 18 |
| Santa Clara | 65 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 63 |

#### Championship round

| Second Round November 24 CBSSN | Second Round November 24 CBSSN | Second Round November 24 CBSSN | Championship Round November 25 CBSSN | Championship Round November 25 CBSSN | Championship Round November 25 CBSSN |
| 17 | Alabama | 81 | | | |
| | Ohio State | 92 | | | |
| | Ohio State | 92 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 86 |
| | | | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 56 |
| Oregon | Oregon | 82 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 56 |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 88 | Consolation November 25 | Consolation November 25 | Consolation November 25 |
| | | | 17 | Alabama | 99 |
| | | | | Oregon | 91 |
| Second Round November 24 | Second Round November 24 | Second Round November 24 | Championship Round November 25 | Championship Round November 25 | Championship Round November 25 |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 68 | | | |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana | 67 | | | |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana | 67 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 72 |
| | | | Mercer | Mercer | 66 |
| Tennessee State | Tennessee State | 59 | Mercer | Mercer | 66 |
| Mercer | Mercer | 60 | Consolation Game November 25 | Consolation Game November 25 | Consolation Game November 25 |
| | | | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana | 77 |
| | | | Tennessee State | Tennessee State | 91 |

### 2022
#### Men's

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

#### First Round

| First Round November 18 | First Round November 18 |
| California | 66 |
| Southern | 74 |
| First Round November 21 | First Round November 21 |
| Clemson | 72 |
| Loyola (MD) | 41 |
| First Round November 21 | First Round November 21 |
| No. 25 Iowa | 100 |
| Omaha | 64 |
| First Round November 17 | First Round November 17 |
| No. 15 TCU | 95 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 60 |

#### Championship round

| Second Round November 25 CBSSN | Second Round November 25 CBSSN | Second Round November 25 CBSSN | Championship Round November 26 CBSSN | Championship Round November 26 CBSSN | Championship Round November 26 CBSSN |
| | California | 48 | | | |
| | TCU | 59 | | | |
| | TCU | 59 | | TCU | 79 |
| | | | 25 | Iowa | 66 |
| | Clemson | 71 | 25 | Iowa | 66 |
| 25 | Iowa | 74 | Consolation November 26 | Consolation November 26 | Consolation November 26 |
| | | | | California | 59 |
| | | | | Clemson | 67 |
| Second Round November 25 | Second Round November 25 | Second Round November 25 | Championship Round November 26 | Championship Round November 26 | Championship Round November 26 |
| Southern | Southern | 76 | | | |
| Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) | 58 | | | |
| Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) | 58 | | Southern | 78 |
| | | | | Omaha | 88 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Louisiana–Monroe | 56 | | Omaha | 88 |
| Omaha | Omaha | 63 | Consolation Game November 26 | Consolation Game November 26 | Consolation 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.
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.

#### First Round

| First Round November 18 | First Round November 18 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 59 |
| Penn State | 74 |
| First Round November 18 | First Round November 18 |
| McNeese State | 46 |
| LSU | 85 |
| First Round November 18 | First Round November 18 |
| Samford | 78 |
| Oregon State | 77 |
| First Round November 20 | First Round November 20 |
| North Carolina A&T | 63 |
| Wake Forest | 87 |

#### Championship round

| Second Round November 26 CBSSN | Second Round November 26 CBSSN | Championship Round November 27 CBSSN | Championship Round November 27 CBSSN | Championship Round November 27 CBSSN |
| Penn State | 63 | | | |
| LSU | 68* | | | |
| LSU | 68* | | LSU | 75 |
| | | | Wake Forest | 61 |
| Oregon State | 77 | | Wake Forest | 61 |
| Wake Forest | 80 | Consolation November 27 | Consolation November 27 | Consolation November 27 |
| | | | Penn State | 60 |
| | | | Oregon State | 45 |
| Second Round November 26 | Second Round November 26 | Second Round November 26 | Championship Round November 27 | Championship Round November 27 | Championship Round November 27 |
| McNeese State | McNeese State | 71 | | | |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | 59 | | | |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | 59 | | McNeese State | 75 |
| | | | | Samford | 83 |
| Samford | Samford | 77 | | Samford | 83 |
| North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 75 | Consolation Game November 27 | Consolation Game November 27 | Consolation Game November 27 |
| | | | | St. Francis Brooklyn | 67 |
| | | | | North Carolina A&T | 73 |

### 2019
#### Championship round

| Third Round November 28 CBSSN | Third Round November 28 CBSSN | Third Round November 28 CBSSN | Championship Round November 29 CBSSN | Championship Round November 29 CBSSN | Championship Round November 29 CBSSN |
| | Florida State | 60 | | | |
| 17 | Tennessee | 57 | | | |
| 17 | Tennessee | 57 | Florida State | Florida State | 63 |
| | | | Purdue | Purdue | 60 |
| | Purdue | 59 | Purdue | Purdue | 60 |
| 20 | VCU | 56 | 3rd Place Game CBSSN | 3rd Place Game CBSSN | 3rd Place Game CBSSN |
| | | | 17 | Tennessee | 72 |
| | | | 20 | VCU | 69 |
| Third Round November 28 CBSSN | Third Round November 28 CBSSN | Third Round November 28 CBSSN | Championship Round November 29 CBSSN | Championship Round November 29 CBSSN | Championship Round November 29 CBSSN |
| Chicago State | Chicago State | 62 | | | |
| Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 71 | | | |
| Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 71 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 60 |
| | | | Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 63 |
| Alabama State | Alabama State | 56 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 63 |
| Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 74 | 3rd Place Game CBSSN | 3rd Place Game CBSSN | 3rd Place Game CBSSN |
| | | | Chicago State | Chicago State | 54 |
| | | | Alabama State | 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.
| November 13 | November 13 | November 19 | November 19 |
| | | Western Michigan | 52 |
| North Carolina Central | 51 | Cincinnati | 78 |
| Cincinnati | 73 | | |
| November 17 | November 17 | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | North Carolina Central | 63 |
| Southern | 65 | George Mason | 78 |
| George Mason | 69 | | |
| November 10 | November 10 | November 16 | November 16 |
| | | Nicholls State | 54 |
| Southern | 53 | Baylor | 81 |
| Baylor | 80 | | |
| November 10 | November 10 | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | Nicholls State | 55 |
| Western Michigan | 64 | Ole Miss | 75 |
| Ole Miss | 90 | | |

#### Championship round

| Third Round November 23 CBSSN | Third Round November 23 CBSSN | Third Round November 23 CBSSN | Championship Round November 24 CBSSN | Championship Round November 24 CBSSN | Championship Round November 24 CBSSN |
| George Mason | George Mason | 55 | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 71 | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 71 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 71 |
| | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 57 |
| Baylor | Baylor | 70 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 57 |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 78 | 3rd place game November 24 | 3rd place game November 24 | 3rd place game November 24 |
| | | | George Mason | George Mason | 61 |
| | | | Baylor | Baylor | 72 |
| Third Round November 23 | Third Round November 23 | Third Round November 23 | Championship Round November 24 | Championship Round November 24 | Championship Round November 24 |
| Nicholls State | Nicholls State | 77 | | | |
| NC Central | NC Central | 63 | | | |
| NC Central | NC Central | 63 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State | 62 |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 61* |
| Southern | Southern | 70 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 61* |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 85 | 3rd place game November 24 | 3rd place game November 24 | 3rd place game November 24 |
| | | | NC Central | NC Central | 83 |
| | | | Southern | 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.
| November 18 BTN | November 18 BTN | November 20 BTN | November 20 BTN |
| | | Jackson State | 45 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 43 | Maryland | 76 |
| Maryland | 96 | | |
| November 13 Fox Sports Southwest | November 13 Fox Sports Southwest | November 20 Fox Sports Southwest | November 20 Fox Sports Southwest |
| | | Omaha | 66 |
| Tennessee Tech | 63 | TCU | 99 |
| TCU | 100 | | |
| November 14 | November 14 | November 21 | November 21 |
| | | Tennessee Tech | 104 |
| Omaha | 71 | New Mexico | 96 |
| New Mexico | 103 | | |
| November 18 | November 18 | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | Maryland Eastern Shore | 48 |
| Jackson State | 58 | St. Bonaventure | 96 |
| St. Bonaventure | 72 | | |

#### Championship round

| Third Round November 24 CBSSN | Third Round November 24 CBSSN | Third Round November 24 CBSSN | Championship Round November 25 CBSSN | Championship Round November 25 CBSSN | Championship Round November 25 CBSSN |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 67 | | | |
| TCU | TCU | 69 | | | |
| TCU | TCU | 69 | TCU | TCU | 89 |
| | | | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 79 |
| St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 63 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 79 |
| Maryland | Maryland | 61 | 3rd place game November 25 | 3rd place game November 25 | 3rd place game November 25 |
| | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 65 |
| | | | Maryland | Maryland | 80 |
| Third Round November 25 | Third Round November 25 | Third Round November 25 | Championship Round November 26 | Championship Round November 26 | Championship Round November 26 |
| Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech | 86 | | | |
| Omaha | Omaha | 85 | | | |
| Omaha | Omaha | 85 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech | 90 |
| | | | Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore | 60 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore | 66 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore | 60 |
| Jackson State | Jackson State | 63 | 3rd place game November 25 | 3rd place game November 25 | 3rd place game November 25 |
| | | | Omaha | Omaha | 73 |
| | | | Jackson State | 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.
| November 13 | November 13 | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | UT Rio Grande Valley | 67 |
| Savannah State | 84 | Iowa | 95 |
| Iowa | 116 | | |
| November 13 | November 13 | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | Savannah State | 86 |
| UTRGV | 75 | Memphis | 99 |
| Memphis | 95 | | |
| November 15 | November 15 | November 22 | November 22 |
| | | Grambling State | 34 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 32 | Virginia | 90 |
| Virginia | 95 | | |
| November 19 | November 19 | November 21 | November 21 |
| | | St. Francis Brooklyn | 48 |
| Grambling State | 54 | Providence | 64 |
| Providence | 71 | | |

#### Championship round

| Third Round November 25 CBSSN | Third Round November 25 CBSSN | Third Round November 25 CBSSN | Championship Round November 26 CBSSN | Championship Round November 26 CBSSN | Championship Round November 26 CBSSN |
| 8 | Virginia | 74 | | | |
| | Iowa | 41 | | | |
| | Iowa | 41 | 8 | Virginia | 63 |
| | | | | Providence | 52 |
| Providence | Providence | 60 | | Providence | 52 |
| Memphis | Memphis | 51 | 3rd place game November 26 | 3rd place game November 26 | 3rd place game November 26 |
| | | | Iowa | Iowa | 92 |
| | | | Memphis | Memphis | 100 |
| Third Round November 25 | Third Round November 25 | Third Round November 25 | Championship Round November 26 | Championship Round November 26 | Championship Round November 26 |
| Savannah State | Savannah State | 91 | | | |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | 97 | | | |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | 97 | St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | 61 |
| | | | UT Rio Grande Valley | UT Rio Grande Valley | 71 |
| Grambling State | Grambling State | 93 | UT Rio Grande Valley | UT Rio Grande Valley | 71 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | UT Rio Grande Valley | 101* | 3rd place game November 26 | 3rd place game November 26 | 3rd place game November 26 |
| | | | Savannah State | Savannah State | 104 |
| | | | Grambling State | Grambling State | 110 |

### 2015
#### First and Second Round

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

#### Championship round

| Third Round November 27 CBSSN | Third Round November 27 CBSSN | Third Round November 27 CBSSN | Championship Round November 28 CBSSN | Championship Round November 28 CBSSN | Championship Round November 28 CBSSN |
| Iowa State | Iowa State | 99 | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 77 | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 77 | | Iowa State | 84 |
| | | | | Illinois | 73 |
| UAB | UAB | 58 | | Illinois | 73 |
| Illinois | Illinois | 72 | 3rd place game November 28 | 3rd place game November 28 | 3rd place game November 28 |
| | | | | Virginia Tech | 82* |
| | | | | UAB | 77 |
| Third Round November 27 | Third Round November 27 | Third Round November 27 | Championship Round November 28 | Championship Round November 28 | Championship Round November 28 |
| Alabama State | Alabama State | 58 | | | |
| Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 95 | | | |
| Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 95 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 62 |
| | | | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 52 |
| Chicago State | Chicago State | 65 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 52 |
| Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 68 | 3rd place game November 28 | 3rd place game November 28 | 3rd place game November 28 |
| | | | Alabama State | Alabama State | 66 |
| | | | Chicago State | 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.
| November 20 | November 20 | November 23 | November 23 |
| | | Northern Arizona | 74 |
| Southern | 38 | Ole Miss | 80 |
| Ole Miss | 69 | | |
| November 22 | November 22 | November 25 | November 25 |
| | | Northern Arizona | 53 |
| Southern | 48 | Middle Tennessee | 65 |
| Middle Tennessee | 66 | | |
| November 23 | November 23 | November 25 | November 25 |
| | | Eastern Illinois | 53 |
| North Carolina Central | 45 | Creighton | 75 |
| Creighton | 65 | | |
| November 23 | November 23 | November 25 | November 25 |
| | | North Carolina Central | 70 |
| Eastern Illinois | 49 | Cincinnati | 79 |
| Cincinnati | 54 | | |

#### Championship round

| Third Round November 28 Emerald Coast TV | Third Round November 28 Emerald Coast TV | Third Round November 28 Emerald Coast TV | Semifinals November 29 CBSSN | Semifinals November 29 CBSSN | Semifinals November 29 CBSSN |
| Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 51 | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 69 | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 69 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 54 |
| | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 66 |
| 23 | Creighton | 68 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 66 |
| | Ole Miss | 75 | 3rd place game November 29 Emerald Coast TV | 3rd place game November 29 Emerald Coast TV | 3rd place game November 29 Emerald Coast TV |
| | | | | Middle Tennessee | 47 |
| | | | 23 | Creighton | 57 |
| Third Round November 28 Emerald Coast TV | Third Round November 28 Emerald Coast TV | Third Round November 28 Emerald Coast TV | Championship Round November 29 Emerald Coast TV | Championship Round November 29 Emerald Coast TV | Championship Round November 29 Emerald Coast TV |
| Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois | 40 | | | |
| North Carolina Central | North Carolina Central | 65 | | | |
| North Carolina Central | North Carolina Central | 65 | North Carolina Central | North Carolina Central | 40 |
| | | | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 36 |
| Southern | Southern | 63 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 36 |
| Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 70* | 3rd place game November 29 Emerald Coast TV | 3rd place game November 29 Emerald Coast TV | 3rd place game November 29 Emerald Coast TV |
| | | | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois | 54 |
| | | | Southern | Southern | 43 |

## Future Fields
### 2025 Men's

Source:
* DePaul
* Georgia Tech
* LSU
* 4th Team TBA