College Basketball Crown: Guide to All Eight Teams in the Postseason Tournament

The race for college basketball’s postseason crown is headed back to Las Vegas. The College Basketball Crown returns to the desert with an eight-team field and high stakes.

The complete bracket, which was revealed Monday on FS1's "First Things First," features Oklahoma, Colorado, Baylor, Minnesota, Stanford, West Virginia, Rutgers and Creighton.

First-round games are scheduled for April 1-2, followed by the semifinals on April 4 and the championship game on April 5. The tournament will be played at MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena, with a $500,000 NIL prize pool.

Here is a breakdown of all eight participating teams in the single-elimination tournament:

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Oklahoma Sooners
Conference: SEC
Record: 19-15 (7-11)
Bio: The Sooners feature a balanced offensive attack with four players averaging double-figures, led by senior guard Nijel Pack, who averages 16.5 points per game and shoots 45.2% from 3-point territory. Senior big man Tae Davis and sophomore forward Derrion Reid provide a solid presence inside, while Mohamed Wague leads the team in rebounds at 6.7 per game. The Sooners finished 1-5 against ranked teams this season, but that victory came against a Vanderbilt team that is fresh off an SEC Tournament championship game appearance. 

Colorado Buffaloes
Conference: Big 12
Record: 17-15 (7-11)
Bio: The Buffaloes cruised through the non-conference portion of their schedule, starting the 2026-26 campaign with a perfect 8-0 mark. Tad Boyle's team finished 7-11 in Big 12 action, with seven of those losses coming against ranked teams. Freshman guard Isaiah Johnson has been sensational for the Buffaloes this season, averaging a team-high 16.9 points per contest en