The EA SPORTS™ Maui Invitational today announced the official bracket and pairings for the 31
st annual Tournament. The 2014 Championship Round of the premier early-season college basketball tournament will take place at the
Lahaina Civic Center on the beautiful island of
Maui from Nov. 24-26.
The Championship Round will feature
Arizona,
BYU,
Kansas State,
Missouri,
Pittsburgh,
Purdue,
San Diego State and host
Chaminade. The seven Division I teams have each appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 2012, with five earning berths in 2014, including Arizona's run to the Elite Eight. Chaminade has advanced to the previous two NCAA Division II Tournaments.
The bracketed Championship Round will begin on Monday, Nov. 24 at the Lahaina Civic Center. Monday matchups include:
| Matchup | Time | Network |
| Purdue vs. Kansas State | 2:30 p.m. EST | ESPN2 |
| Missouri vs. Arizona | 5:00 p.m. EST | ESPN2 |
| Pittsburgh vs. Chaminade | 9:00 p.m. EST | ESPNU |
| BYU vs. San Diego State | 11:30 p.m. EST | ESPN2 |
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will offer live, high-definition television coverage of all 12 Championship Round contests. Games will also be broadcast live on the WatchESPN app and
WatchESPN.com.
"The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational is one of the elite tournaments in college basketball today featuring the best teams from the best conferences in a championship environment at the Lahaina Civic Center," said
Seth Greenberg, ESPN college basketball analyst. "This year's field features some great teams to watch such as Arizona, which may have the best starting five in all of college basketball to Kansas State with Marcus Foster, an exciting guard who's hard to defend, to San Diego State and BYU, two teams that return top scorers. As a former coach and current broadcaster, I look forward to being in the studio each year to watch this tournament that will have an impact on national rankings in November."
Remaining Championship Round tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 3 p.m. EDT (9am HST). For information on ticket types and how to purchase tickets, please visit
www.mauiinvitational.com/tickets.
In addition to the eight Championship Round programs, four Regional Games teams will participate in this year's Tournament –
CSUN,
Samford,
UALR and
Missouri-Kansas City. These four squads will travel to campus sites from Nov. 14 to Nov. 18 to participate in the Opening Games before the Championship Round teams head to Maui and the Regional Games teams travel to Little Rock, Ark. for the Regional Games portion of the Tournament.
OPENING GAMES – ALL GAME TIMES AND TELEVISION TO BE DETERMINED| Date | Matchup | Venue | Location |
| Friday, Nov. 14 | Samford vs. Purdue | Mackey Arena | West Lafayette, Ind. |
| CSUN vs. San Diego State | Viejas Arena | San Diego, Calif. |
| UMKC vs. Missouri | Mizzou Arena | Columbia, Mo. |
| Sunday, Nov. 16 | Samford vs. Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| CSUN vs. Arizona | McKale Center | Tucson, Ariz. |
| Monday, Nov. 17 | UMKC vs. Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 18 | UALR vs. BYU | Marriott Center | Provo, Utah |
REGIONAL GAMES – ALL GAME TIMES AND TELEVISION TO BE DETERMINED| Date | Matchup | Venue | Location |
| Saturday, Nov. 22 | Samford vs. CSUN | Jack Stephens Center | Little Rock, Ark. |
| UMKC vs. UALR | Jack Stephens Center | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Sunday, Nov. 23 | CSUN vs. UMKC/UALR | Jack Stephens Center | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Samford vs. UMKC/UALR | Jack Stephens Center | Little Rock, Ark. |
You can view the complete bracket
HERE.
