The inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament began Monday from Las Vegas with a bang. Butler pulled off a thrilling 86-84 upset win over Utah after star guard Pierre Brooks ll hit a game-winning layup with less than :03 remaining to get the sport's newest postseason event started.

College basketball programs that fell shy of the NCAA's March Madness tournament will now have the opportunity to compete in the postseason through the College Basketball Crown.

The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament will be available across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. (1) Florida vs. (1) Auburn, 6:09 p.m. on CBS

The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 11 in the second half but stormed back to beat Utah. Here are three things that stood out from the victory.

Last year, there were nearly 300 names in the portal on the first day. It was a record-setting number ... that got absolutely shattered by 2025's opening day. More than 750 men's basketball student-athletes entered their names into the transfer portal when it opened Monday.

The first ever College Basketball Crown kicks off on Monday, March 31 and runs through Sunday, April 6 in Las Vegas.

The carousel is spinning, and we're tracking all of the coaching firing and hiring moves in the men's game for the 2025-26 season in one complete list below. Coaches considered interim are marked with an asterisk.

Monday, it looked as if Boise State basketball would be taking a shocking exit in the first round of the new College Basketball Crown postseason tournament. The Broncos scored just one field goal and trailed 9-3 to George Washington in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Find out how to watch the March 31 CBC Tournament matchup between the Utah Utes and Butler Bulldogs with live stream, TV channel and more game information.