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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

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. 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 places. The

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Standings history

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

2024

*November 28 – November 29

2023

*November 23 – November 26

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

Future Fields

2025

* BYU *

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References

External links

Official website
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