The Continental Tire Main Event is a 4 team
college basketball
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tournament held during Monday and Wednesday of
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week of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 2014. Games are held at the
T-Mobile Arena
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beginning in 2017, with previous season being held at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena
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From its opening on December 18, 199 ...
. Starting in 2018, the Middleweight Bracket will be played at
Cox Pavilion
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. Formerly known as the MGM Grand Main Event, Men Who Speak Up Main Event, and Roman Main Event, the tournament features two four-team brackets with each team playing two games in
Las Vegas
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. Opening round games are played on campus.
Brackets
* – Denotes overtime period
2022
2021
2019
Heavyweight Bracket
Middleweight Bracket
''*Games Played at
Ed Clark High School''
2018
Heavyweight Bracket
Middleweight Bracket
*Games Played at
Cox Pavilion
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.
2017
Heavyweight Bracket
Middleweight Bracket
2016
Heavyweight Bracket
Middleweight Bracket
2015
Heavyweight Bracket
Middleweight Bracket
2014
Heavyweight Bracket
Middleweight Bracket
On October 6, 2014, the Middleweight Bracket was revised to a
Round robin
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format.
Future Fields
2022
Baylor, UCLA, Virginia, Illinois
References
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External links
Roman Main Event
College men's basketball competitions in the United States
College basketball competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2014
T-Mobile Arena
2014 establishments in Nevada
Basketball in Las Vegas
Events in Paradise, Nevada