Acrisure Holiday Invitational

American college basketball tournament Not to be confused with the Acrisure Classic or the Acrisure Invitational.

Acrisure Holiday Invitational
Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2024
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Acrisure Arena
Most recent champion(s)	SMU (men's) Michigan State (women's)
TV partner(s)	TruTV (2024)
Sponsor(s)	Acrisure
Official website	Acrisure Holiday Invitational

The Acrisure Holiday Invitational is a four-team NCAA Division I college basketball tournament played on the two days before Thanksgiving, at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California. The tournament is a part of the Acrisure series.

Bracket

2024

Men's

Semifinals November 26 TruTV		Championship November 27 TruTV

SMU	79

California Baptist	77
		SMU	77

		Washington State	60
Washington State	84

Fresno State	73	Third Place


		California Baptist	86*

		Fresno State	81

Showcase game

	November 26 TruTV

	Stanford		71

	Grand Canyon		78

Women's

Semifinals November 26 TruTV		Championship November 27 TruTV

California	72

Michigan State	78
		Michigan State	78

		Vanderbilt	70
Arizona	60

Vanderbilt	71	Third Place


		California	74

		Arizona	62

Showcase game

November 27 TruTV

6	USC	84

	Saint Louis	51

References

"TNT Sports to Present Comprehensive Live Coverage of NCAA College Basketball Acrisure Series in Palm Springs – Tuesday, Nov. 26-Friday, Nov. 29 – on truTV & Max". August 22, 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
Miller, Rocco (April 19, 2024). "ANNOUNCEMENT: 2024 Acrisure Holiday Invitational". Bracketeer.org. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
"Acrisure Series". Acrisure Arena. Acrisure Arena. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
"2024 Acrisure Classic to have California feel as USC, San Diego State confirmed to attend".

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments

Division I

Early season	Acrisure Classic Acrisure Holiday Invitational Acrisure Invitational Arizona Tip-Off Bahamas Championship Battle 4 Atlantis Big 5 Classic Boardwalk Battle Cancún Challenge Cayman Islands Classic Charleston Classic Diamond Head Classic Empire Classic Emerald Coast Classic ESPN Events Invitational Fort Myers Tip-Off Greenbrier Tip-Off Gulf Coast Showcase Hall of Fame Tip-Off Jacksonville Classic Legends Classic Maui Invitational Myrtle Beach Invitational Nassau Championship NIT Season Tip-Off Paradise Jam Phil Knight Invitational Players Era Festival Rady Children's Invitational Sunshine Slam Vegas Showdown
Defunct Early season	All-College Basketball Classic Asheville Championship Belfast Classic Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Continental Tire Main Event Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Crossover Classic DirecTV Classic Great Alaska Shootout Global Sports Classic Jamaica Classic Las Vegas Classic Las Vegas Invitational Northern Classic Puerto Rico Tip-Off Savannah Invitational SoCal Challenge Southland Basketball Tip-Off Vancouver Showcase
Conference postseason	ACC America East The American ASUN Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy League MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 (on hiatus until 2027) Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Defunct Conference postseason	American South American West Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest
Postseason	NCAA Division I Tournament National Invitation Tournament College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament College Basketball Crown (starting in 2025)
Defunct Postseason	The Basketball Classic Vegas 16 National Commissioners Invitational Tournament National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament

Division II

Conference postseason	CCAA CACC Carolinas East Coast Great American GLIAC GLVC G-MAC Great Northwest Gulf South Lone Star Mountain East Northeast-10 Northern Sun Pacific West Peach Belt PSAC RMAC South Atlantic SIAC Sunshine State
Defunct Conference postseason	Heartland
Postseason	NCAA Division II Tournament

Division III

Conference postseason	Allegheny Mountain American Rivers American Southwest Atlantic East C2C Centennial CUNYAC CCIW CCS Commonwealth Coast Empire 8 Great Northeast HCAC Landmark Liberty Little East MASCAC Michigan Middle Atlantic (MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom) Midwest Minnesota NESCAC NEWMAC New Jersey North Atlantic NACC NCAC Northwest Ohio Old Dominion Presidents' SAA SCIAC SLIAC Skyline SCAC SUNYAC United East Upper Midwest USA South Wisconsin
Defunct Conference postseason	ACAA Colonial States NECC
Postseason	NCAA Division III Tournament ECAC Tournaments

NCAA women's college basketball tournaments

Division I

Early season	Acrisure Holiday Invitational Ball Dawgs Classic Battle 4 Atlantis Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Big 5 Classic Cancún Challenge Cayman Islands Classic Daytona Beach Invitational Emerald Coast Classic Fort Myers Tip-Off Goombay Splash Great Alaska Shootout Gulf Coast Showcase Holiday Hoops Classic Paradise Jam Players Era Festival San Juan Shootout Savannah Invitational Southland Basketball Tip-Off South Point Thanksgiving Shootout St Pete Showcase Tulane DoubleTree Classic Vancouver Showcase West Palm Beach Invitational Preseason WNIT
Conference postseason	ACC America East The American ASUN Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 (on hiatus until 2027) Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Postseason	AIAW NCAA WBIT WNIT WBI

Division II

Conference postseason	CACC CCAA CIAA Carolinas East Coast Great American GLIAC GLVC G-MAC Great Northwest Gulf South Lone Star MIAA Mountain East Northeast-10 Northern Sun PacWest Peach Belt PSAC RMAC South Atlantic SIAC Sunshine State
Postseason	NCAA

Division III

Postseason	NCAA

Thanksgiving

History and
traditions

Canada	Samuel de Champlain Martin Frobisher First Nations
United States	Pilgrims Mayflower Plymouth Colony Plymouth, Massachusetts William Bradford Edward Winslow Mary Brewster Susanna White Native Americans Samoset Squanto Massasoit Wampanoag Cornucopia National Thanksgiving Proclamation Franksgiving National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Sarah Josepha Hale Blackout Wednesday Abraham Lincoln Freedom from Want Mourt's Relation Friendsgiving
Germany	Erntedankfest Düsseldorf-Urdenbach
Cuisine	Thanksgiving dinner Turkey Deep-fried Tofurkey Turducken Stuffing Gravy Butternut squash Apple cider Cranberry sauce Creamed corn Mashed potatoes Sweet potatoes Succotash Green bean casserole Pie Apple Pumpkin Pecan Sweet Potato

Media

Songs

Television

Associated
events

Cultural	Christmas and holiday season Harvest festival List Thanksgiving in film Thanksgiving television specials Winter festivals Lighting of the Macy's Great Tree National Adoption Day Black Friday Cyber Black Friday National Day of Listening Native American Heritage Day Small Business Saturday Cyber Monday Giving Tuesday Thanksgivukkah
Parades	Novant Health (Charlotte) Chicago America's (Detroit) Oktoberfest (Kitchener-Waterloo) Hollywood Christmas (Los Angeles) Macy's (New York City) 6abc-Dunkin' Donuts (Philadelphia) Celebrate the Season (Pittsburgh) America's Hometown (Plymouth)
Protests	National Day of Mourning Unthanksgiving Day Buy Nothing Day

Sports

Football	NFL on Thanksgiving Day CFL Thanksgiving Classic Turkey Day Classic
Turkey trots	Berwick Run for the Diamonds Buffalo Turkey Trot Dallas Turkey Trot Feaster Five Road Race Manchester Road Race
Others	National Dog Show Pumpkin chucking / Pumpkin shoot Turkey bowling Turkey Night Grand Prix

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