Here's a breakdown of this season's exempted tournaments:
NABC Classic
Site: Madison, Wis.
Date: Nov. 15-16
Teams: Eastern Washington, Northern Illinois, Winthrop, Wisconsin
2002 Dell BCA Invitational
Site: Fort Collins, Colo.
Date: Nov. 16, 18-19
Teams: Cleveland State, Colorado State, Florida Atlantic, IPFW
Guardians Classic
Site: South Bend, Ind., and Omaha, Neb., for 1st, 2nd rounds; Kansas City, Mo. Semifinals and Finals
Date: Nov. 17-18, campus; Nov. 25-26, Kansas City, Mo.
at South Bend, Ind.: Notre Dame vs. Belmont, Brown vs. IUPUI;
at Omaha, Neb.: Creighton vs. Texas-Arlington, Furman vs. Alabama State
Preseason NIT
Site: Campus sites for 1st, 2nd rounds; New York, N.Y. (Semifinals/Finals)
Date: Nov. 18-19, 1st round; Nov. 20-22, 2nd round
Nov. 27, Semifinals; Nov. 29, Finals
Teams: Boston U., Boise State, Columbia, Eastern Illinois, Florida, Holy Cross, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, North Carolina, Penn State, Rutgers, St. Peter's, Stanford, UNC-Greensboro, Wagner, Xavier
Top of the World Classic
Site: Fairbanks, Alaska
Date: Nov. 22-24
Teams: Alaska-Fairbanks, Nebraska, Weber State, Wisconsin-Green Bay, UC Santa Barbara, Ball State, Centenary and Alcorn State.
Paradise Jam
Site: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Date: Nov. 21-26
Teams: BYU, Kansas State, Michigan, St. Bonaventure, Toledo, Virginia Tech
Matchups: St. Bonaventure vs. Virginia Tech; BYU vs. Toledo; Kansas State vs. BYU; Michigan vs. St. Bonaventure; Toledo vs. Kansas State; Virginia Tech vs. Michigan
(Field reduced from eight to six teams)
Hispanic College Fund Classic
Site: Baton Rouge, La.
Date: Nov. 22-24
Teams: LSU, Nicholls State, South Alabama, Southern U.
United Airlines Classic
Site: Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: Nov. 22-24
Teams: Arkansas Little-Rock, Cal Fullerton, Hawaii, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
John Thompson Challenge
Site: Eugene, Ore.
Date: Nov. 24-25
Teams: Jacksonville, Oregon, Cal State-Northridge, Grambling
Maui Invitational
Site: Maui, Hawaii
Date: Nov. 25-27
Teams: Arizona State, Chaminade, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kentucky, UMass, Utah, Virginia.
Matchups: Chaminade vs. Virginia, Massachusetts vs. Indiana, Arizona State vs. Kentucky, Utah vs. Gonzaga.
MAAC Challenge
Site: Charlotte, N.C.
Date: TBD
Teams: Colorado, Charlotte, Loyola-Chicago, La.-Lafayette
Great Alaska Shootout
Site: Anchorage, Alaska
Date: Nov. 27-30
Teams: Alaska-Anchorage, Charleston, Loyola-Marymount, Michigan State, Montana, Oklahoma State, Villanova, Wyoming
San Juan Shootout
Site: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date: Dec. 18-23
Teams: Auburn, Denver, Duquesne, James Madison, Northeastern, Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Sacred Heart, Troy State
Jim Thorpe Classic
Site: Las Vegas
Date: Dec. 28-29
Teams: Gardner-Webb, SMU, UNLV, West Virginia
Hawaii-Hilo
Site: Hilo, Hawaii
Date: Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1
Teams: Drake, Hawaii-Hilo, Utah State, Vermont
(Field reduced from eight to four teams)
Rainbow Classic
Site: Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: Dec. 27-30
Teams: Bradley, Butler, Hawaii, Tennessee Tech, Texas-Pan American, Western Kentucky, Alcorn State, Chicago State.
University Hoops Classic
Site: New Orleans, La.
Date: TBD
Teams: Tulane, Indiana State, Maine, Central Florida, SE Missouri State, UW-Milwaukee
Canceled tournaments
BCA Classic
America's Youth Classic
Colonial Classic
CoSIDA Classic
Hawaii-Pacific Tournament
Las Vegas Classic
Las Vegas Invitational
Las Vegas Tournament
Paradise Jam-Hawaii
Andy Katz is a senior writer at ESPN.com.