Blogging the Bracket, College Basketball Bracketology

The first bunch of 2012 early season tournaments ended Sunday, with Gonzaga, California, South Carolina, and Rider taking trophies home.

This year's batch of Thanksgiving tournaments wrap up with two televised finals, one at Walt Disney World, and the other in the shadow of Disneyland.

Even though the Old Spice and Directv Classics take a break, there's still plenty of tournament action on tap this Thanksgiving Saturday. The most noteworthy: the Battle 4 Atlantis final.

Happy Thanksgiving! If you get bored of football, or are ready to ignore it like me, three of the biggest early season tournaments tip off today with a full lineup of quarterfinals.

Thanksgiving Eve is highlighted by a surprise final in the Maui Invitational and the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Thanksgiving week Tuesday's main highlights: The Legends and CBE Classic finals and the Maui Invitational semifinals, featuring a couple of surprise qualifiers.

Thanksgiving week has arrived, which means it's time for the Paradise Jam to end and the Maui Invitational, and a few other interesting events (Legends Classic, anyone?), to begin.

On Sunday afternoon and evening, three teams will claim early season tournament championships.

While the 16 teams in Charleston and Puerto Rico take a day off, a champion will be crowned in Brooklyn.

The Charleston Classic and Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals and 2K Sports Classic finals are today's highlights, while play begins at the Paradise Jam and Coaches vs. Cancer Classic