Blogging the Bracket, College Basketball Bracketology

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.

Blogging the Bracket's Chris Dobbertean looks ahead by summarizing the current state of early season tournament fields for 2012 and beyond.