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PRESENTED BY Teams around the country are gearing up for early action with invitational tournaments galore, but the harbinger of season's tipoff is and always has been a school's first open practice — colloquially known as Midnight Madness. The name of the event may change a bit from campus to campus, but the message is the same: Basketball is back. More to the point, schools hosting the events look to generate some extra excitement ahead of the start to a long season. RELATED In short, Midnight Madness is a series of events held around the country a few weeks before teams begin to take the floor in the regular season. MORE Take a look below at the Midnight Madness schedule that has been announced to date. More info to come. Date Program Event Name Saturday, Oct. 1 Kansas Friday, Oct. 7 Florida State Gonzaga Pittsburgh Arizona Kentucky Friday, Oct. 14 Iowa State Maryland Connecticut North Carolina Michigan State Harvard Georgetown St. John's Stephen F. Austin Saturday, Oct. 15 Providence Oregon Thursday, Oct. 20 Wichita State Texas Friday, Oct. 21 Syracuse Indiana Xavier Saturday, Oct. 22 Duke Virginia Wisconsin

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