2025 Paradise Jam

The 2025 Paradise Jam is an early-season men's and women's college basketball tournament. The tournament, which began in 2000, is part of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament will be played at the Sports and Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie West, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

2025 Paradise Jam

Season	2025–26
Teams	8 men's 12 women's
Finals site	Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
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Teams

Men's teams

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Team	Most Recent Appearance	Best Finish
Akron	Initial	N/A
Charleston	2006	Eighth (2006)
Evansville	Initial	N/A
Green Bay	Initial	N/A
Iona	2012	Sixth (2008, 2012)
Oregon State	2018	Third (2018)
UMass	Initial	N/A
Yale	Initial	N/A

Women's teams

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Team	Most Recent Appearance	Best Finish
Boise State	Initial	N/A
BYU	Initial	N/A
Elon	Initial	N/A
LSU	2016	Third (2016)
Marist	2012	Third (2012)
Miami (OH)	Initial	N/A
North Dakota	Initial	N/A
Oregon State	2004	Third (2004)
Tulane	2015	Third (2015)
Vanderbilt	2021	Runner-Up (2017)
Virginia Tech	2017	Champion (2003)
Washington State	2019	Runner-Up (2011)

Men's tournament

Matchups for the Men's Paradise Jam were unveiled May 2025.^[3]

2025

Men's

Fifth Place Monday, November 24

Consolation Semifinal Saturday, November 22

Opening Round Friday, November 21

Championship Semifinal Sunday, November 23

Championship Monday, November 24

Green Bay

Yale

UMass

Charleston

Iona

Akron

Seventh Place Monday, November 24

Third Place Monday, November 24

Evansville

Oregon State

* – Denotes overtime period

Women's tournament

The women's tournament bracket was unveiled July 9, 2025.^[4]

Harbor division

Third Place Friday, November 28

Opening Round Thursday, November 27

Championship Friday, November 28

Elon

Tulane

North Dakota

Boise State

Island division

Third Place Saturday, November 29

Opening Round Thursday, November 27

Championship Saturday, November 29

BYU

Virginia Tech

Oregon State

Vanderbilt

Reef division

Third Place Saturday, November 29

Opening Round Friday, November 28

Championship Saturday, November 29

Miami (OH)

Washington State

Marist

LSU