For nearly 40 years, the Maui Invitational has been one of the most competitive college basketball tournaments, and this year's tournament, which kicks off on November 20, may be the most competitive yet.

The Maui Invitational is an annual event that features eight of the nation's top college basketball teams competing for the Maui Invitational championship. The games are played over two days and feature Tennessee, Syracuse, Purdue, Gonzaga, Kansas, Chaminade, UCLA, and Marquette. Even though the games will be played in Hawaii, they will be played at times that are easily viewed by people across the United States.

But the big question on everyone's mind is which of the tournament's top teams will leave the Maui Invitational with a loss; Kansas, at 3-0, is the top ranked team in men's college basketball in the country and the clear favorite. However, Purdue is ranked No. 2 and is also undefeated. Marquette is ranked No. 4 in the nation and is undefeated. Tennessee, currently ranked #7 in the nation, is undefeated as well.

In other words, the competition is fierce. And there is a good chance that at least the championship game will see a showdown between the nation's top two nations as a preview of what we might see at next year's March Madness.

Needless to say, many fans of college basketball are keeping a close eye on this year's Maui Invitational. And fortunately, there are plenty of ways to watch the tournament. Read on for more information on how to watch the Maui Invitational, along with the tournament schedule.

Hoops fans, if you're traveling and can't access your usual services to watch the Maui Invitational, you're not out of luck. With a virtual private network or VPN, you can pretend you are surfing the net from your hometown (or somewhere where power outages won't hit) and access the same streaming service you have already paid for.

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In the U.S., ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN U stream different Maui Invitational games; all three networks are readily available on the cable or satellite provider of your choice. ESPN also streams games from the ESPN app. Streaming the Maui Invitational matches from the ESPN website as well, but you will need to log in and authenticate your cable, satellite, or live TV provider.

If you have already cut the cord, ESPN is also available on streaming platforms such as Sling TV, Fubo, Hulu With Live TV, and YouTube TV.

Starting at just $40 per month and offering 40 channels, including ESPN, Sling Orange is one of our favorite streaming services; Fubo, which offers 121 channels, including ESPN, is another good choice at $75 per month.

Maui Invitational is not available in Canada on regular TV, but one of our favorite streaming platforms, Fubo, is available in Canada and streams ESPN.

If you are not a Fubo user and prefer to use your favorite service, consider streaming the games from Canada using a VPN like our favorite ExpressVPN.

If you are in the UK, your Maui Invitational viewing opportunities are somewhat limited as it is not available on cable or satellite TV. Instead, you will need to opt for a VPN like ExpressVPN to access streaming services and stream from afar.

In Australia, you may be lucky enough to subscribe to Kayo, a streaming service that offers a variety of sports, including college basketball. According to Kayo, which is only available in Australia, it will indeed broadcast all games of the Maui Invitational.

If you subscribe to another streaming platform, we recommend signing up for ExpressVPN and using the VPN to access streaming services from Australia.

Here is a look at the Maui Invitational schedule. As of this writing, only the teams competing in the first round are known. Subsequent matchups will be determined by the results of the previous round.