Special to the American Press Three-time defending Southland Conference champion McNeese State will help tip off the college basketball season as part of a 24-hour marathon event featuring 16 mid-major programs. The Field of 68 is reviving an event similar one ESPN ran for nine seasons before ending it in 2017. The tournament boasts eight games scheduled for Nov. 2, beginning with High Point and Liberty at 11:01 p.m. Central. Six of the games wi…