Gavitt Tipoff Games

American college basketball conference challenge
Gavitt Tipoff Games
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Big East Conference
LeagueNCAA Division I
Founded2015
Ceased2023
Sports fielded
  • College Basketball
Last
champion(s)		Big Ten Conference
Most titlesBig Ten Conference (3)
TV partner(s)FS1
Big Ten Network
ESPN2/ESPNU (2015)

The Gavitt Tipoff Games were an annual eight-game NCAA Division I men's college basketball series played between the Big Ten Conference and the Big East Conference early in the season. The games were played annually from 2015 through 2023 except in 2020, when they were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment, the final year of the series was 2023.[1]

The Gavitt Tipoff Games were played on the home courts of participating schools, with four hosted by Big Ten schools and four hosted by Big East schools each year. The eight-year deal — initially planned to run from 2015 to 2022, but instead running through 2023 because of the cancellation of the 2020 games — had each Big East team participate a minimum of six times and each Big Ten program take part a minimum of four times.[2] The only exception was UConn, which moved from the American Athletic Conference to the Big East for the 2020–2021 season and never played in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

Each game played at a Big East campus was televised by Fox Sports 1 and each game played on a Big Ten campus was televised by Fox Sports 1 or the Big Ten Network.

The Big Ten won three series and the Big East won one. The other four series were tied.

The series was named in honor of the late Dave Gavitt (1937–2011), former athletic director at Providence College who served from 1979 to 1990 as the first commissioner of the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013.

Conference records

Big East Conference (1–3–4)

Institution Wins Losses DNP Win %
Butler Bulldogs 2 4 2 .333
Connecticut Huskies 0 0 3 —
Creighton Bluejays 4 3 1 .571
DePaul Blue Demons 4 3 1 .571
Georgetown Hoyas 1 5 2 .167
Marquette Golden Eagles 3 4 1 .429
Providence Friars 3 3 2 .500
Seton Hall Pirates 3 3 2 .500
St. John's Red Storm 4 3 1 .571
Villanova Wildcats 3 3 2 .500
Xavier Musketeers 3 3 2 .500

Big Ten Conference (3–1–4)

Institution Wins Losses DNP Win %
Illinois Fighting Illini 1 4 3 .200
Indiana Hoosiers 4 1 3 .800
Iowa Hawkeyes 2 3 3 .400
Maryland Terrapins 3 1 4 .750
Michigan Wolverines 3 2 3 .600
Michigan State Spartans 4 0 4 1.000
Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 2 4 .500
Nebraska Cornhuskers 1 4 3 .200
Northwestern Wildcats 2 2 4 .500
Ohio State Buckeyes 3 1 4 .750
Penn State Nittany Lions 3 1 4 .750
Purdue Boilermakers 3 2 3 .600
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2 3 3 .400
Wisconsin Badgers 1 4 3 .200

Results

2015 Tied 4–4

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tue., Nov. 17 5:00 PM DePaul Penn State 68–62 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPNU 5,023 Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PM No. 11 Villanova Nebraska 87–63 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA FS1 6,500 Tied (1–1)
9:00 PM Georgetown No. 3 Maryland 75–71 XFINITY Center • College Park, MD ESPN2 17,950 Big Ten (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 18 7:00 PM Providence Illinois 60–59 Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI FS1 8,069 Tied (2–2)
Thu., Nov. 19 7:00 PM St. John's Rutgers 61–59 Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY FS1 4,540 Big East (3–2)
7:00 PM Creighton Indiana 86–65 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN 17,472 Tied (3–3)
9:00 PM Marquette Iowa 89–61 BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI FS1 13,297 Big Ten (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 20 9:00 PM Xavier No. 24 Michigan 86–70 Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MI BTN 11,967 Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 16).
Did not participate: Butler, Seton Hall (Big East); Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin (Big Ten)

2016 Tied 4–4

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 14 7:00 PM No. 3 Villanova No. 15 Purdue 79–76 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN BTN 14,846 Big East (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 15 6:30 PM Georgetown Maryland 76–75 Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. FS1 13,145 Tied (1–1)
9:00 PM No. 22 Creighton No. 9 Wisconsin 79–67 CenturyLink Center • Omaha, NE FS1 17,879 Big East (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 16 7:00 PM Butler Northwestern 70–68 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN FS1 7,858 Big East (3–1)
Thu., Nov. 17 7:00 PM Providence Ohio State 72–67 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN 11,089 Big East (3–2)
8:30 PM DePaul Rutgers 66–59 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL FS1 4,057 Tied (3–3)
9:00 PM Seton Hall Iowa 91–83 Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN 10,391 Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 18 9:00 PM St. John's Minnesota 92–86 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN 8,873 Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 14). Sources:[3]
Did not participate: Marquette, Xavier (Big East); Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State (Big Ten)

2017 Tied 4–4

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 13 6:30 PM Providence No. 14 Minnesota 86–74 Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI FS1 10,214 Big Ten (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 14 8:30 PM Marquette No. 19 Purdue 86–71 BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI FS1 13,307 Big Ten (2–0)
Wed., Nov. 15 6:30 PM No. 22 Seton Hall Indiana 84–68 Prudential Center • Newark, NJ FS1 8,452 Big Ten (2–1)
8:30 PM Butler Maryland 79–65 Xfinity Center • College Park, MD FS1 16,317 Big Ten (3–1)
9:00 PM Creighton No. 20 Northwestern 92–88 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL BTN 6,384 Big Ten (3–2)
Thu., Nov. 16 6:30 PM St. John's Nebraska 79–56 Carnesecca Arena • New York City, NY FS1 4,652 Tied (3–3)
8:30 PM No. 15 Xavier Wisconsin 80–70 Kohl Center • Madison, WI FS1 17,287 Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 17 8:30 PM DePaul Illinois 82–73 State Farm Center • Champaign, IL BTN 11,254 Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 13). Sources:[4]
Did not participate: Georgetown; Villanova (Big East); Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers (Big Ten)

2018 Big Ten 5–3

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tue., Nov. 13 6:30 PM Xavier Wisconsin 77–68 Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH FS1 10,312 Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PM Georgetown Illinois 88–80 State Farm Center • Champaign, IL FS1 14,656 Tied (1–1)
Wed., Nov. 14 6:30 PM No. 8 Villanova No. 18 Michigan 73–46 Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA FS1 6,501 Big Ten (2–1)
7:30 PM Seton Hall Nebraska 80–57 Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE BTN 15,713 Big Ten (3–1)
8:30 PM No. 24 Marquette Indiana 96–73 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN FS1 17,222 Big Ten (4–1)
Thu., Nov. 15 7:00 PM Creighton Ohio State 69–60 CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE FS1 17,146 Big Ten (5–1)
9:00 PM DePaul Penn State 72–70 OT Wintrust Arena • Chicago, IL FS1 3,926 Big Ten (5–2)
Fri., Nov. 16 7:00 PM St. John's Rutgers 84–65 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ BTN 7,102 Big Ten (5–3)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 12).
Did not participate: Butler; Providence (Big East); Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue (Big Ten)

2019 Big Ten 5–3

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 11 8:00 PM DePaul Iowa 93–78 Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA FS1 9,961 Big East (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 12 6:30 PM Creighton Michigan 79–69 Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MI FS1 11,398 Tied (1–1)
8:30 PM Butler Minnesota 64–56 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN FS1 7,879 Big East (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 13 7:00 PM No. 10 Villanova No. 16 Ohio State 76–51 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH FS1 16,419 Tied (2–2)
9:00 PM Marquette Purdue 65–55 Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI FS1 15,659 Big East (3–2)
9:00 PM Providence Northwestern 72–63 Welsh–Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN 5,204 Tied (3–3)
Thu., Nov. 14 6:30 PM Georgetown Penn State 81–66 Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C. FS1 8,691 Big Ten (4–3)
8:30 PM No. 12 Seton Hall No. 3 Michigan State 76–73 Prudential Center • Newark, NJ FS1 14,051 Big Ten (5–3)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 12).
Did not participate: St. John's; Xavier (Big East); Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Rutgers, Wisconsin (Big Ten)

2020 — Cancelled

Plans announced in May 2020 called for Butler, Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Villanova, and Xavier to represent the Big East and Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers, and Wisconsin the Big Ten in the 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games,[5] which were scheduled for November 16–20, 2020.[6] After the NCAA delayed the start of the 2020–21 season from November 10 to November 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] however, the Big East and Big Ten jointly announced on October 28, 2020, that the 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games were cancelled and the series would be on hiatus for a year.[6] In their statement, the two conferences also announced their intention to resume the games during the 2021–22 season.[6]

2021 Big East 6–2

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 15 7:00 PM Marquette No. 10 Illinois 67–66 Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI FS1 14,631 Big East (1–0)
9:00 PM Providence Wisconsin 63–58 Kohl Center • Madison, WI FS1 15,773 Big East (2–0)
Tue., Nov. 16 7:00 PM Creighton Nebraska 77–69 Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE FS1 15,939 Big East (3–0)
9:00 PM Seton Hall No. 4 Michigan 67–65 Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MI FS1 12,536 Big East (4–0)
Wed., Nov. 17 7:00 PM Butler Michigan State 73–52 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN FS1 9,100 Big East (4–1)
9:00 PM St. John's Indiana 76–74 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN FS1 17,222 Big East (4–2)
Thu., Nov. 18 6:30 PM Xavier No. 19 Ohio State 71–65 Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH FS1 10,379 Big East (5–2)
8:30 PM DePaul Rutgers 73–70 Wintrust Arena • Chicago, IL FS1 2,844 Big East (6–2)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll.
Did not participate: Connecticut, Georgetown, Villanova (Big East); Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue (Big Ten)

2022 Big Ten 6–2

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 14 7:00 PM DePaul Minnesota 69–53 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN 8,426 Big East (1–0)
8:30 PM Butler Penn State 68–62 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA FS1 6,762 Tied (1–1)
Tue., Nov. 15 6:30 PM Georgetown Northwestern 75–63 Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C. FS1 5,518 Big Ten (2–1)
8:30 PM Marquette Purdue 75–70 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN FS1 14,876 Big Ten (3–1)
Wed., Nov. 16 7:30 PM Seton Hall Iowa 83–67 Prudential Center • Newark, NJ FS1 8,933 Big Ten (4–1)
Thu., Nov. 17 6:30 PM St. John's Nebraska 70–50 Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY FS1 3,933 Big Ten (4–2)
Fri., Nov. 18 6:00 PM Xavier No. 12 Indiana 81–79 Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH FS1 10,586 Big Ten (5-2)
8:00 PM Villanova Michigan State 73–71 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI FS1 14,797 Big Ten (6–2)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll.
Did not participate: Connecticut, Creighton, Providence (Big East); Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin (Big Ten)

2023 Tied 4–4

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 13 6:30 p.m. St. John's Michigan 89–73 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY FS1 14,188 Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 p.m. Xavier No. 2 Purdue 83–71 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN FS1 14,876 Big Ten (2–0)
Tue., Nov. 14 6:00 p.m. Providence Wisconsin 72–59 Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, RI FS1 12,069 Big Ten (2–1)
8:00 p.m. No. 4 Marquette No. 23 Illinois 71–64 State Farm Center • Champaign, IL FS1 15,544 Tied (2–2)
10:00 p.m. No. 8 Creighton Iowa 92–84 CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE FS1 17,352 Big East (3–2)
Wed., Nov. 15 8:30 p.m. Georgetown Rutgers 71–60 Jersey Mike's Arena • Piscatway, NJ FS1 8,000 Tied (3–3)
Fri., Nov. 17 6:30 p.m. Butler No. 18 Michigan State 74–54 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI FS1 14,797 Big Ten (4–3)
8:30 p.m. No. 21 Villanova Maryland 57–40 Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA FS1 6,501 Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll.
Did not participate: Connecticut, DePaul, Seton Hall (Big East); Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State (Big Ten)

References

  1. ^ Rothstein, Jon (23 October 2023). "Gavitt Games will not be played during 2024-25 season".
  2. ^ "Big Ten, BIG EAST announce matchups for inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games". 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Big Ten, Big East announce matchups for 2016 Gavitt Games". 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ "BIG EAST, Big Ten Announce Matchups for Gavitt Games".
  5. ^ Cohen, Matt, "IU men’s basketball to compete in 2020 Gavitt Games," Indiana Daily Student, May 19, 2020 Accessed March 27, 2021
  6. ^ a b c "BIG EAST Conference and Big Ten Conference Statement on 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games". Big Ten Conference. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  7. ^ Wang, Gene, "NCAA delays start of basketball season two weeks, plans no changes to postseason tournament," washingtonpost.com, September 16, 2020 Accessed March 9, 2021
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