Gavitt Tipoff Games

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Gavitt Tipoff Games
Conference Big Ten Conference
Big East Conference
League NCAA Division I
Founded2015
Ceased2023
Sports fielded
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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]

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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)

InstitutionWinsLossesDNPWin %
Butler Bulldogs 242.333
UConn Huskies 003
Creighton Bluejays 431.571
DePaul Blue Demons 431.571
Georgetown Hoyas 152.167
Marquette Golden Eagles 341.429
Providence Friars 332.500
Seton Hall Pirates 332.500
St. John's Red Storm 431.571
Villanova Wildcats 332.500
Xavier Musketeers 332.500

Big Ten Conference (3–1–4)

InstitutionWinsLossesDNPWin %
Illinois Fighting Illini 143.200
Indiana Hoosiers 413.800
Iowa Hawkeyes 233.400
Maryland Terrapins 314.750
Michigan Wolverines 323.600
Michigan State Spartans 4041.000
Minnesota Golden Gophers 224.500
Nebraska Cornhuskers 143.200
Northwestern Wildcats 224.500
Ohio State Buckeyes 314.750
Penn State Nittany Lions 314.750
Purdue Boilermakers 323.600
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 233.400
Wisconsin Badgers 143.200

Results

2015 Tied 4–4

DateTimeBig East teamBig Ten teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Tue., Nov. 175:00 PM DePaul Penn State 68–62 Bryce Jordan CenterUniversity Park, PA ESPNU 5,023Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PMNo. 11 Villanova Nebraska 87–63 The PavilionVillanova, PA FS1 6,500Tied (1–1)
9:00 PM Georgetown No. 3 Maryland 75–71 XFINITY CenterCollege Park, MD ESPN2 17,950Big Ten (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 187:00 PM Providence Illinois 60–59 Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI FS18,069Tied (2–2)
Thu., Nov. 197:00 PM St. John's Rutgers 61–59 Carnesecca ArenaQueens, NY FS14,540Big East (3–2)
7:00 PM Creighton Indiana 86–65 Simon Skjodt Assembly HallBloomington, IN BTN 17,472Tied (3–3)
9:00 PM Marquette Iowa 89–61 BMO Harris Bradley CenterMilwaukee, WI FS113,297Big Ten (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 209:00 PM Xavier No. 24 Michigan 86–70 Crisler CenterAnn Arbor, MI BTN11,967Tied (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

DateTimeBig East teamBig Ten teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Mon., Nov. 147:00 PMNo. 3 Villanova No. 15 Purdue 79–76 Mackey ArenaWest Lafayette, IN BTN 14,846Big East (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 156:30 PM Georgetown Maryland 76–75 Verizon CenterWashington, D.C. FS1 13,145Tied (1–1)
9:00 PMNo. 22 Creighton No. 9 Wisconsin 79–67 CenturyLink CenterOmaha, NE FS117,879Big East (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 167:00 PM Butler Northwestern 70–68 Hinkle FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN FS17,858Big East (3–1)
Thu., Nov. 177:00 PM Providence Ohio State 72–67 Value City ArenaColumbus, OH BTN11,089Big East (3–2)
8:30 PM DePaul Rutgers 66–59 Allstate ArenaRosemont, IL FS14,057Tied (3–3)
9:00 PM Seton Hall Iowa 91–83 Carver–Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, IA BTN10,391Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 189:00 PM St. John's Minnesota 92–86 Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MN BTN8,873Tied (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

DateTimeBig East teamBig Ten teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Mon., Nov. 136:30 PM Providence No. 14 Minnesota 86–74 Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI FS1 10,214Big Ten (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 148:30 PM Marquette No. 19 Purdue 86–71 BMO Harris Bradley CenterMilwaukee, WI FS113,307Big Ten (2–0)
Wed., Nov. 156:30 PMNo. 22 Seton Hall Indiana 84–68 Prudential CenterNewark, NJ FS18,452Big Ten (2–1)
8:30 PM Butler Maryland 79–65 Xfinity CenterCollege Park, MD FS116,317Big Ten (3–1)
9:00 PM Creighton No. 20 Northwestern 92–88 Allstate ArenaRosemont, IL BTN 6,384Big Ten (3–2)
Thu., Nov. 166:30 PM St. John's Nebraska 79–56 Carnesecca ArenaNew York City, NY FS14,652Tied (3–3)
8:30 PMNo. 15 Xavier Wisconsin 80–70 Kohl CenterMadison, WI FS117,287Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 178:30 PM DePaul Illinois 82–73 State Farm CenterChampaign, IL BTN11,254Tied (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

DateTimeBig East teamBig Ten teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Tue., Nov. 136:30 PM Xavier Wisconsin 77–68 Cintas CenterCincinnati, OH FS1 10,312Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PM Georgetown Illinois 88–80 State Farm CenterChampaign, IL FS114,656Tied (1–1)
Wed., Nov. 146:30 PMNo. 8 Villanova No. 18 Michigan 73–46 Finneran PavilionVillanova, PA FS16,501Big Ten (2–1)
7:30 PM Seton Hall Nebraska 80–57 Pinnacle Bank ArenaLincoln, NE BTN 15,713Big Ten (3–1)
8:30 PMNo. 24 Marquette Indiana 96–73 Simon Skjodt Assembly HallBloomington, IN FS117,222Big Ten (4–1)
Thu., Nov. 157:00 PM Creighton Ohio State 69–60 CHI Health Center OmahaOmaha, NE FS117,146Big Ten (5–1)
9:00 PM DePaul Penn State 72–70 OT Wintrust ArenaChicago, IL FS13,926Big Ten (5–2)
Fri., Nov. 167:00 PM St. John's Rutgers 84–65 Louis Brown Athletic CenterPiscataway, NJ BTN7,102Big 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

DateTimeBig East teamBig Ten teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Mon., Nov. 118:00 PM DePaul Iowa 93–78 Carver–Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, IA FS1 9,961Big East (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 126:30 PM Creighton Michigan 79–69 Crisler CenterAnn Arbor, MI FS111,398Tied (1–1)
8:30 PM Butler Minnesota 64–56 Hinkle FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN FS17,879Big East (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 137:00 PMNo. 10 Villanova No. 16 Ohio State 76–51 Value City ArenaColumbus, OH FS116,419Tied (2–2)
9:00 PM Marquette Purdue 65–55 Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, WI FS115,659Big East (3–2)
9:00 PM Providence Northwestern 72–63 Welsh–Ryan ArenaEvanston, IL BTN 5,204Tied (3–3)
Thu., Nov. 146:30 PM Georgetown Penn State 81–66 Capital One ArenaWashington, D.C. FS18,691Big Ten (4–3)
8:30 PMNo. 12 Seton Hall No. 3 Michigan State 76–73 Prudential CenterNewark, NJ FS114,051Big 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

DateTimeBig East teamBig Ten teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Mon., Nov. 157:00 PM Marquette No. 10 Illinois 67–66 Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, WI FS1 14,631Big East (1–0)
9:00 PM Providence Wisconsin 63–58 Kohl CenterMadison, WI FS115,773Big East (2–0)
Tue., Nov. 167:00 PM Creighton Nebraska 77–69 Pinnacle Bank ArenaLincoln, NE FS115,939Big East (3–0)
9:00 PM Seton Hall No. 4 Michigan 67–65 Crisler CenterAnn Arbor, MI FS112,536Big East (4–0)
Wed., Nov. 177:00 PM Butler Michigan State 73–52 Hinkle FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN FS19,100Big East (4–1)
9:00 PM St. John's Indiana 76–74 Simon Skjodt Assembly HallBloomington, IN FS117,222Big East (4–2)
Thu., Nov. 186:30 PM Xavier No. 19 Ohio State 71–65 Cintas CenterCincinnati, OH FS110,379Big East (5–2)
8:30 PM DePaul Rutgers 73–70 Wintrust ArenaChicago, IL FS12,844Big East (6–2)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll.
Did not participate: UConn, Georgetown, Villanova (Big East); Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue (Big Ten)

2022 Big Ten 62

DateTimeBig East teamBig Ten teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Mon., Nov. 147:00 PM DePaul Minnesota 69–53 Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MN BTN 8,426Big East (1–0)
8:30 PM Butler Penn State 68–62 Bryce Jordan CenterUniversity Park, PA FS1 6,762Tied (1–1)
Tue., Nov. 156:30 PM Georgetown Northwestern 75–63 Capital One ArenaWashington, D.C. FS15,518Big Ten (2–1)
8:30 PM Marquette Purdue 75–70 Mackey ArenaWest Lafayette, IN FS114,876Big Ten (3–1)
Wed., Nov. 167:30 PM Seton Hall Iowa 83–67 Prudential CenterNewark, NJ FS18,933Big Ten (4–1)
Thu., Nov. 176:30 PM St. John's Nebraska 70–50 Carnesecca ArenaQueens, NY FS13,933Big Ten (4–2)
Fri., Nov. 186:00 PM Xavier No. 12 Indiana 81–79 Cintas CenterCincinnati, OH FS110,586Big Ten (5-2)
8:00 PM Villanova Michigan State 73–71 Breslin CenterEast Lansing, MI FS114,797Big Ten (6–2)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll.
Did not participate: UConn, Creighton, Providence (Big East); Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin (Big Ten)

2023 Tied 44

DateTimeBig East teamBig Ten teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader
Mon., Nov. 136:30 p.m. St. John's Michigan 89–73 Madison Square GardenNew York, NY FS1 14,188Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 p.m. Xavier No. 2 Purdue 83–71 Mackey ArenaWest Lafayette, IN FS114,876Big Ten (2–0)
Tue., Nov. 146:00 p.m. Providence Wisconsin 72–59 Amica Mutual PavilionProvidence, RI FS112,069Big Ten (2–1)
8:00 p.m.No. 4 Marquette No. 23 Illinois 71–64 State Farm CenterChampaign, IL FS115,544Tied (2–2)
10:00 p.m.No. 8 Creighton Iowa 92–84 CHI Health Center OmahaOmaha, NE FS117,352Big East (3–2)
Wed., Nov. 158:30 p.m. Georgetown Rutgers 71–60 Jersey Mike's ArenaPiscataway, NJ FS18,000Tied (3–3)
Fri., Nov. 176:30 p.m. Butler No. 18 Michigan State 74–54 Breslin CenterEast Lansing, MI FS114,797Big Ten (4–3)
8:30 p.m.No. 21 Villanova Maryland 57–40 Finneran PavilionVillanova, PA FS16,501Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll.
Did not participate: UConn, DePaul, Seton Hall (Big East); Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State (Big Ten)

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