Gavitt Tipoff Games

The Gavitt Tipoff Games is an annual eight-game series played between the Big Ten Conference and the Big East Conference early in the college basketball season. The Gavitt Tipoff Games began in 2015 and will be played annually until 2022 as part of an eight-year deal.

The Gavitt Tipoff Games are played on the home courts of participating schools, with four hosted by Big Ten schools and four hosted by Big East schools each year. Except for Connecticut, which did not move from the American Athletic Conference to the Big East until the 2020-2021 season, each Big East team will participate a minimum of six times, while each Big Ten program will take part a minimum of four times.[1] Michigan State, the only team from either conference which did not participate in the series through 2018, took part in the 2019 event.[2] Since joining the Big East, Connecticut has become the only team from either conference not to play in the Gavitt Tipoff Games through the 2021–22 season.

Each game played at a Big East campus is televised by FS1 and each game played on a Big Ten campus is televised by FS1 or the Big Ten Network.

The series is named in honor of the late Dave Gavitt, former athletic director at Providence College and the first commissioner of the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013.

The 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conference records

Big East Conference (1–2–3)
Institution Wins Losses Win %
Butler Bulldogs22.500
Connecticut Huskies00—
Creighton Bluejays33.500
DePaul Blue Demons33.500
Georgetown Hoyas13.500
Marquette Golden Eagles23.400
Providence Friars23.400
Seton Hall Pirates32.600
St. John's Red Storm32.600
Villanova Wildcats22.500
Xavier Musketeers31.750

Big Ten Conference (2–1–3)
Institution Wins Losses Win %
Illinois Fighting Illini13.250
Indiana Hoosiers31.750
Iowa Hawkeyes12.333
Maryland Terrapins301.000
Michigan Wolverines22.500
Michigan State Spartans201.000
Minnesota Golden Gophers21.667
Nebraska Cornhuskers13.250
Northwestern Wildcats12.333
Ohio State Buckeyes31.750
Penn State Nittany Lions21.667
Purdue Boilermakers12.333
Rutgers Scarlet Knights13.250
Wisconsin Badgers13.250

Results

2015 Tied 4–4
Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tue., Nov. 175:00 PMDePaulPenn State68–62Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PAESPNU5,023Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PMNo. 11 VillanovaNebraska87–63The Pavilion • Villanova, PAFS16,500Tied (1–1)
9:00 PMGeorgetownNo. 3 Maryland75–71XFINITY Center • College Park, MDESPN217,950Big Ten (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 187:00 PMProvidenceIllinois60–59Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RIFS18,069Tied (2–2)
Thu., Nov. 197:00 PMSt. John'sRutgers61–59Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NYFS14,540Big East (3–2)
7:00 PMCreightonIndiana86–65Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, INBTN17,472Tied (3–3)
9:00 PMMarquetteIowa89–61BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WIFS113,297Big Ten (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 209:00 PMXavierNo. 24 Michigan86–70Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MIBTN11,967Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 16).

2016 Tied 4–4
Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 147:00 PMNo. 3 VillanovaNo. 15 Purdue79–76Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, INBTN14,846Big East (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 156:30 PMGeorgetownMaryland76–75Verizon Center • Washington, D.C.FS113,145Tied (1–1)
9:00 PMNo. 22 CreightonNo. 9 Wisconsin79–67CenturyLink Center • Omaha, NEFS117,879Big East (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 167:00 PMButlerNorthwestern70–68Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, INFS17,858Big East (3–1)
Thu., Nov. 177:00 PMProvidenceOhio State72–67Value City Arena • Columbus, OHBTN11,089 Big East (3–2)
8:30 PMDePaulRutgers66–59Allstate Arena • Rosemont, ILFS14,057Tied (3–3)
9:00 PM Seton Hall Iowa91–83Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN 10,391 Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 189:00 PMSt. John'sMinnesota92–86Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MNBTN8,873Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 14).
Sources:[3]

2017 Tied 4–4
Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 136:30 PMProvidenceNo. 14 Minnesota86–74Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RIFS110,214Big Ten (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 148:30 PMMarquetteNo. 19 Purdue86–71BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WIFS113,307Big Ten (2–0)
Wed., Nov. 156:30 PMNo. 22 Seton HallIndiana84–68Prudential Center • Newark, NJFS18,452Big Ten (2–1)
8:30 PMButlerMaryland79–65Xfinity Center • College Park, MDFS116,317Big Ten (3–1)
9:00 PMCreightonNo. 20 Northwestern92–88Allstate Arena • Rosemont, ILBTN6,384Big Ten (3–2)
Thu., Nov. 166:30 PMSt. John'sNebraska79–56Carnesecca Arena • New York City, NYFS14,652Tied (3–3)
8:30 PMNo. 15 XavierWisconsin80–70Kohl Center • Madison, WIFS117,287Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 178:30 PMDePaulIllinois82–73State Farm Center • Champaign, ILBTN11,254Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 13).
Sources:[4]

2018 Big Ten 5–3
Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tues., Nov. 136:30 PMXavierWisconsin77–68Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OHFS110,312 Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PMGeorgetownIllinois88–80State Farm Center • Champaign, ILFS114,656 Tied (1–1)
Wed., Nov. 146:30 PMNo. 8 VillanovaNo. 18 Michigan73–46Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PAFS16,501Big Ten (2–1)
7:30 PMSeton HallNebraska80–57Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NEBTN15,713Big Ten (3–1)
8:30 PMNo. 24 MarquetteIndiana96–73 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, INFS117,222Big Ten (4–1)
Thu., Nov. 157:00 PMCreightonOhio State69–60CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NEFS117,146Big Ten (5–1)
9:00 PMDePaulPenn State72–70 OTWintrust Arena • Chicago, ILFS13,926Big Ten (5–2)
Fri., Nov. 167:00 PMSt. John'sRutgers84–65Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJBTN7,102Big Ten (5–3)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 12).

2019 Big Ten 5–3
Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 118:00 PMDePaulIowa93–78Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IAFS19,961Big East (1–0)
Tues. Nov. 126:30 PMCreightonMichigan 79–69Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MIFS111,398 Tied (1–1)
8:30 PMButlerMinnesota64–56Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, INFS17,879Big East (2–1)
Wed. Nov. 137:00 PMNo. 10 VillanovaNo. 16 Ohio State 76–51Value City Arena • Columbus, OHFS116,419Tied (2–2)
9:00 PMMarquettePurdue65–55Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WIFS115,659Big East (3–2)
9:00 PMProvidenceNorthwestern 72–63Welsh–Ryan Arena • Evanston, ILBTN5,204Tied (3–3)
Thurs. Nov. 146:30 PMGeorgetownPenn State81–66Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C.FS18,691Big Ten (4–3)
8:30 PMNo. 12 Seton HallNo. 3 Michigan State76–73 Prudential Center • Newark, NJFS114,051Big Ten (5–3)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 12).

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. 157:00 p.mMarquetteNo. 10 Illinois67–66Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WIFS114,631Big East (1–0)
9:00 p.mProvidenceWisconsin63–58Kohl Center • Madison, WIFS115,773Big East (2–0)
Tues. Nov. 167:00 p.mCreighton Nebraska77–69Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NEFS115,939Big East (3–0)
9:00 p.mSeton Hall No. 4 Michigan67–65Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MIFS112,536Big East (4–0)
Wed. Nov. 177:00 p.mButlerMichigan State73–52Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, INFS19,100Big East (4–1)
9:00 p.mSt. John'sIndiana76–74Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, INFS117,222Big East (4–2)
Thurs. Nov. 186:30 p.mXavierNo. 19 Ohio State71–65Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OHFS110,379Big East (5–2)
8:30 p.mDePaulRutgers73–70Wintrust Arena • Chicago, ILFS12,844Big East (6–2)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll.

References
  1. "Big Ten, BIG EAST announce matchups for inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games". 22 April 2015.
  2. "View the matchups for the 2019 Gavitt Games". Big Ten Network. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  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. "BIG EAST Conference and Big Ten Conference Statement on 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games". Big Ten Conference. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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