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Hall of Fame Classic (basketball tournament)

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The Hall of Fame Classic (formerly known as the Guardians Classic, CBE Classic, and CBE Hall of Fame Classic) created by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) is an annual season-opening college basketball tournament founded in 2001. The tournament is currently held in mid-November at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, which also contains the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Before the 2007 tournament, the final rounds were held at Municipal Auditorium, except for one year at Kemper Arena in 2001.

Tournament format

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From the inaugural tournament in 2001 until 2019, twelve teams participated in the tournament. In this format; the first two rounds were played at campus sites on two different days hosted by regional hosts, regional hosts automatically advanced to the championship rounds which are played at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Championship rounds took place one week after the initial round. Teams not hosting advanced to sub regional rounds where they played three games. From 2020 until 2023 and again since 2025, four teams participate in a traditional four team tournament with a Championship and Consolation game.[1] The 2024 and 2026 Hall of Fame Classics were showcase doubleheaders, instead of traditional four team tournaments.[2][3]

History

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YearChampionship gameConsolation game
ChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2001Missouri78–77IowaAlabama81–70Memphis
2002Creighton80–75Notre DameFurman70–62IUPUI
2003South Carolina67–61RichmondMissouri State72–52San Francisco
2004Creighton65–64 (OT)Ohio StateHouston57–55Missouri
2005Texas68–59IowaKentucky80–66West Virginia
2006Marquette73–62DukeAir Force67–53Texas Tech
2007UCLA68–63Michigan StateMissouri84–70Maryland
2008Syracuse89–81 (OT)KansasFlorida86–84Washington
2009Texas78–62PittsburghWichita State74–57Iowa
2010Duke82–68Kansas StateGonzaga66–63Marquette
2011Missouri92–53CalGeorgia61–57Notre Dame
2012Kansas73–59St. LouisTexas A&M55–54Washington State
2013Wichita State75–62BYUTexas77–59DePaul
2014Maryland72–63Iowa StateAlabama76–71Arizona State
2015North Carolina80–70Kansas StateNorthwestern67–62Missouri
2016Kansas65–54GeorgiaUAB81–74George Washington
2017Baylor65–59CreightonUCLA72–70Wisconsin
2018Texas Tech70–52NebraskaUSC99–80Missouri State
2019Butler69–68StanfordOklahoma77–66Missouri
2020TCU56–52LibertySouth Carolina69–58Tulsa
2021Arkansas73–67CincinnatiIllinois72–64Kansas State
2022San Francisco67–63Wichita StateGrand Canyon69–67Northern Iowa
2023Colorado State69–48CreightonLoyola Chicago71–68Boston College
2024Showcase Format
2025Nebraska86–85Kansas StateNew Mexico80–78Mississippi State
2026Showcase Format

Brackets

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* – Denotes overtime period

2026

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2025

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Semifinals
November 20
Peacock/NBC Sports NOW
Championship
November 21
Peacock/NBC Sports NOW
      
  Nebraska 84
New Mexico 72
  Nebraska 86
  Kansas State 85
Kansas State 98
  Mississippi State 77 Consolation
November 21
Peacock/NBC Sports NOW
  New Mexico 80
  Mississippi State 78

2024

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2023

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Semifinals
November 22
CBSSN
Championship
November 23
CBSSN
      
  Boston College 74
Colorado State 86
  Colorado State 69
8 Creighton 48
8 Creighton 88
  Loyola Chicago 65 Consolation
November 23
CBSSN
  Boston College 68
  Loyola Chicago 71

2022

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Semifinals
November 21
CBSSN
Championship
November 22
CBSSN
      
  San Francisco 75
Northern Iowa 69
  San Francisco 67
  Wichita State 63
  Grand Canyon 43
  Wichita State 55 Consolation
November 22
CBSSN
  Northern Iowa 67
  Grand Canyon 69

2021

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Semifinals
November 22
ESPNews
Championship
November 23
ESPN2
      
  Cincinnati 71
14 Illinois 51
  Cincinnati 67
13 Arkansas 73
13 Arkansas 72
  Kansas State 64 Consolation
November 23
ESPNews
14 Illinois 72
  Kansas State 64

2020

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Semifinals
November 28
Championship
November 29
    
Liberty 78
South Carolina 62
Liberty 52
TCU 56
TCU 70
Tulsa 65 Consolation
November 29
South Carolina 69
Tulsa 58

All matches aired on ESPN Networks

2019

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Host Rounds

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Game 1
November 16
FS1
Game 2
November 22
FS1
  Butler 68
  Butler 80   Morehead State 50
  Wofford 61
Game 1
November 18
SECN+
Game 2
November 20
SECN+
  Missouri 70
  Missouri 75   Morehead State 52
  Wofford 56
Game 1
November 19
P12N
Game 2
November 22
P12N
  Stanford 81
  Stanford 76   William & Mary 50
  Maryland Eastern Shore 55
Game 1
November 18
Fox Sports Oklahoma
Game 2
November 21
Fox Sports Oklahoma
  Oklahoma 91
  Oklahoma 75   Maryland Eastern Shore 64
  William & Mary 70

Championship Round

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Semifinals
November 25
ESPNU
ESPNU/ESPN2
Championship
November 26
ESPN2
      
  Butler 63
  Missouri 52
  Butler 68
  Stanford 67
  Stanford 73
  Oklahoma 54 Consolation
November 26
ESPNews
  Missouri 66
  Oklahoma 77

Subhost Rounds

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2018

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Host Rounds

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Game 1
November 6
Pac-12 Network
Game 2
November 14
Pac-12 Network
  Stetson 59
  Robert Morris 62   USC 95
  USC 83
Game 1
November 6
BTN+
Game 2
November 11
ESPNU
  Southeastern Louisiana 35
  Mississippi Valley State 37   Nebraska 87
  Nebraska 106
Game 1
November 9
Fox Sports Southwest+
Game 2
November 13
Fox Sports Southwest
  Southeastern Louisiana 40
  Mississippi Valley State 52   Texas Tech 59
  Texas Tech 84
Game 1
November 9
ESPN3
Game 2
November 11
KOZL
  Stetson 70
  Robert Morris 60   Missouri State 83
  Missouri State 74

Championship Round

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Semifinals
November 19
ESPNU
ESPNU/ESPN2
Championship
November 20
ESPN2
      
  Texas Tech 78
  USC 63
  Texas Tech 70
  Nebraska 52
  Nebraska 85
  Missouri State 62 Consolation
November 20
ESPN3
  USC 99
  Missouri State 80

Subhost Rounds

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2017

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Host Rounds

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Game 1
November 10
Fox Sports Southwest
Game 2
November 17
Fox College Sports
  Alcorn State 61
  Central Arkansas 66 25 Baylor 78
24 Baylor 107
Game 1
November 10
Big Ten Network +
Game 2
November 12
Big Ten Network
  Yale 61
  South Carolina State 50   Wisconsin 89
  Wisconsin 85
Game 1
November 10
Fox Sports Midwest
Game 2
November 12
Fox Sports 1
  Alcorn State 72
  Yale 76   Creighton 109
  Creighton 92
Game 1
November 15
Pac-12 Network
Game 2
November 17
Pac-12 Network
  South Carolina State 68
  Central Arkansas 101 23 UCLA 96
23 UCLA 106*

Championship Round

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Semifinals
November 20
ESPNU
ESPN2
Championship
November 21
ESPN2
      
  Creighton 100
23 UCLA 89
  Creighton 59
22 Baylor 65
22 Baylor 70
  Wisconsin 65 Consolation
November 21
ESPN3
23 UCLA 72
  Wisconsin 70

Subhost Rounds

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Game 1
November 14
Game 2
November 19
  Alcorn State 76
  South Carolina State 54   Central Arkansas 102
  Yale 86
Game 1
November 21
Game 2
November 22
  Yale 87
  Central Arkansas 73   Alcorn State 73
  South Carolina State 64

2016

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Championship Round

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Semifinals
November 21
Championship
November 22
      
George Washington 73
Georgia 81
Georgia 54
5 Kansas 65
5 Kansas 83
UAB 63 Consolation
George Washington 74
UAB 81

Subhost Rounds

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2015

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Championship Round

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Semifinals
November 23
Championship Game
November 24
      
Kansas State 66
Missouri 42
Kansas State 70
9 North Carolina 80
9 North Carolina 80
Northwestern 69 Consolation
Missouri 62
Northwestern 67

Subhost Rounds

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2014

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Semifinals
November
Championship
November
      
Arizona State 73
Maryland 78
Maryland 72
13 Iowa State 63
Alabama 74
13 Iowa State 84 Consolation
Arizona State 71
Alabama 76

Future fields

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2025

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Kansas State, Mississippi State and Nebraska, will headline the 2025 Hall of Fame Classic, with the fourth team was New Mexico announced.[4]

References

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  1. "Hall of Fame Classic History". NABC. NABC.
  2. "2024 Hall of Fame Classic Matchups Announced". NABC. National Association of Basketball Coaches. August 5, 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. "Matchups Announced for 2026 Hall of Fame Classic". T-MobileCenter.com. April 23, 2026. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  4. Rothstein, Jon. "Kansas State, Mississippi State, Nebraska to headline 2025 Hall-of-Fame Classic in Kansas City, fourth team is TBD". CollegeHoopsToday.com. College Hoops Today.
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