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The College Basketball Experience Classic (formerly known as the Guardians Classic) is an annual season-opening college basketball tournament founded in 2001. The tournament is currently sponsored by Progressive (previously the event was sponsored by O'Reilly Auto Parts) and is held in mid-November. Sixteen invited teams, representing 16 different athletic conferences, are divided into groups of four (the 2008 tournament featured only 14 teams). The initial two rounds are played at regional sites on back to back days and are hosted by a participating team. In general, regional hosts are expected to advance to the finals, and generally do so. Each regional site winner then moves on to the championship round in Kansas City, Missouri, with the games played at Sprint Center. The championship round takes place one week after the initial round. In 2006, the event was renamed the College Basketball Experience Classic (CBE) after the college basketball fan interactive facility. Before the 2007 tournament, the final rounds were held at Municipal Auditorium, except for one year at Kemper Arena in 2001. The 2011 Regional Hosts are:Cal, Georgia, Missouri, and Notre Dame.[1]
The event is organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and produced by the Gazelle Group.
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Championship game results
Year Champion Points Runner-up Points 2001 Missouri 78 Iowa 77 2002 Creighton 80 Notre Dame 75 2003 South Carolina 67 Richmond 61 2004 Creighton 65 Ohio State 63* 2005 Texas 68 Iowa 59 2006 Marquette 73 Duke 62 2007 UCLA 68 Michigan State 63 2008 Syracuse 89 Kansas 81* 2009 Texas 78 Pittsburgh 62 2010 Duke 82 Kansas State 68 2011 *Overtime
Consolation game results
Year Third Place Points Fourth Place Points 2001 Alabama 81 Memphis 70 2002 Furman 70 IUPUI 62 2003 Missouri State 72 San Francisco 52 2004 Houston 57 Missouri 55 2005 Kentucky 80 West Virginia 66 2006 Air Force 67 Texas Tech 53 2007 Missouri 84 Maryland 70 2008 Florida 86 Washington 84 2009 Wichita State 74 Iowa 57 2010 Gonzaga 66 Marquette 63 2011 External links
References
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments (United States) Division I
pre-season
tournamentsNIT Season Tip-Off • Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic • BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament • All-College Basketball Classic • Carrier Classic • Cancún Challenge • Charleston Classic • College Basketball Experience Classic • Diamond Head Classic • Dixie Classic • Great Alaska Shootout • Maui Invitational Tournament • South Padre Island Invitational • Old Spice Classic • 76 Classic • Las Vegas Classic • Las Vegas Invitational • Legends Classic • Puerto Rico Tip-Off • Battle 4 Atlantis • Hall of Fame Tip Off • Chicago Invitational Challenge
Division I
post-season conference
tournamentsACC • America East • Atlantic 10 • Atlantic Sun • Big 12 • Big East • Big Sky • Big South • Big Ten • Big West • CAA • Conference USA • Horizon • MAAC • MEAC • Mid-American • Missouri Valley • Mountain West • Northeast • Ohio Valley • Pac-10 • Patriot • SEC • Southern • Southland • SWAC • Sun Belt • The Summit League • WAC • West Coast
Division I
postseason
tournamentsNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
National Invitation Tournament • NAIA Men's Basketball Championships • College Basketball Invitational • CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament • National Commissioners Invitational Tournament • 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament • Portsmouth Invitational TournamentDivision II and III
postseason
tournamentsCategories:- College men's basketball tournaments in the United States
- Recurring sporting events established in 2001
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