Old Spice Classic

The Old Spice Classic is an annual college basketball tournament played over Thanksgiving weekend. The inaugural tournament was held November, 23, 24, and 26, 2006. The tournament is played at the HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. In the current format, the tournament consists of eight teams from separate conferences. The tournament is non-elimination, with a winner's and a loser's bracket, such that all teams will play three games to determine final ranking. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference serves as the host for the tournament.

The Wide World of Sports Complex, host of the tournament

Standings History

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
2011
2010	Notre Dame	Wisconsin	Boston College	California	Texas A&M	Temple	Georgia	Manhattan
2009	Florida State	Marquette	Alabama	Michigan	Baylor	Xavier	Iona	Creighton
2008	Gonzaga	Tennessee	Georgetown	Maryland	Michigan State	Wichita State	Oklahoma State	Siena
2007	North Carolina State	Villanova	George Mason	Kansas State	South Carolina	Rider	Central Florida	Penn State
2006	Arkansas	West Virginia	Marist	Western Michigan	Southern Illinois	Virginia Tech	Montana	Minnesota

2011 tournament bracket

• November 24–27

Quarter-Final Thursday, November 24

Semi-Final Friday, November 25

Final Sunday, November 27

Texas Tech

Indiana State

Minnesota

DePaul

Dayton

Wake Forest

Arizona State

Fairfield

	3rd Place Game Sunday, November 27

	Loser's Bracket Friday, November 25					5th Place Game Sunday, November 27

	7th Place Game Sunday, November 27

November 24, 2011

Game 1 : Texas Tech vs Indiana State, 12:00pm ESPN2

Game 2 : Minnesota vs DePaul, 2:30pm, ESPN2

Game 3 : Dayton vs Wake Forest, 7:00pm, ESPN2

Game 4 : Arizona State vs Fairfield, 9:30pm, ESPN2

November 25, 2011

Game 5 : , 12:00pm, ESPN

Game 6 : , 2:30pm, TBA

Game 7 : , 5:00pm, TBA

Game 8 : , 7:30pm, ESPNU

November 27, 2011

Game 9 (5th Place) , 11:30am

Game 10: (3rd Place) , 2:00pm, ESPN2

Game 11: (7th Place) , 4:30pm, ESPN2

Game 12: (Championship) , 7:00pm, ESPN2

2010 tournament bracket

• November 25–28

	Quarter-Final Thursday, November 25					Semi-Final Friday, November 26					Final Sunday, November 28
		Boston College	67
		Texas A&M	65
							Boston College	55
							Wisconsin	65
		Wisconsin	50
		Manhattan	35
												Wisconsin	51
												Notre Dame	58
		Georgia	83
		Notre Dame	89**
							Notre Dame	57
							California	44
	20	Temple	50
		California	57

	3rd Place Game Sunday, November 28
		Boston College	68
		California	46

	Loser's Bracket Friday, November 26					5th Place Game Sunday, November 28
		Texas A&M	74
		Manhattan	45
							Texas A&M	54
						20	Temple	51
		Georgia	58
	20	Temple	65

	7th Place Game Sunday, November 28
		Georgia	61
		Manhattan	58

November 25, 2010

Game 1 : Boston College vs Texas A&M, 12:00pm ESPN2

Game 2 : Wisconsin vs Manhattan, 2:30pm, ESPN2

Game 3 : Georgia vs Notre Dame, 7:00pm, ESPN2

Game 4 : Temple vs California, 9:30pm, ESPN2

November 26, 2010

Game 5 : Boston College vs Wisconsin, 12:00pm, ESPN

Game 6 : Texas A&M vs Manhattan, 2:30pm, ESPNU

Game 7 : Notre Dame vs California, 5:00pm, ESPN2

Game 8 : Georgia vs Temple, 7:30pm, ESPNU

November 28, 2010

Game 9 (5th Place) Texas A&M vs Temple, 11:00am, ESPNU

Game 10: (3rd Place) Boston College vs California, 1:00pm, ESPNU

Game 11: (7th Place) Georgia vs Manhattan, 7:00pm

Game 12: (Championship) Wisconsin vs Notre Dame, 7:00pm, ESPN2

2009 tournament bracket

• November 26–27, 29

	Quarter-Final Thursday, November 26					Semi-Final Friday, November 27					Final Sunday, November 29
		Creighton	76
	15	Michigan	83*
						15	Michigan	65
							Marquette	79
		Marquette	71
		Xavier	61
												Marquette	56
												Florida State	57
		Alabama	79
		Baylor	76
							Alabama	51
							Florida State	60
		Florida State	54
		Iona	49

	3rd Place Game Sunday, November 29
	15	Michigan	66
		Alabama	68

	Loser's Bracket Friday, November 27					5th Place Game Sunday, November 29
		Creighton	67
		Xavier	80
							Xavier	64
							Baylor	69
		Baylor	72*
		Iona	62

	7th Place Game Sunday, November 29
		Creighton	55
		Iona	63

*Rankings based on November 23, 2009 Associated Press Top 25 Poll

** Indicates game was won in overtime

November 26, 2009

Game 1: Creighton vs. Michigan, 12:00pm, ESPN2

Game 2: Marquette vs. Xavier, 2:00pm, ESPN2

Game 3: Alabama vs. Baylor, 6:30pm, ESPN2

Game 4: Florida State vs. Iona, 9:00pm, ESPNU

November 27, 2009

Game 5: Michigan vs Marquette 12:00pm, ESPN

Game 6: Creighton vs Xavier, 2:30pm, ESPNU

Game 7: Alabama vs Florida State, 5:00pm, ESPN2

Game 8: Baylor vs Iona, 7:30pm, ESPNU

November 29, 2009

Game 9 (7th Place): Creighton vs. Iona, 10:00am, ESPNU

Game 10 (5th Place): Xavier vs. Baylor, 12:00pm, ESPNU

Game 11 (3rd Place): Michigan vs. Alabama, 5:00pm, ESPNU

Game 12 (Championship): Marquette vs. Florida State, 7:30pm, ESPN2

All times EST

2008 tournament bracket

• November 27–28, 30

	Quarter-Final Thursday, November 27					Semi-Final Friday, November 28					Final Sunday, November 30
	12	Tennessee	78
		Siena	64
						12	Tennessee	90
						21	Georgetown	78
		Wichita State	50
	21	Georgetown	58
											12	Tennessee	74
											9	Gonzaga	83
		Maryland	80
	5	Michigan State	62
							Maryland	59
						9	Gonzaga	81
		Oklahoma State	71
	9	Gonzaga	83

	3rd Place Game Sunday, November 30
	21	Georgetown	75
		Maryland	48

	Loser's Bracket Friday, November 28					5th Place Game Sunday, November 30
		Siena	70
		Wichita State	72
							Wichita State	57
						5	Michigan State	65
	5	Michigan State	94
		Oklahoma State	79

	7th Place Game Sunday, November 30
		Siena	68
		Oklahoma State	77

*Rankings based on November 24, 2008 Associated Press Top 25 Poll

November 27, 2008

Game 1: Tennessee vs. Siena, 12:00pm, ESPN2

Game 2: Wichita State vs. Georgetown, 2:00pm, ESPN2

Game 3: Maryland vs. Michigan State, 7:00pm, ESPN2

Game 4: Oklahoma State vs. Gonzaga, 9:00pm, ESPN2

November 28, 2008

Game 5: Siena v. Wichita State, 10:30am, ESPNU

Game 6: Tennessee v. Georgetown, 1:00pm, ESPN

Game 7: Maryland v. Gonzaga, 5:30pm, ESPN

Game 8: Michigan State v. Oklahoma State, 8:00pm, ESPNU

November 30, 2008

Game 9 (7th Place): Siena v. Oklahoma State, 10:30am, ESPNU

Game 10 (5th Place): Wichita State v. Michigan State, 1:00pm, ESPNU

Game 11 (3rd Place): Georgetown v. Maryland, 5:30pm, ESPN2

Game 12 (Championship): Tennessee v. Gonzaga, 8:00pm, ESPN2

All times EST

2007 Old Spice Classic

• November 22–23, 25

	Quarter-Final Thursday, November 22					Semi-Final Friday, November 23					Final Sunday, November 25
		South Carolina	74
		Penn State	67
							South Carolina	61
							North Carolina State	63
		North Carolina State	72
		Rider	63
												North Carolina State	69
											19	Villanova	68
	19	Villanova	76
		Central Florida	68
						19	Villanova	84
							George Mason	78
		George Mason	87
	20	Kansas State	77

	3rd Place Game Sunday, November 25
		South Carolina	68
		George Mason	69

	Loser's Bracket Friday, November 23					5th Place Game Sunday, November 25
		Penn State	73
		Rider	82
							Rider	69
						20	Kansas State	82
		Central Florida	71
	20	Kansas State	73

	7th Place Game Sunday, November 25
		Penn State	59
		Central Florida	70

November 22, 2007

Game 1: South Carolina v. Penn State, 12:00pm, ESPN2

Game 2: NC State v. Rider, 2:00pm, ESPN2

Game 3: Villanova v. UCF, 7:00pm, ESPN2

Game 4: George Mason v. Kansas State, 9:00, ESPN2

November 23, 2007

Game 5: Penn State v. Rider, 10:30am, ESPN2

Game 6: South Carolina v. NC State, 12:30pm, ESPN2

Game 7: Villanova v. George Mason, 5:30pm, ESPN2

Game 8: UCF v. Kansas State, 7:30pm, ESPNU

November 25, 2007

Game 9 (7th Place): Penn State v. Central Florida, 11:00am, ESPNU

Game 10 (5th Place): Rider v. Kansas State, 1:00pm, ESPNU

Game 11 (3rd Place): South Carolina v. George Mason, 4:30pm, ESPN2

Game 12 (Championship): North Carolina State v. Villanova, 6:30pm, ESPN2

All times EST

2006 Old Spice Classic

• November 23–24, 26

	Quarter-Final Thursday, November 23					Semi-Final Friday, November 24					Final Sunday, November 26
		Arkansas	61
		Southern Illinois	53
							Arkansas	73
							Marist	56
		Marist	63
		Minnesota	56
												Arkansas	71
												West Virginia	64
		Western Michigan	71
		Virginia Tech	68
							Western Michigan	54
							West Virginia	79
		West Virginia	73
		Montana	56

	3rd Place Game Sunday, November 26
		Marist	89
		Western Michigan	78

	Loser's Bracket Friday, November 24					5th Place Game Sunday, November 26
		Southern Illinois	69
		Minnesota	53
							Southern Illinois	69
							Virginia Tech	64
		Virginia Tech	77
		Montana	56

	7th Place Game Sunday, November 26
		Minnesota	65
		Montana	72

Championship game results

2010: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 58, Wisconsin Badgers 52
2009: Florida State Seminoles 57, Marquette Golden Eagles 56
2008: Gonzaga Bulldogs 83, Tennessee Volunteers 74
2007: North Carolina State Wolfpack 69, Villanova Wildcats 68
2006: Arkansas Razorbacks 71, West Virginia Mountaineers 64

Participating team history

2011: Arizona State, Dayton, DePaul, Fairfield, Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, Texas Tech, and Wake Forest
2010: Boston College, California, Georgia, Manhattan, Notre Dame, Temple, Texas A&M, and Wisconsin
2009: Alabama, Baylor, Creighton, Florida State, Iona, Marquette, Michigan, and Xavier
2008: Georgetown, Gonzaga, Maryland, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Siena, Tennessee, and Wichita State
2007: Central Florida, George Mason, Kansas State, North Carolina State, Penn State, Rider, South Carolina, and Villanova
2006: Arkansas, Marist, Minnesota, Montana, Southern Illinois, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and Western Michigan

See also

• Old Spice
• 76 Classic

External links

• Official website