Our First Tournament Tips Off Tonight: The Big 5 Classic

Our first tournament tips off tonight with the Big 5 Classic, which is taking place first on college campuses, but finishing at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. 4 of the 6 teams will be in action later today. This is the oddest format of all the tournaments as 6 schools will be separated into two, three-team pods:

Pod 1

Drexel, La Salle, and Temple

Pod 2

Penn, Saint Joseph’s, and Villanova

Each team will play the other two teams from their pod at their individual on-campus arenas. Then, all teams will participate in the Toyota Big 5 Classic tripleheader at Wells Fargo Center on December 7. The first seed in each pod will compete for the Big 5 championship, the second-place teams in each pod compete for third place, and the third seeds compete for fifth place. This means a loss on campus may eliminate a team's ability to with this championship, along with your ability to win this one if your team loses on campus. 🏀

Our pool favorite is Villanova with 41% of the picks, but Drexel and Saint Joeseph's were picked as well. That means we're only on half the teams in this tournament, so we can run into a scenario where nobody wins the Big 5 Classic.

Below is a reminder on where you can get the blog link, as I won't be sending every update via e-mail going forward, also included is the link for the standings. Save and bookmark those links if you want to stay up to date on all the tournaments and our pool standings. 💾

Blog Link
https://2024-25ncaabasketballtipoffchallenge.blogspot.com
 
Standings Link
2024-25 NCAA Basketball Tip Off Pool

These tournaments can be a bit wonky, so if we find out any teams back out, new teams are added, or the format changes, I will give everyone the opportunity to re-pick for that specific tournament. I think last year we ended up deleting/removing an entire tournament, but let's hope it goes smoother this year.

Good Luck Everyone! 🍀