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FULL SCHEDULE (27 GAMES) RELEASED! Hosting MTE(Nov25). W Ill(Dec3), N Car(Dec8), ISU (Dec11) & N Ill(Dec13) @ CHA. Gonzaga(Dec19). No Gavitt Games

I've always liked and admired Coach Few. He's built a solid program over the years. Looking forward to the game.

“We are looking forward to playing against an extremely talented Iowa team. We have the utmost respect for Fran McCaffery and his program. We are excited for the opportunity to compete in the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls in a nationally televised game on CBS.”

--Gonzaga head coach Mark Few
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Gavitt Games canceled


The BIG EAST and Big Ten Conferences have announced a mutually agreed upon decision to cancel the 2020 edition of the Gavitt Tipoff Games due to scheduling adjustments and timing issues presented by the delayed start to the 2020-21 NCAA college basketball season. The conferences have determined that the spirit of the Gavitt Games will be best served by a one-year hiatus and plan to resume their annual non-conference tradition at the start of the 2021-22 season.

The 2020 Gavitt Games were originally scheduled to be played November 16-20, however the start date for the 2020-21 NCAA college basketball season was delayed until November 25. The annual early-season series of eight men’s basketball games has been played between the two conferences since the 2015-16 season and is named in honor of Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary.

The BIG EAST and the Big Ten are monitoring all relevant information surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to make all decisions based on the health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes, coaches, officials and other constituents.
 
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Sources: Matchups set for the Dec 8 & Dec 9, 2020 ACC/Big Ten Challenge

October 29, 2020
by Jon Rothstein


Matchups are officially set for the 2020 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.

ESPN is expected to officially announce the pairings on Friday morning.

The event is slated to take place on Dec. 8th and 9th.

Here are the matchups:

Illinois at Duke
North Carolina at Iowa
Michigan State at Virginia
Louisville at Wisconsin
Indiana at Florida State
Ohio State at Notre Dame
Syracuse at Rutgers
Boston College at Minnesota
Pitt at Northwestern
Penn State at Virginia Tech
Purdue at Miami
NC State at Michigan
Georgia Tech at Nebraska
Maryland at Clemson

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When's the schedule get announced? Gonna be a great one
cc: @SotaHawk87

See key dates below.

Looks like Nov 1 is earliest we will see a conference game schedule. See tweet at end of this post.

The season likely kicks off on Nov 25 when Iowa hosts its MTE (multi team event).

Fran wants to play a 27 game schedule, which is the maximum # of games a team can play.

Does this 27 game schedule sound about right? As you can see, there appears 2 games yet to be determined.

20--conference games (announced around Nov 1?)
2--hosting a multi team event (MTE), starting Nov 25?
1--B1G/ACC Challenge, North Carolina, Dec 8

1--Gonzaga (Dec 19)
1--Iowa State
1--To be Announced w/ Gavitt Games canceled
1--To Be Announced

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27 Total Games


OCTOBER 12, 2020 UPDATE:


As expected, per Jeff Goodman (see tweet that follows), it looks like Iowa will open its season on November 25th when they host their own MTE (Multi-Team Event) that includes Southern and North Carolina Central. There is expected to be one more team that will join them.

NOTE: The first three games OF THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE constituted an exempt multi-team event (MTE) that Iowa was hosting. This home "tournament" was considered a classic; it was not a traditional tournament. Iowa, Southern, North Carolina Central and South Dakota were to all play each other. South Dakota was to host two games before playing at Iowa.


ORIGINAL Nonconference Schedule:


Game 1. Nov 10 vs Southern (17-15 last season, 13-5 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference)

Game 2. Nov 13 vs NC Central (18-13, 13-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)

Game 3. Nov 16 or Nov 20 vs South Dakota (20-12, 10-6 Summit League)



 
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As you can see, Michigan State is among most teams trying to figure out its nonconf schedule

How cool would it be if Iowa figured out a way to make a game vs Creighton happen?

 
With the Gavitt Games canceled, its too bad we could not have gotten some Big East & B1G teams together for a multi team event (MTE).

These 6 Top 25 teams could have done a round robin where they each got 3 games in, for example. Talk about some great games. Iowa vs #1 Villanova, #11 Creighton and #25 UConn? Sign me up.

1. Villanova
11. Creighton
25. UConn

3. Iowa
7. Wisconsin
8. Illinois
 
cc: @SotaHawk87

See key dates below.

Looks like Nov 1 is earliest we will see a conference game schedule. See tweet at end of this post.

The season likely kicks off on Nov 25 when Iowa hosts its MTE (multi team event).

Fran wants to play a 27 game schedule, which is the maximum # of games a team can play.

Does this 27 game schedule sound about right? As you can see, there appears 2 games yet to be determined.

20--conference games (announced around Nov 1?)
2--hosting a multi team event (MTE), starting Nov 25?
1--B1G/ACC Challenge, North Carolina, Dec 8

1--Gonzaga (Dec 19)
1--Iowa State
1--To be Announced w/ Gavitt Games canceled
1--To Be Announced

.................................................
27 Total Games


OCTOBER 12, 2020 UPDATE:


As expected, per Jeff Goodman (see tweet that follows), it looks like Iowa will open its season on November 25th when they host their own MTE (Multi-Team Event) that includes Southern and North Carolina Central. There is expected to be one more team that will join them.

NOTE: The first three games OF THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE constituted an exempt multi-team event (MTE) that Iowa was hosting. This home "tournament" was considered a classic; it was not a traditional tournament. Iowa, Southern, North Carolina Central and South Dakota were to all play each other. South Dakota was to host two games before playing at Iowa.


ORIGINAL Nonconference Schedule:


Game 1. Nov 10 vs Southern (17-15 last season, 13-5 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference)

Game 2. Nov 13 vs NC Central (18-13, 13-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)

Game 3. Nov 16 or Nov 20 vs South Dakota (20-12, 10-6 Summit League)




We still need a couple more opponents.

Could our conference schedule be 22 games instead of 20?

The 27 Game Schedule:

20--conference games (announced around Nov 1?)
2--hosting a multi team event (MTE), starting Nov 25?
1--B1G/ACC Challenge, North Carolina, Dec 8

1--Gonzaga (Dec 19)
1--Iowa State
1--To be Announced w/ Gavitt Games canceled
1--To Be Announced

.................................................
27 Total Games


OCTOBER 12, 2020 UPDATE:
As expected, per Jeff Goodman, it looks like Iowa will open its season on November 25th when they host their own MTE (Multi-Team Event) that includes Southern and North Carolina Central. There is expected to be one more team that will join them.


Speculation on 22 conference games:

 
So each team play fri and sat or half play each day?
IF we have a 20 game conference schedule w/ no fans:

* 6 teams we play once

* 7 teams we play twice

--example: we travel to Minneapolis. We play the Gophers on a Wed night, stay in town, and then play them again on a Friday night before we return to Iowa City. So, for each team traveling, they get 2 conference games in over a few days.

Do you like this idea, especially if there are no fans? You would not have to worry too much about a home court advantage for 2 straight games and you are more likely to get the 20 conference games in.
 
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