The Hall of Fame Classic powered by ShotTracker (formerly known as the College Basketball Experience Classic, Guardians Classic and the CBE Hall of Fame Classic) is an annual season-opening college basketball tournament founded in 2001. The tournament is currently held in mid-November. There are twelve teams invited, each representing a different athletic conference. The initial two rounds are played at regional sites on two different days hosted by participating team. The regional hosts automatically advance to the championship rounds at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The championship rounds take place one week after the initial round. Teams not hosting advance to sub regional rounds where they will play three games. Since 2020, the event has been named the Hall of Fame Classic powered by ShotTracker.[1] Before the 2007 tournament, the final rounds were held at Municipal Auditorium, except for one year at Kemper Arena in 2001. The event is organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and produced by Blue Ridge Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
| Year | width=150 | Champion | Score | width=150 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78–77 | Iowa | |||
| 2002 | 80–75 | Notre Dame | |||
| 2003 | 67–61 | Richmond | |||
| 2004 | 65–64 (OT) | Ohio State | |||
| 2005 | 68–59 | Iowa | |||
| 2006 | 73–62 | Duke | |||
| 2007 | 68–63 | Michigan State | |||
| 2008 | 89–81 (OT) | Kansas | |||
| 2009 | 78–62 | Pittsburgh | |||
| 2010 | 82–68 | Kansas State | |||
| 2011 | 92–53 | Cal | |||
| 2012 | 73–59 | St. Louis | |||
| 2013 | 75–62 | BYU | |||
| 2014 | 72–63 | Iowa State | |||
| 2015 | 80–70 | Kansas State | |||
| 2016 | 65–54 | Georgia | |||
| 2017 | 65–59 | Creighton | |||
| 2018 | 70–52 | Nebraska | |||
| 2019 | 69–68 | Stanford | |||
| 2020 | 56–52 | Liberty | |||
| 2021 | 73–67 | Cincinnati | |||
| 2022 | 67–63 | Wichita State | |||
| 2023 | Colorado State | 69–48 | Creighton |
| Year | Third place | Points | Fourth Place | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81 | 70 | |||
| 2002 | 70 | 62 | |||
| 2003 | 72 | 52 | |||
| 2004 | 57 | 55 | |||
| 2005 | 80 | 66 | |||
| 2006 | 67 | 53 | |||
| 2007 | 84 | 70 | |||
| 2008 | 86 | 84 | |||
| 2009 | 74 | Iowa | 57 | ||
| 2010 | 66 | Marquette | 63 | ||
| 2011 | 61 | 57 | |||
| 2012 | 55 | 54 | |||
| 2013 | 77 | 59 | |||
| 2014 | 76 | 71 | |||
| 2015 | 67 | 62 | |||
| 2016 | 81 | 74 | |||
| 2017 | 72 | 70 | |||
| 2018 | 99 | 80 | |||
| 2019 | 77 | 66 | |||
| 2020 | 69 | 58 | |||
| 2021 | 72 | Kansas State | 64 | ||
| 2022 | 69 | Northern Iowa | 67 | ||
| 2023 | Loyola Chicago | 71 | Boston College | 68 |
* – Denotes overtime period
All matches aired on ESPN Networks