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Locations of Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame and Purdue

The Crossroads Classic was a four-team college basketball tournament held annually at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It featured Indiana's four most accomplished men's NCAA Division I basketball schools each year - being the Butler Bulldogs, the Indiana Hoosiers, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Purdue Boilermakers. In odd numbered years, Notre Dame played Indiana while Butler played Purdue. In even numbered years, Notre Dame played Purdue while Butler played Indiana. Purdue and Indiana did not play each other in the Classic, as they are Big Ten conference rivals.

History

The event was the brainchild of former Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke. ^[1] It was designed to replicate a previous basketball event, the Hoosier Classic, which dated back to the 1940s. The Hoosier Classic was also a two-game non-conference showcase between Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame and Butler. The games were held at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse. ^[2]

In 2014, the athletic directors at the four participating schools announced that the Crossroads Classic had been renewed through 2021.^[3]

In 2016, for the first time in history, all four teams entered the Crossroads Classic ranked in the top 25.^[4]

Results by year

Year	Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	TV
2011	December 17	Butler	67–65	Purdue	CBS
2011	December 17	#18 Indiana	69–58	Notre Dame	ESPN2
2012	December 15	Butler	88–86*	#1 Indiana	CBS
2012	December 15	#22 Notre Dame	81–68	Purdue	ESPN2
2013	December 14	Notre Dame	79–72	Indiana	ESPN
2013	December 14	Butler	76–70	Purdue	BTN
2014	December 20	Indiana	82–73	#23 Butler	FS1
2014	December 20	#21 Notre Dame	94–63	Purdue	BTN
2015	December 19	Indiana	80–73	Notre Dame	ESPN2
2015	December 19	#17 Butler	74–68	#9 Purdue	BTN
2016	December 17	#15 Purdue	86–81	#21 Notre Dame	ESPN2
2016	December 17	#18 Butler	83–78	#9 Indiana	BTN
2017	December 16	#17 Purdue	82–67	Butler^[5]	Fox
2017	December 16	Indiana	80–77*	#18 Notre Dame	Fox
2018	December 15	Notre Dame	88–80	Purdue	CBS
2018	December 15	#25 Indiana	71–68	Butler	CBS
2019	December 21	Indiana	62–60	Notre Dame	ESPN
2019	December 21	#17 Butler	70–61	Purdue	BTN
2020	December 19	Indiana	68–60	Butler	FS1
2020	December 19	Purdue	88–78	Notre Dame	ESPN2
2021	December 18	#3 Purdue	77-48	Butler	Fox
2021	December 18	Indiana	64-56	Notre Dame	Fox

* indicates the number of overtime periods.

All-time records by team

Team	Record	Percentage	vs. BU	vs. IU	vs. ND	vs. PU
Butler	6–5	.545	-	2-3	-	4-2
Indiana	8–3	.727	3-2	-	5-1	-
Notre Dame	4–7	.364	-	1-5	-	3-2
Purdue	4–7	.364	2-4	-	2-3	-

References

^ Terry Hutchens (December 14, 2010). "Six years in, the Crossroads Classic continues to be a hit in the state". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ Eamonn Brennan (August 3, 2010). "Indiana revives Hoosier Classic". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "Crossroads Classic Extended Through 2021 Season".
^ Litman, Laken; Osterman, Zach; Woods, David; Baird, Nathan (December 15, 2016). "Crossroads Classic primer: What's at stake for each team". IndyStar. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
^ "Game Summary".

NCAA men's college basketball showcases

Division I

Neutral

Armed Forces Classic
Atlantis Showcase
Baltimore Showcase
Ball Dawgs Classic
BB&T Classic
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational
Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout
Big 4 Classic
Big Five Showcase
B1G Super Saturday
Birmingham Showcase
Braggin' Rights
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
CBS Sports Classic
Champions Classic
Chicago Legends
Crossover Classic
Crossroads Classic
Dakota Showcase
Denver Showcase
Empire Classic
Fort Hood Showcase
Glens Falls Showcase
Golden 1 Showcase
Greensboro Showcase
Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball
Huntsville Showcase
HoopHall LA
Hoophall Miami Invitational
Hy-Vee Classic
Indianapolis Showcase
InTrust Arena Showcase
Jackson Showcase
Jacksonville Showcase No. 1 & 2
Jersey Mike's Classic
Jayhawk Shootout
Jerry Colangelo Classic
Jimmy V Classic
Kansas City Wildcat Showcase
Kennewick Showcase
Lakeland Showcase
Las Vegas Showcase
Lone Star Shootout
MGM Grand Showcase
Nashville Showcase
Never Forget Tribute Classic
New York Showcase
North Little Rock Showcase
Northeast Ohio Doubleheader Benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer
Oklahoma City Showcase
Orange Bowl Classic
Pac-12 China Game
Palestra Big Ten Showcase
Phil Knight Invitational
Portland Showcase
PPG Paints Arena A 10 Showcase
PPG Paints Arena Showcase
Roc City Hoops Classic
Salt Lake City Showcase
Sanford Pentagon Showcase
The City Game
Under Armour Reunion
Veterans Classic
Wooden Classic
Wooden Tradition
Worcester Showcase

Campus

Bluegrass Showcase
California Bears Classic
Charleston Showcase
Global Sports Invitational
Global Sports Shootout
Golden Gopher Showcase
Gotham Classic
Hardwood Showcase
Orange Express Showcase
Rainbow Classic
Scarlet Knight Showcase

Campus &
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Exempt	Acrisure Classic Bill Frack Tournament Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Challenge In Music City Fordham Showcase High Point University Classic Holy City Hoops Classic Indiana Classic Lone Star Showcase Men vs. Cancer Classic MSG Holiday Festival NIU Showcase Red Diamond Roundball Classic San Diego Classic Sanford Pentagon Showcase Steve Wright Classic Tarkett Sports Classic
Non-Exempt	Cable Car Classic EWU Men's Basketball Classic Fox Sports Pearl Harbor Invitational South Point Holiday Hoops Classic Sun Bowl Classic

Conference
Challenges

Active	ACC–SEC Challenge Big East–Big 12 Battle Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge Big Sky–Summit Challenge MAC–SBC Challenge
Defunct	ACC–Big Ten Challenge Big 12/SEC Challenge Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series Gavitt Tipoff Games Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge SEC–Big East Challenge Summit League/WAC Challenge

Division II

Division III

v t e Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1966) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1966–present)
Culture & lore	The Butler Way Crossroads Classic Dawg Pound Butler Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Venues	Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898–1968) Joyce Center (1968–present)
Rivalries	UCLA
Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1907 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896–97 1897–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics