76 Classic

The 76 Classic is an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Thanksgiving week. The inaugural tournament was held November 22, 23 and 25, 2007, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The tournament is broadcast and sponsored by ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.

1 2011 76 Classic
2 2010 76 Classic
3 2009 76 Classic
4 2008 76 Classic Bracket
5 2007 76 Classic Bracket
6 All Tournament Team
7 See also
8 External links

2011 76 Classic

Quarter-Final Thursday, November 24			Semi-Final Friday, November 25			Championship Sunday, November 27

	Boston College	51
	Saint Louis	62
				Saint Louis	80

				Villanova	68
	Villanova	76

	UC Riverside	41
							Saint Louis	83
							Oklahoma	63
	New Mexico	76
	Santa Clara	79 (OT)
				Santa Clara	73

				Oklahoma	85
	Oklahoma	74

	Washington State	59

3rd Place Game Sunday, November 27

	Villanova	64
	Santa Clara	65

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

	Boston College	66 (OT)
	UC Riverside	62
				Boston College	57
				New Mexico	75
	New Mexico	72
	Washington State	62

7th Place Game Sunday, November 27

	UC Riverside	64
	Washington State	63

2010 76 Classic

Quarter-Final Thursday, November 25			Semi-Final Friday, November 26			Championship Sunday, November 28

	Virginia Tech	72
	Cal State Northridge	56
				Virginia Tech	56

				Oklahoma State	51
	DePaul	56

	Oklahoma State	60
							Virginia Tech	59
							UNLV	71
	Murray State	55
	Stanford	52
				Murray State	55

				UNLV	69
	Tulsa	71

	UNLV	80

3rd Place Game Sunday, November 28

	Oklahoma State	66
	Murray State	49

Loser's Bracket Friday, November 26			5th Place Game Sunday, November 28

	DePaul	66
	Cal State Northridge	88
				Tulsa	80
				Cal State Northridge	63
	Stanford	53
	Tulsa	65

7th Place Game Sunday, November 28

	DePaul	74
	Stanford	81*

2009 76 Classic

Main article: 2009 76 Classic

Quarter-Final Thursday, November 26			Semi-Final Friday, November 27			Championship Sunday, November 29

8	West Virginia	85
	Long Beach State	62
			8	West Virginia	73

				Texas A&M	66
	Texas A&M	69

19	Clemson	60
						8	West Virginia	84
							Portland	66
16	Minnesota	82
10	Butler	73
			16	Minnesota	56

				Portland	61
	Portland	74

	UCLA	47

3rd Place Game Sunday, November 29

	Texas A&M	66
16	Minnesota	65

Loser's Bracket Friday, November 27			5th Place Game Sunday, November 29

	Long Beach State	79
19	Clemson	87
			19	Clemson	70
			10	Butler	69
10	Butler	69
	UCLA	67

7th Place Game Sunday, November 29

	Long Beach State	79
	UCLA	68

2008 76 Classic Bracket

November 27–30, 2008

Quarter-Finals			Semi-Finals			Championship

	Saint Mary's	62
	UTEP	75
				UTEP	79

			24	Wake Forest	82
24	Wake Forest	75

	Cal State Fullerton	69
						24	Wake Forest	87
							Baylor	74
14	Arizona State	84
	Charlotte	56
			14	Arizona State	78

				Baylor	87
	Providence	56

	Baylor	72

3rd Place game

	UTEP	58
14	Arizona State	88

Loser's Bracket			5th Place Game

	Saint Mary's	79
	Cal State Fullerton	54
				Saint Mary's	81
				Providence	75
	Charlotte	62
	Providence	67

7th Place game

	Cal State Fullerton	92
	Charlotte	84

2007 76 Classic Bracket

November 22–25, 2007

Quarter-final			Semi-final			Championship

	Mississippi State	68
	UC-Irvine	53
				Mississippi State	49

			18	Southern Illinois	63
	UT-Chattanooga	63

18	Southern Illinois	71
						18	Southern Illinois	45
							Southern California	70
	Miami (Ohio)	64
	South Alabama	59
				Miami (Ohio)	53

				Southern California	57
	San Diego	50

	Southern California	60

3rd Place game

	Mississippi State	60
	Miami (Ohio)	67

Loser's Bracket			5th Place Game

	UC-Irvine	80
	UT-Chattanooga	85
				UT-Chattanooga	67
				South Alabama	84
	South Alabama	77
	San Diego	55

7th Place game

	UC-Irvine	57
	San Diego	60

All Tournament Team

O. J. Mayo, Southern California - Tournament MVP
Randal Falker, Southern Illinois
Michael Bramos, Miami (Ohio)
Tim Pollitz, Miami (Ohio)
Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-Up	Tournament MVP
2007	Southern California	70-45	Southern Illinois	O. J. Mayo, Southern California
2008	Wake Forest	87-74	Baylor	Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
2009	West Virginia	84-66	Portland	Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia

External links

Official Website

Thanksgiving

History and
traditions

Canada	Samuel de Champlain Martin Frobisher Halifax

United States	Pilgrims Mayflower Plymouth Colony Plymouth Rock Native Americans Samoset Squanto Wampanoag Cornucopia National Thanksgiving Proclamation "Franksgiving" National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation

Cuisine	Thanksgiving dinner Turkey Stuffing Mashed potatoes Green bean casserole Sweet potato pie Cranberry sauce Pumpkin pie

Songs	"Alice's Restaurant" "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" "For the Beauty of the Earth" "Jingle Bells" "Over the River and through the Woods" "The Thanksgiving Song" "We Gather Together" "We Plough the Fields and Scatter"

Associated
events

Cultural	Christmas and holiday season Harvest festivals Thanksgiving in film Thanksgiving television specials Winter festivals Lighting of the Macy's Great Tree World's Largest Disco Black Friday (shopping)

Parades	Belk Carolinas (Charlotte) McDonald's (Chicago) America's (Detroit) K-W Oktoberfest (Kitchener-Waterloo) Hollywood Christmas (Los Angeles) Macy's (New York City) 6abc-Dunkin' Donuts (Philadelphia) My Macy's Holiday (Pittsburgh) America's Hometown (Plymouth)

Protests	National Day of Mourning Unthanksgiving Day Buy Nothing Day

Sports

Football	NFL Thanksgiving Classic CFL Thanksgiving Classic State Farm Lone Star Showdown Turkey Day Classic

Basketball	76 Classic Battle 4 Atlantis Maui Invitational Tournament Old Spice Classic

Turkey Trots	Atlanta Marathon Berwick Run for the Diamonds Buffalo Turkey Trot Dallas Turkey Trot Feaster Five Road Race Manchester Road Race

Others	National Dog Show Pumpkin chunking Turkey bowling Turkey Night Grand Prix

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments (United States)

Division I pre-season tournaments	NIT Season Tip-Off • Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic • BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament • All-College Basketball Classic • Battle 4 Atlantis • Carrier Classic • Cancún Challenge • Charleston Classic • Chicago Invitational Challenge • College Basketball Experience Classic • Diamond Head Classic • Dixie Classic • Great Alaska Shootout • Hall of Fame Tip Off • Maui Invitational Tournament • South Padre Island Invitational • Old Spice Classic • 76 Classic • Las Vegas Classic • Las Vegas Invitational • Legends Classic • Puerto Rico Tip-Off • TicketCity Legends Classic

Division I post-season conference tournaments	ACC • America East • Atlantic 10 • Atlantic Sun • Big 12 • Big East • Big Sky • Big South • Big Ten • Big West • CAA • Conference USA • Horizon • MAAC • MEAC • Mid-American • Missouri Valley • Mountain West • Northeast • Ohio Valley • Pac-10 • Patriot • SEC • Southern • Southland • SWAC • Sun Belt • The Summit League • WAC • West Coast

Division I postseason tournaments	NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship National Invitation Tournament • NAIA Men's Basketball Championships • College Basketball Invitational • CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament • National Commissioners Invitational Tournament • 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament • Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

Division II and III postseason tournaments	NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship • NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship