Iowa Big Four men's college basketball

The Iowa Big Four men's college basketball rivalries consists of games between Iowa's four Division I NCAA basketball teams: Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, and Drake. Previously Grinnell College was involved in the series, but Grinnell has since dropped to Division III status while Northern Iowa has ascended to Division I status.

Previously, Iowa & Iowa State had home-and-home series with Drake & Northern Iowa. (In even numbered years, Iowa would travel to Drake and host Northern Iowa while Iowa State would host Drake and travel to Northern Iowa. This was reversed for odd-numbered years.) However, beginning for the 2012 season the series would move to Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines. In even numbered years Iowa will play Northern Iowa in Game 1 and Iowa State will play Drake in Game 2. In odd numbered years Iowa State will play Northern Iowa in Game 1 and Iowa will play Drake in Game 2. The four schools will rotate hosting duties. Due to travel concerns, Northern Iowa will always play in game 1 while Drake will always play in game 2. ^[1] Drake and Northern Iowa will continue to play each other twice each season (once at Drake & once at Northern Iowa) as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Iowa State is a member of the Big 12 Conference, Iowa is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and Drake and Northern Iowa are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The results show the state of Iowa division I champion for each year. The school listed first has their score also listed first in the table.

Drake victories are shown in ██ blue, Iowa State victories in ██ red, Iowa victories in ██ yellow and Northern Iowa victories in ██ purple. Tied games, shared awards and future events are shown in ██ silver. In the event of a shared award. Note: Postseason play not included, although as both are members of the Missouri Valley Conference Drake & Northern Iowa often face each other in the conference's post-season tournament.

Season	Winner	Drake – ISU score	Drake – Iowa score	Drake – UNI score	Drake – UNI score (2)	ISU – UNI score	ISU – Iowa score	Iowa – UNI score
1979–1980	Iowa	87–66	66–77	DNP	DNP	DNP	64–67	78–46
1980–1981	Iowa	72–74	68–90	DNP	DNP	83–69	59–85	86–52
1981–1982	Iowa	72–56	49–60	62–58	DNP	78–65	68–79	84–53
1982–1983	Iowa	47–52	63–68	73–65	DNP	73–50	56–73	DNP
1983–1984	Iowa State	72–79 ^OT	43–66	55–67	DNP	91–75	76–72 ^2OT	DNP
1984–1985	Iowa State	73–74	DNP	DNP	DNP	69–61	54–50	DNP
1985–1986		77–69	43–55	DNP	DNP	83–60	74–61	DNP
1986–1987	Iowa	51–55	62–69	86–52	DNP	79–60	64–89	DNP
1987–1988	Iowa State	77–83	57–70	88–77	DNP	80–75	102–100 ^OT	DNP
1988–1989	Iowa	66–80	72–96	72–87	DNP	88–80	71–91	95–76
1989–1990		114–117 ^OT	54–68	63–71 ^OT	DNP	92–80	87–89	74–77
1990–1991	Iowa	69–86	61–80	67–83	DNP	62–68	73–75	72–68
1991–1992	Iowa State	61–92	56–83	51–56	84–96	84–66	98–84	108–85
1992–1993	Iowa	81–119	65–80	69–59	62–64 ^OT	74–67	51–78	64–44
1993–1994	Iowa State	67–83	86–90	54–71	79–102	79–66	86–79	81–76
1994–1995	Iowa State	69–94	68–103	78–67	82–71	81–62	76–63	80–48
1995–1996	Iowa	62–65	66–98	76–82	66–83	DNP	50–56	78–73
1996–1997	Iowa State	50–74	59–79	68–81	55–76	DNP	81–74	72–63
1997–1998	Northern Iowa	63–61	60–90	60–74	55–68	48–54	59–60	78–84
1998–1999	Iowa	56–57	74–78	78–72	57–83	57–61	53–74	83–67
1999–2000	Iowa State	48–44	76–83 ^2OT	58–54	54–56	73–41	79–66	67–59
2000–2001	Iowa	55–75	71–73	65–63	65–71 ^OT	69–55	68–80	74–42
2001–2002	Northern Iowa	72–58	59–101	56–71	71–77	88–69	53–78	76–78
2002–2003	Iowa State	55–76	49–50	75–73	48–59	75–73	73–69	63–54
2003–2004	Iowa State	77–83	56–74	56–76	79–84 ^OT	79–76	84–76	66–77
2004–2005	Iowa	46–73	75–91	81–72	60–61	82–99	63–70	76–73
2005–2006	Iowa State	74–89	60–65	72–91	49–51	68–61	72–60	63–67 ^OT
2006–2007	Drake	80–78	75–59	74–61	67–59	70–57	59–77	57–55
2007–2008	Drake	79–44	56–51	58–54	65–55	61–48	56–47	62–55
2008–2009	Drake	66–63	60–43	59–81	47–46	71–66	57–73	65–46
2009–2010	Northern Iowa	70–90	67–71	51–67	48–57	60–63	81–71	67–50
2010–2011		43–91	52–59	49–69	72–69	54–60	75–72	51–39
2011–2012	Northern Iowa	74–65	68–82	68–83	52–66	62–69	86–76	60–80
2012–2013	Iowa	77–86	DNP	55–85	64–71	DNP	71–80	80–73
2013–2014	Iowa State	DNP	66–83	66-76	70-67	91–82 ^OT	85–82	DNP
2014–2015	Northern Iowa	83–54	DNP	64-40	69-53	DNP	90-75	56-44
Season	Winner	Drake – ISU score	Drake – Iowa score	Drake – UNI score	Drake – UNI score (2)	ISU – UNI score	ISU – Iowa score	Iowa – UNI score

Outright Big Four Championships by Team

Team	Championships	Last Season Claimed
Iowa	13	2012-13
Iowa State	12	2013-14
Northern Iowa	5	2014-15
Drake	3	2008-09

References

↑ Brown, Rick (April 12, 2012). "Big Four men's hoops doubleheader will be played in Des Moines". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	The Shed (1907–1909) Alumni Gymnasium (1910–1919) Des Moines Coliseum (1920–1926) Drake Fieldhouse (1927–1957) Veterans Memorial Auditorium (1957–1992) Knapp Center (1992–present)

Culture & lore	History Iowa "Big Four" (Big Four Classic)

People	Head coaches All-Century Team

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball

Venues	Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)

Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" (Big Four Classic) Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)

Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" First 5-on-5 college basketball game

People	Head coaches Individual honors

Seasons	1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

Venues	State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)

Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" (Big Four Classic) Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)

Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball

Venues	UNI-Dome (1976–2006) McLeod Center (2006–present)

Culture & lore	2007 Summer Universiade Iowa "Big Four" (Big Four Classic)

People	Head coaches

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 1999–00 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