title: ISU Holiday Classic
text: # ISU Holiday Classic
  
  The ISU Holiday Classic was a four-team college basketball tournament typically held during the early part of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 1995 and lasting until 1999. Games were hosted at Iowa State University's Hilton Coliseum.
  
  ## All-time brackets
  
  ### 1995 ISU Holiday Classic
  
  | Semifinals December 21, 1995 | Semifinals December 21, 1995 | Semifinals December 21, 1995 | Championship Round December 22, 1995 | Championship Round December 22, 1995 | Championship Round December 22, 1995 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Princeton | Princeton | 47 | | | |
  | Iowa State | Iowa State | 50 | | | |
  | Iowa State | Iowa State | 50 | Samford | Samford | 59 |
  | | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 71 |
  | Samford | Samford | 69 | Iowa State | Iowa State | 71 |
  | Nicholls State | Nicholls State | 53 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
  | | | | Princeton | Princeton | 86 |
  | | | | Nicholls State | Nicholls State | 51 |
  
  ### 1996 ISU Holiday Classic
  
  | Semifinals December 21, 1996 | Semifinals December 21, 1996 | Semifinals December 21, 1996 | Championship Round December 22, 1996 | Championship Round December 22, 1996 | Championship Round December 22, 1996 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | East Tennessee State | 49 | | | |
  | 5 | Iowa State | 77 | | | |
  | 5 | Iowa State | 77 | | UTEP | 48 |
  | | | | 5 | Iowa State | 59 |
  | UTEP | UTEP | 77 | 5 | Iowa State | 59 |
  | Nevada | Nevada | 65 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
  | | | | Nevada | Nevada | 68 |
  | | | | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 49 |
  
  ### 1997 ISU Holiday Classic
  
  | Semifinals December 20, 1997 | Semifinals December 20, 1997 | Semifinals December 20, 1997 | Championship Round December 21, 1997 | Championship Round December 21, 1997 | Championship Round December 21, 1997 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alaska-Anchorage | Alaska-Anchorage | 55 | | | |
  | Iowa State | Iowa State | 57 | | | |
  | Iowa State | Iowa State | 57 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy | 67 |
  | | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 56 |
  | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy | 74 | Iowa State | Iowa State | 56 |
  | Grambling | Grambling | 56 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
  | | | | Alaska-Anchorage | Alaska-Anchorage | 79 OT |
  | | | | Grambling | Grambling | 73 |
  
  ### 1998 The Tribune Holiday Classic
  
  | Semifinals December 22, 1998 | Semifinals December 22, 1998 | Semifinals December 22, 1998 | Championship Round December 23, 1998 | Championship Round December 23, 1998 | Championship Round December 23, 1998 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | New Orleans | New Orleans | 51 | | | |
  | Iowa State | Iowa State | 61 | | | |
  | Iowa State | Iowa State | 61 | Rice | Rice | 45 |
  | | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 50 |
  | Rice | Rice | 81 OT | Iowa State | Iowa State | 50 |
  | St. Mary's (CA) | St. Mary's (CA) | 70 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
  | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 72 |
  | | | | St. Mary's (CA) | St. Mary's (CA) | 68 |
  
  ### 1999 The Tribune Holiday Classic
  
  | Semifinals December 21, 1999 | Semifinals December 21, 1999 | Semifinals December 21, 1999 | Championship Round December 22, 1999 | Championship Round December 22, 1999 | Championship Round December 22, 1999 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Idaho State | Idaho State | 49 | | | |
  | Iowa State | Iowa State | 89 | | | |
  | Iowa State | Iowa State | 89 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 64 |
  | | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 86 |
  | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 76 | Iowa State | Iowa State | 86 |
  | Samford | Samford | 74 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
  | | | | Samford | Samford | 86 |
  | | | | Idaho State | Idaho State | 67 |
  
  ## All-time results
  
  | Team | W | L | Pct. | Outright Titles | Last Appearance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Detroit Mercy | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1997 |
  | Iowa State | 9 | 1 | .900 | 4 | 1999 |
  | Samford | 2 | 2 | .500 | | 1999 |
  | Alaska-Anchorage | 1 | 1 | .500 | | 1997 |
  | Nevada | 1 | 1 | .500 | | 1996 |
  | New Orleans | 1 | 1 | .500 | | 1998 |
  | Princeton | 1 | 1 | .500 | | 1995 |
  | Rice | 1 | 1 | .500 | | 1998 |
  | Texas-El Paso | 1 | 1 | .500 | | 1996 |
  | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1 | 1 | .500 | | 1996 |
  | East Tennessee State | 0 | 2 | .000 | | 1996 |
  | Grambling | 0 | 2 | .000 | | 1997 |
  | Idaho State | 0 | 2 | .000 | | 1999 |
  | Nicholls State | 0 | 2 | .000 | | 1995 |
  | St. Mary's (CA) | 0 | 2 | .00 | | 1998 |
  