Fort Myers Tip-Off

Fort Myers Tip-Off
SportCollege basketball
Founded2018
FounderIntersport
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States
VenueSuncoast Credit Union Arena
Most recent
champions		Michigan State (Men's Beach)
Bowling Green & Buffalo (Men's Palms)
Missouri (Women's Shell)
Georgia (Women's Island)
BroadcastersFox / FS1 (Men's)
Ion (Women's)
Official websiteFort Myers Tip-Off

The Fort Myers Tip-Off is a college basketball tournament held in Fort Myers, Florida at Suncoast Credit Union Arena during Thanksgiving week. The men's tournament originated in 2018, and a women's tournament began in 2022.

Champions

Men's

Year Division Champion
2018 (none) Boston College
2019 Pittsburgh
2020 Gonzaga
2021 Beach Florida[a]
Palms Southern Utah
2022 Beach Mississippi State
Palms Sam Houston
2023 Beach Wisconsin
Palms Appalachian State
2024 Beach Michigan[b]
Palms Miami (Ohio)
2025 Beach Michigan State
Palms Bowling Green & Buffalo[c]

Women's

Year Division Champion
2022 (none) DePaul[d]
2023 Island Indiana
Shell Marquette
2024 Island South Carolina
Shell Michigan
2025 Island Georgia
Shell Missouri

Matchups

2025 men's tournament

[2]

Beach Division

Palms Division

2025 women's tournament

[3]

Island Division

Shell Division

2024 men's tournament

[4]

Beach Division

Semifinals
November 25
FS1 		Beach Championship
November 27
FS1
      
  Michigan 75
  Virginia Tech 63
  Michigan 78
22 Xavier 53
  South Carolina 66
22 Xavier 75 Consolation
November 27
FS1
  Virginia Tech 60
  South Carolina 70

Palms Division

Semifinals
November 25 		Palms Championship
November 26
      
  Miami (OH) 70
  Siena 58
  Miami (OH) 75
  Mercer 72
  Jacksonville 89
  Mercer 90 Consolation
November 26
  Siena 64
  Jacksonville 75

2024 women's tournament

[5]

Island Division

Shell Division

Semifinals
November 29 		Shell Championship
November 30
      
  Michigan 68
  Belmont 58
  Michigan 76
  Virginia Tech 65
  Virginia Tech 79
  Davidson 50 Consolation
November 30
  Belmont 69
  Davidson 59

2023 men's tournament

[6][7]

Beach Division

Semifinals
November 20
FS1 		Beach Championship
November 22
FS1
      
  Wisconsin 65
24 Virginia 41
  Wisconsin 69
  SMU 61
  West Virginia 58
  SMU 70 Consolation
November 22
FS1
24 Virginia 56
  West Virginia 54

Palm Division

2023 women's tournament

Island Division

(missing)

Shell Division

(missing)

2022 men's tournament

Beach Division

[8]

Semifinals
November 21
FS1 		Beach Championship
November 23
FS1
      
  Marquette 55
  Mississippi State 58
  Mississippi State 52
  Utah 49
  Georgia Tech 64
  Utah 68 Consolation
November 23
FS1
Marquette 84
  Georgia Tech 60

Palms Division

(missing)

2022 women's tournament

(missing)

2021 men's tournament

On June 16, it was announced that the tournament was going to expand to eight teams with two divisions, Beach and Palms.[9][10]

Beach Division

Semifinals
November 22
FS1 		Beach Championship
November 24
FS1
      
Ohio State 79
21 Seton Hall 76
Ohio State 68
23 Florida 71
California 60
23 Florida 80 Consolation
November 24
FS1
21 Seton Hall 62
  California 59

Palms Division

Semifinals
November 23 		Palms Championship
November 24
      
Southern Utah 88
Yale 85
Southern Utah 87
Bowling Green 73
Milwaukee 68
Bowling Green 82 Consolation
November 24
  Yale 69
  Milwaukee 56

2020 men's tournament

Semifinals
November 26
FOX/FS1 		Championship
November 27
FOX
      
6 Kansas 90
1 Gonzaga 102[11]
Auburn 67
1 Gonzaga 90[13]
Saint Joseph's 91OT
Auburn 96[12] Consolation
November 27
FS1
Saint Joseph's 72
6 Kansas 94[14]

2019 men's tournament

Semifinals
November 25
FS1 		Championship
November 27
FS1
      
Kansas State 59
Pittsburgh 63
Northwestern 59
Pittsburgh 72
Bradley 51
Northwestern 78 Consolation
November 27
FS1
Bradley 73
Kansas State 60

2018 men's tournament

Semifinals
November 19
FS1 		Championship
November 21
FS1
      
25 Loyola Chicago 82
Richmond 66
25 Loyola Chicago 66
Boston College 78
Boston College 88
Wyoming 76 Consolation
November 21
FS1
Richmond 66
Wyoming 88

Notes

  1. ^ California defeated Southern Utah in the opening round that was included in 2021, who in turn was defeated by Florida in the semifinal, earning the Gators an outright Fort Myers Tip-Off championship.
  2. ^ Michigan defeated Miami (Ohio) in the opening round that was included in 2024, securing an outright Fort Myers Tip-Off championship.[1]
  3. ^ Bowling Green and Buffalo each played the same two teams, and not each other, as they are in the same Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC).
  4. ^ DePaul finished the inaugural season's round-robin tournament in a 2–1 tie with Maryland, but won the tie-breaking head-to-head matchup.

References

  1. ^ "Burnett, Donaldson key Michigan with season-highs as Wolverines roar past Miami (OH) 94-67". ESPN.com. November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025 Event Central – Fort Myers Tip-Off". FORT MYERS TIP-OFF. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off – November 28-29: Who will #OWNTHEFORT". Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off. Fort Myers Tip-Off. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  4. ^ "MATCHUPS, SCHEDULE SET FOR 2024 FORT MYERS TIP-OFF". FORT MYERS TIP-OFF. July 10, 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ "TV PLANS ANNOUNCED, TRAVEL PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2024 EVENT". Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off. Fort Myers Tip-Off. July 16, 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Report: Virginia Basketball to Play in 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off". 17 August 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ohio State to Play in 2021 Fort Myers Tip-Off". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off Announces Expanded Tournament". Fort Myers Tip-Off. Intersport. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Gonzaga Pulls Away from Kansas". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Tigers Take Down Hawks in Overtime". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Gonzaga Goes 2-0, Defeats Auburn". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Jayhawks Notch 94-72 Win Over St. Joe's". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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