Fort Myers Tip-Off

Fort Myers Tip-Off
Sport	College basketball
Founded	2018
Founder	Intersport
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Venue	Suncoast 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)
Broadcasters	Fox / FS1 (Men's); Ion (Women's)
Website	Fort 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]
2021	Palms	Southern Utah
2022	Beach	Mississippi State
2022	Palms	Sam Houston
2023	Beach	Wisconsin
2023	Palms	Appalachian State
2024	Beach	Michigan^[b]
2024	Palms	Miami (Ohio)
2025	Beach	Michigan State
2025	Palms	Bowling Green & Buffalo^[c]

Women's

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

Matchups

2026 men's tournament

^[2]

Beach Division

	November 24 FS2/BTN

		Pittsburgh
		Oklahoma

	November 24 FS1

		DePaul
		Purdue

	November 26 FS1

		Pittsburgh
		DePaul

	November 26 FOX

		Oklahoma
		Purdue

Palms Division

	November 23 PTB Live

	November 23 PTB Live

	November 25 PTB Live

	November 25 PTB Live

2026 women's tournament

^[3]

Island Division

	November 28 Ion

		NC State
		Kansas State

	November 28

		Villanova
		LSU

	November 29

		NC State
		LSU

	November 29

		Villanova
		Kansas State

Shell Division

	November 28 Ion

		Indiana
		Mississippi State

	November 28

		TCU
		Georgia Tech

	November 29

		Indiana
		Georgia Tech

	November 29

		TCU
		Mississippi State

2025 men's tournament

^[4]

Beach Division

November 25 FS2/BTN

11	Michigan State	89
	East Carolina	56

November 25 FS1

16	North Carolina	85
	St. Bonaventure	70

November 27 FS1

	St. Bonaventure	67
	East Carolina	58

November 27 FOX

11	Michigan State	74
16	North Carolina	58

Palms Division

November 24 PTB Live

	Bucknell	66
	Bowling Green	71

November 24 PTB Live

	VMI	70
	Buffalo	78

November 26 PTB Live

	VMI	48
	Bowling Green	81

November 26 PTB Live

	Bucknell	71
	Buffalo	73

2025 women's tournament

^[5]

Island Division

November 28 Ion

	Butler	92
	Dayton	66

November 28

	Kansas	62
	Georgia	68

November 29

	Butler	54
	Georgia	80

November 29

	Kansas	58
	Dayton	59

Shell Division

November 28 Ion

	Abilene Christian	59
	Northwestern	62

November 28

	Missouri	73
	Bradley	66

November 29

	Abilene Christian	74
	Bradley	80

November 29

	Missouri	85
	Northwestern	70

2024 men's tournament

^[6]

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

^[7]

Island Division

November 28 Fox

4	South Carolina	76
15	Iowa State	36

November 28

	Purdue	49
	Middle Tennessee	54

November 30

4	South Carolina	99
	Purdue	51

November 30

	Middle Tennessee	59
15	Iowa State	75

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

^[8]^[9]

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

	November 20

	UNC Wilmington	83
	Murray State	81

	November 21

	UNC Wilmington	56
	Appalachian State	86

	November 22

	Appalachian State	67
	Murray State	57

2023 women's tournament

Island Division

(missing)

Shell Division

(missing)

2022 men's tournament

Beach Division

^[10]

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.^[11]^[12]

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^[13]
				Auburn	67

			1	Gonzaga	90^[14]
Saint Joseph's		91^OT

Auburn		96^[15]	Consolation November 27 FS1


				Saint Joseph's	72

			6	Kansas	94^[16]

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

↑ 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.
↑ Michigan defeated Miami (Ohio) in the opening round that was included in 2024, securing an outright Fort Myers Tip-Off championship.^[1]
↑ Bowling Green and Buffalo each played the same two teams, and not each other, as they are in the same Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC).
↑ 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

↑ "Burnett, Donaldson key Michigan with season-highs as Wolverines roar past Miami (OH) 94-67". ESPN.com. November 18, 2024.
↑ "2026 Fort Myers Tip-Off Field Announced". FORT MYERS TIP-OFF. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
↑ "Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off Announces Full Eight-Team Field". Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off. Fort Myers Tip-Off. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
↑ "2025 Event Central – Fort Myers Tip-Off". FORT MYERS TIP-OFF. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
↑ "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.
↑ "MATCHUPS, SCHEDULE SET FOR 2024 FORT MYERS TIP-OFF". FORT MYERS TIP-OFF. July 10, 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
↑ "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.
↑ "2023-24 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
↑ "Report: Virginia Basketball to Play in 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off". 17 August 2022.
↑ "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
↑ "Ohio State to Play in 2021 Fort Myers Tip-Off". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
↑ "Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off Announces Expanded Tournament". Fort Myers Tip-Off. Intersport. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
↑ "Gonzaga Pulls Away from Kansas". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
↑ "Gonzaga Goes 2-0, Defeats Auburn". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
↑ "Tigers Take Down Hawks in Overtime". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
↑ "Jayhawks Notch 94-72 Win Over St. Joe's". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

External links

Official website

[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.

[3] Michigan defeated Miami (Ohio) in the opening round that was included in 2024, securing an outright Fort Myers Tip-Off championship.^[1]

[4] Bowling Green and Buffalo each played the same two teams, and not each other, as they are in the same Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC).

[5] 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.

[2] "Burnett, Donaldson key Michigan with season-highs as Wolverines roar past Miami (OH) 94-67". ESPN.com. November 18, 2024.

[6] "2026 Fort Myers Tip-Off Field Announced". FORT MYERS TIP-OFF. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.

[7] "Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off Announces Full Eight-Team Field". Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off. Fort Myers Tip-Off. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.

[8] "2025 Event Central – Fort Myers Tip-Off". FORT MYERS TIP-OFF. Retrieved 13 October 2025.

[9] "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.

[10] "MATCHUPS, SCHEDULE SET FOR 2024 FORT MYERS TIP-OFF". FORT MYERS TIP-OFF. July 10, 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[11] "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.

[12] "2023-24 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[13] "Report: Virginia Basketball to Play in 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off". 17 August 2022.

[14] "2022-23 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SB Nation. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[15] "Ohio State to Play in 2021 Fort Myers Tip-Off". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[16] "Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off Announces Expanded Tournament". Fort Myers Tip-Off. Intersport. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[17] "Gonzaga Pulls Away from Kansas". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[18] "Gonzaga Goes 2-0, Defeats Auburn". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[19] "Tigers Take Down Hawks in Overtime". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[20] "Jayhawks Notch 94-72 Win Over St. Joe's". Fort Myers Tip-Off. INTERSPORT. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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