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{{Short description|College basketball rivalry between six Philadelphia-area schools}}
{{For|the college basketball tournament played by these schools|Big 5 Classic}}
{{Other uses|Big Five (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title           = Philadelphia Big 5
| current_season  = 
| logo            = Philadelphia Big 5.png
| pixels          = 
| caption         = Philadelphia Big 5 logo
| sport           = [[College basketball]]
| founded         = 1955 (men's)<br>1979 (women's)
| fame            = 
| motto           = 
| inaugural       = 
| teams           = 6
| headquarters    = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| country         = United States
| champion        = [[2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (men's)<br>[[2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball team|Temple]] (women's)
| most_champs     = 
| most successful club = [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]] (29) (men's)<br>[[Villanova Wildcats women's basketball|Villanova]] (21) (women's)
| website         = [http://www.philadelphiabig5.org/ www.philadelphiabig5.org]
| related_comps   = [[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]], [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]], [[Big East Conference|Big East]], [[City 6]], [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] and [[Ivy League]] basketball
}}
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[[File:Palestra.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The [[Palestra]], [[Penn Quakers|Penn]]'s home court and the long-time home of Big 5 basketball games.]]
The '''Philadelphia Big 5''', known simply as "'''the''' '''Big 5'''", is an association of six college athletic programs in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is not a [[athletic conference|conference]], but rather a group of [[NCAA Division I]] [[college basketball|basketball]] schools who compete for the city’s collegiate championship.

The Big 5 originally consisted of the [[Penn Quakers|University of Pennsylvania]], [[La Salle Explorers|La Salle University]], [[Saint Joseph's Hawks|Saint Joseph's University]], [[Temple Owls|Temple University]], and [[Villanova Wildcats|Villanova University]]. At the start of the 2023–24 season, the Big 5 expanded to include [[Drexel Dragons|Drexel University]].<ref name="PhillySix">{{cite web| title=Big 5 schools agree to new format starting in 2023-24 season: Source| website=[[The Athletic]]| date=2023-01-27|url=https://theathletic.com/4132034/2023/01/27/big-5-basketball-format-philadelphia/}}</ref> Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, and Temple are located in Philadelphia proper, while Villanova is located in a nearby [[Philadelphia Main Line|Main Line]] [[Villanova, Pennsylvania|suburb of the same name]]. Three of the six schools (La Salle, Saint Joseph's and Villanova) are Catholic, while Temple is the only public university in the Big 5.

From its founding in 1955 until 2023, the five teams teams played each other once in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format to determine the Big 5 champion.{{efn|For teams that played each other twice due to being in the same conference, the second matchup between the schools was counted for Big 5 competition.|group=members}} The team(s) with the best record was then determined as the Big 5 champion. After the addition of Drexel, the format was changed, and the six teams were split into two pods, with all of the teams participating in a same-day, triple-header showcase event on the first Saturday in December known as the [[Big 5 Classic]]. The winner of the first-place game during the showcase, which features the winners of each pod, determines the Big 5 champion for the season.

The women's teams competed in the same round-robin format from 1979 until 2024, when the women's counterpart of the Big 5 Classic was created. Following the same scheduling structure as the men's, the women's Big 5 Classic is played on the first Friday in December, one day before the men's showcase.

Big 5 schools represent some of the oldest and most successful men's basketball programs in the nation. Three of the six teams—Temple (7th), Villanova (19th), and Penn (22nd)—are in the [[List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball|top-50]] for all-time Division I basketball victories. From 1977 to 2022, at least one team from the Big 5 appeared in the men's [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Tournament]]. 

Both Villanova's men's and women's basketball teams hold the most Big 5 titles, with 29 and 21 titles, respectively. 

Each year the Herb Good Basketball Club selects All-Big 5 teams, as well as a coach of the year. The most outstanding player in Big 5 competition receives the [[Robert V. Geasey Trophy]].

The Big 5 creed reads: "They say there's no trophy for winning the Big Five. They must not be from Philadelphia."

==History==
===Original format (1955–2023)===
[[File:Philadelphia Big 5 logo (2013).png|thumb|right|The Philadelphia Big 5's previous logo]]
The Big 5 was formed in 1955, a year after La Salle won the [[1954 NCAA basketball tournament]]. The group showcased Philadelphia's basketball talent and helped pay for the upkeep on the [[Palestra]], located on the University of Pennsylvania's campus, where the games historically took place. Nicknamed "Palestra Pandemonium", games were typically scheduled as double or triple-headers. All schools agreed to split ticket and concessions revenues equally once Penn was paid for upkeep costs on the Palestra. The arrangement promoted already intense intra-city collegiate basketball rivalries dating back three decades or more.<ref>{{cite web |title=Founding of the PHILADELPHIA BIG 5 |url=https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/big-5-basketball/founding |access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>

In 1979, a women's version of the competition began play, following the same round-robin format as the men's.

During the heyday of the Big 5, many major college programs, especially in the northeastern [[United States]], were independents. As the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] and [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]] conferences expanded to cover most of the Northeast (Villanova joined the Big East, while Temple, Saint Joseph's, and La Salle joined the Atlantic 10; Penn is a member of the [[Ivy League]]), and as college basketball became increasingly driven by television and its need to appeal to a broad national audience, the local character of the Big 5 became a liability. The men's round-robin series ended in 1991.

In 1999, the men's round-robin series was revived and continued until the 2022–23 season. However, the revival resulted in some changes, as the schools would no longer evenly split the proceeds from the games, and the Palestra was no longer used for every game in the series.

The Big 5 formed intense rivalries among some of the schools. The most notable is the rivalry between Saint Joseph's and Villanova, also known as the [[Holy War (Saint Joseph's–Villanova)|Holy War]]. The rivalry is influenced by the two schools' Catholic affiliations, with Saint Joseph's being a [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] university, and Villanova being [[Augustinians|Augustinian]].

The rivalry between Saint Joseph's and Temple saw increased tension in the 2000s after an incident known as "Goon Gate". In a 2005 matchup between the two schools, [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] Temple head coach [[John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)|John Chaney]], who was frustrated with the officiating in the game, ordered his players to intentionally foul Saint Joseph's forward John Bryant, a move that Chaney described as sending in "the [[Goon squad|goons]]". Bryant fractured his arm as a result of the fouling, drawing anger from many Saint Joseph's fans, and Chaney's actions were seen as highly unsportsmanlike. Chaney would serve a suspension for the remainder of the season as a result of the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huber |first=Robert |date=2007-07-05 |title=The Madness of John Chaney |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2007/07/05/the-madness-of-john-chaney |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Philadelphia Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

Following Villanova's national championships in [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|2016]] and [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|2018]], a debate has emerged among [[Sports in Philadelphia|Philadelphia sports]] fans about whether Villanova should be classified as a "Philly school", along with whether their national championships should be considered part of Philadelphia sports. Fans of other Big 5 schools contend that Villanova does not qualify because its campus is outside Philadelphia's city limits. In contrast, Villanova fans argue that because the team plays select home games are at the Wells Fargo Center, and that their championship parades in both 2016 and 2018 were held in [[Center City, Philadelphia]], the school has a clear connection to the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kinkead |first=Kevin |date=2019-03-20 |title=Is Villanova a Philly School? Please Stop Using the "City Limits" Argument |url=https://www.crossingbroad.com/2019/03/is-villanova-a-philly-school-please-stop-using-the-city-limits-argument.html |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Crossing Broad |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jordie |title=It's Time For Philly Fans To Finally Decide If Villanova Is A Philly School Or Not |url=https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3510923/its-time-for-philly-fans-to-finally-decide-if-villanova-is-a-philly-school-or-not |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=www.barstoolsports.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Addition of Drexel and Big 5 Classic (2023–present)===
{{main|Big 5 Classic}}
Throughout the Big 5's existence, some suggested adding [[Drexel Dragons men's basketball|Drexel]]. Drexel is a member of the [[City 6]], which is an intra-city intramural competition among the six schools. These talks amplified during the 2006–07 season, as Drexel beat three of the four Big 5 teams it played, but no changes were made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athlonsports.com/college-basketball/10361/national-notebook-drexel-on-top-in-philly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928024956/http://www.athlonsports.com/college-basketball/10361/national-notebook-drexel-on-top-in-philly |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |title =Drexel, not in the Big 5, may be Philly's best|date = January 3, 2007|publisher=Athlon Sports|access-date =2019-10-12}}</ref>

In December 2022, ''[[The Athletic]]'' reported that administrators at the Big 5 schools and Drexel were discussing "trying to find a way to resuscitate the Big 5."<ref name="Talks">{{cite web| title=Big 5 schools seeking to reimagine series scheduling for college basketball institution: Source| website=[[The Athletic]]| date=2022-12-07|url=https://theathletic.com/4132034/2023/01/27/big-5-basketball-format-philadelphia/}}</ref> The meetings came after a sparsely attended Big 5 doubleheader at the Palestra.<ref name="Talks" /> According to ''The Athletic'', talks about reforms to the Big 5 began prior to the doubleheader as school administrators felt there was a decline in the series due to Villanova's recent dominance and many of the top local recruits opting not to play college basketball in Philadelphia.<ref name="Talks" />

In January 2023, the Big 5 announced a new format for the men's competition, which would include the addition of Drexel as a member of the series.<ref name="PhillySix" /> In the new format, the six teams are split into two three-team pods, who play each other in November. On the first Saturday in December, the "Big 5 Classic", a triple-header showcase event, is held with a fifth place, third place, and championship game all taking place at the [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]].<ref name="PhillySix" /> Some criticized the move as it eliminated the full round-robin nature of the Big 5 and games would no longer be primarily played at the Palestra.<ref name="PhillySix"/>

In June 2024, the athletic directors of the Big 5 member schools introduced the women's Big 5 Classic, along with the addition of Drexel for the women's competition. Like the men's showcase, the six teams are split into the same two pods, and a same-day, triple-header event is held on the day before the men's edition of the showcase, the first Friday in December. However, unlike the men's showcase, the women's event is held at the [[Finneran Pavilion]], located on the campus of Villanova University.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Big 5 Basketball Announces Major Updates {{!}} Wells Fargo Center |url=https://www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com/news/detail/big-5-basketball-announces-major-updates |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Current members==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Institution
! scope="col" | Location<br>(in Pennsylvania)
! scope="col" | Founded
! scope="col" | Joined
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Enrollment
! scope="col" | Endowment (millions)
! scope="col" | Nickname
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Colors
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" | Pod 1
|-
| [[Drexel University]]
| [[Philadelphia]] ([[University City, Philadelphia|University City]])
| 1891
| 2023
| rowspan="1" |Private
| 24,205
| $1,000
| [[Drexel Dragons|Dragons]]
| {{college color boxes|Drexel Dragons}}
|-
| [[La Salle University]]
| [[Philadelphia]] ([[Germantown, Philadelphia|Germantown]])
| 1863
| 1955
| rowspan="1" |Private
| 5,191
| $80
| [[La Salle Explorers|Explorers]]
| {{college color boxes|La Salle Explorers}}
|-
| [[Temple University]]
| [[Philadelphia]] ([[Cecil B. Moore, Philadelphia|Cecil B. Moore]]){{efn|group=members|The neighborhood of Cecil B. Moore is also referred to as "[[Templetown, Philadelphia|Templetown]]", though this name is not officially endorsed by the university.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20141017_TempleTown__Will_luxury_student_housing_kill_Cecil_B__Moore_business_district_.html | title=TempleTown: Will luxury student housing kill Cecil B. Moore business district? | date=17 October 2014 }}</ref>}}
| 1884
| 1955
| rowspan="1" |Public
| 37,365
| $872
| [[Temple Owls|Owls]]
| {{college color boxes|Temple Owls}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" | Pod 2
|-
| [[University of Pennsylvania]]
| [[Philadelphia]] ([[University City, Philadelphia|University City]])
| 1740
| 1955
| rowspan="1" |Private
| 22,432
| $20,000
| [[Penn Quakers|Quakers]]
| {{college color boxes|Penn Quakers}}
|-
| [[Saint Joseph's University]]
| [[Philadelphia]] ([[Overbrook, Philadelphia|Overbrook]])/[[Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Merion Township]]{{efn|group=members|The core of the Saint Joseph's campus is within the boundaries of Overbrook, although the Philadelphia planning commission considers the campus to be separate from any city neighborhood. The campus crosses the city limits into Lower Merion Township.}}
| 1851
| 1955
| rowspan="1" |Private
| 6,779
| $378
| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}
|-
| [[Villanova University]]
| [[Villanova, Pennsylvania|Villanova]]
| 1842
| 1955
| rowspan="1" |Private
| 9,800<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www1.villanova.edu/university/fast-facts.html#enrollment | title=FAST FACTS &#124; Villanova University }}</ref>
| $1,120
| [[Villanova Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Villanova Wildcats}}
|}
==Annual winners==
===Men===
[[File:Liacourus Center.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The [[Liacouras Center]] on the campus of [[Temple University]]]]
[[File:Palestra interior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The [[Palestra]] prior to a [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] basketball game]]
[[File:HaganArea 01.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Hagan Arena]] on the campus of [[Saint Joseph's University]]]]
[[File:2005 1104hoopsmania0005.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Finneran Pavilion]] on the campus of [[Villanova University]]]]
[[File:Penn La Salle Basketball.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[La Salle University|La Salle]] hosting Penn at [[Tom Gola Arena]]]]
[[File:Daskalakis Athletic Center.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|The [[Daskalakis Athletic Center]] on the campus of [[Drexel University]]]]
From 1955–56 to 1990–91, and again from 1999–00 to 2022–23, all Big 5 men's basketball teams played each other once per season for a total of four games per team. Since 1956, there have been three instances of a five-way tie among all member schools, which occurred in 1980–81 (2–2 records), 1991–92 (1–1 records), and 1997–98 (1–1 records), though the latter two cases were during the period when there was no full round-robin series, so not every team played all four other teams. 

==== Round-robin play (1955–2023) ====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |'''Key'''
|-
| style="background-color:#fc6" |
|Outright winner
|-
| style="background-color:#ff9" |
|Shared winners
|-
|Team (#)
|Denotes the total number of titles for school to date
|-
|Record*
|Denotes season when full round-robin series was not played
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!  width="100" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" | Season
!  width="200" class="unsortable" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" | Champion(s)
!  width="150" class="unsortable" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" | Record
|-
|[[1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season|1955–56]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Saint Joseph's (1)
|4–0
|-
|[[1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1956–57]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |La Salle (1)<br>Saint Joseph's (2)<br>Temple (1)
|3–1
|-
|[[1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1957–58]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (2)
|4–0
|-
|[[1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1958–59]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Saint Joseph's (3)
|4–0
|-
|[[1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1959–60]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |Saint Joseph's (4)<br>Villanova (1)
|3–1
|-
|[[1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1960–61]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (5)
|4–0
|-
|[[1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1961–62]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Villanova (2)
|4–0
|-
|[[1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1962–63]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |Penn (1)<br>Villanova (3)
|3–1
|-
|[[1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1963–64]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |La Salle (2)
|3–1
|-
|[[1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1964–65]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Saint Joseph's (6)
|4–0
|-
|[[1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1965–66]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Saint Joseph's (7)
|4–0
|-
|[[1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1966–67]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Villanova (4)
|4–0
|-
|[[1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1967–68]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Saint Joseph's (8)
|3–1
|-
|[[1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1968–69]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |La Salle (3)
|4–0
|-
|[[1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1969–70]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Penn (2)
|4–0
|-
|[[1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1970–71]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Penn (3)
|4–0
|-
|[[1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1971–72]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |Penn (4)<br>Temple (3)
|3–1
|-
|[[1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1972–73]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Penn (5)
|4–0
|-
|[[1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1973–74]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Penn (6)
|4–0
|-
|[[1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1974–75]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |La Salle (4)
|4–0
|-
|[[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1975–76]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |Saint Joseph's (9)<br>Villanova (5)
|3–1
|-
|[[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1976–77]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |Penn (7)<br>Temple (4)
|3–1
|-
|[[1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1977–78]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |Temple (5)<br>[[1977–78 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (6)
|3–1
|-
|[[1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1978–79]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team|Penn]] (8)<br>[[1978–79 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (6)
|3–1
|-
|[[1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1979–80]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Saint Joseph's (10)
|4–0
|-
|[[1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1980–81]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |La Salle (5)<br>[[1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team|Penn]] (9)<br>[[1980–81 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (11)<br>[[1980–81 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (7)<br>[[1980–81 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (7)
|2–2
|-
|[[1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1981–82]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[1981–82 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (12)<br>[[1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (8)
|3–1
|-
|[[1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1982–83]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1982–83 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (8)
|3–1
|-
|[[1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1983–84]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |La Salle (6)<br>[[1983–84 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (9)
|3–1
|-
|[[1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1984–85]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (9)
|4–0
|-
|[[1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1985–86]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[1985–86 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (13)<br>[[1985–86 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (10)
|3–1
|-
|[[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1986–87]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (11)
|4–0
|-
|[[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1987–88]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (12)
|4–0
|-
|[[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1988–89]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[1988–89 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]] (7)<br>Temple (13)
|3–1
|-
|[[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1989–90]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]] (8)
|4–0
|-
|[[1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1990–91]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |Saint Joseph's (14)<br>[[1990–91 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (14)
|3–1
|-
|[[1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1991–92]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[1991–92 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]] (9)<br>Penn (10)<br>Saint Joseph's (15)<br>Temple (15)<br>Villanova (10)
|1–1*
|-
|[[1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1992–93]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1992–93 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (16)
|2–0*
|-
|[[1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1993–94]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team|Penn]] (11)<br>[[1993–94 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (17)
|2–0*
|-
|[[1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1994–95]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |Saint Joseph's (16)<br>[[1994–95 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (18)
|2–0*
|-
|[[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1995–96]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (19)
|2–0*
|-
|[[1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1996–97]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[1995–96 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (20)<br>[[1995–96 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (11)
|2–0*
|-
|[[1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1997–98]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |La Salle (10)<br>Penn (12)<br>Saint Joseph's (17)<br>[[1997–98 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (21)<br>Villanova (12)
|1–1*
|-
|[[1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1998–99]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Villanova (13)
|2–0*
|-
|[[1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1999–00]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[1999–2000 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (22)<br>Villanova (14)
|3–1
|-
|[[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000–01]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |Villanova (15)
|4–0
|-
|[[2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001–02]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball team|Penn]] (13)
|4–0
|-
|[[2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2002–03]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2002–03 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (18)
|4–0
|-
|[[2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2003–04]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (19)
|4–0
|-
|[[2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2004–05]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[2004–05 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (23)<br>[[2004–05 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (16)
|3–1
|-
|[[2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2005–06]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2005–06 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (17)
|4–0
|-
|[[2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2006–07 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (18)
|4–0
|-
|[[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[2007–08 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (24)<br>[[2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (19)
|3–1
|-
|[[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2008–09 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (20)
|4–0
|-
|[[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (25)
|4–0
|-
|[[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (21)
|4–0
|-
|[[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2011–12]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[2011–12 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (20)<br>[[2011–12 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (26)
|3–1
|-
|[[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[2012–13 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]] (11)<br>[[2012–13 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (27)
|3–1
|-
|[[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2013–14]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (22)
|4–0
|-
|[[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2014–15]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (23)
|4–0
|-
|[[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2015–16]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (24)
|4–0
|-
|[[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2016–17]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (25)
|4–0
|-
|[[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (26)
|4–0
|-
|[[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2018–19 Penn Quakers men's basketball team|Penn]] (14)
|4–0
|-
|[[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2019–20]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2019–20 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (27)
|4–0
|-
|[[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2020–21]]
| colspan="2" |''No winner{{refn|group=n|Due to numerous cancellations and scheduling changes caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no official men's Big 5 champion was recognized. La Salle and Villanova finished 1–0, Saint Joseph's finished 0–2, Temple did not play any Big 5 opponents, and Penn's entire season was canceled.}}''
|-
|[[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
| style="background-color:#fc6" |[[2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (28)
|3–0{{refn|group=n|Villanova's game against Temple was canceled due to a [[COVID-19]] outbreak within Temple's program.}}
|-
|[[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
| style="background-color:#ff9" |[[2022–23 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] (28)<br>[[2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]] (29)
|3–1
|}

==== Big 5 Classic (2023–present) ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width=100%
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Season
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Tournament
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Date
! colspan="2" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Pod 1 Winner
! colspan="2" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Pod 2 Winner
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Venue
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Attendance
|-
|[[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]
|[[Big 5 Classic#2023|2023]]
|December 2
|[[2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]]
| 65
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}" |[[2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|<span style="color:#ffffff;">Saint Joseph's (21)</span>]] 
| '''74'''
| rowspan="2" |[[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]]
|15,215
|-
|[[2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2024–25]]
|[[Big 5 Classic#2024|2024]]
|December 7
|[[2024–25 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]] 
| 68
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}" |[[2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|<span style="color:#ffffff;">Saint Joseph's (22)</span>]] 
| '''82'''
|
|}

==== Most championships ====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |'''Key'''
|-
|'''Bold'''
|Denotes outright championship
|-
|*
|Denotes all five schools tied
|}
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align: left"
!  width="100" class="unsortable" | School
!  width="100" class="unsortable" | Championships (outright)
!  width="1000" class="unsortable" | Years won
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Villanova Wildcats}}"|Villanova Wildcats
| 29 (17)
| 1959–60, '''1961–62''', 1962–63, '''1966–67''', 1975–76, 1977–78, 1980–81*, '''1982–83''', '''1984–85''', 1991–92*, 1996–97, 1997–98*, '''1998–99''', 1999–00, '''2000–01''', 2004–05, '''2005–06''', '''2006–07''', 2007–08, '''2008–09''', '''2010–11''', '''2013–14''', '''2014–15''', '''2015–16''', '''2016–17''', '''2017–18''', '''2019–20''', '''2021–22''', 2022–23
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Temple Owls}}"|Temple Owls
| 28 (6)
| 1956–57, '''1957–58''', 1971–72, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81*, 1981–82*, 1983–84, 1985–86, '''1986–87''', '''1987–88''', 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92*, '''1992–93''', 1993–94, 1994–95, '''1995–96''', 1996–97, 1997–98*, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2007–08, '''2009–10''', 2011–12, 2012–13, 2022–23
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}"|Saint Joseph's Hawks
| 22 (11)
| '''1955–56''', 1956–57, '''1958–59''', 1959–60, '''1960–61''', '''1964–65''', '''1965–66''', '''1967–68''', 1975–76, '''1979–80''', 1980–81*, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1991–92*, 1994–95, 1997–98*, '''2002–03''', '''2003–04''', 2011–12, '''2023–24''', '''2024–25'''
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn Quakers}}"|Penn Quakers
| 14 (6)
| 1962–63, '''1969–70''', '''1970–71''', 1971–72, '''1972–73''', '''1973–74''', 1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81*, 1991–92*, 1993–94, 1997–98*, '''2001–02''', '''2018–19'''
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers}}"|La Salle Explorers
| 11 (4)
| 1956–57, '''1963–64''', '''1968–69''', '''1974–75''', 1980–81*, 1983–84, 1988–89, '''1989–90''', 1991–92*, 1997–98*, 2012–13
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drexel Dragons}}"|Drexel Dragons
|0 (0)
|
|-
|}

==== List of national championships ====
{{Col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''NCAA tournament'''
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align: left"
!  width="100" class="unsortable" | Year
!  width="100" class="unsortable"| Team
|-
| [[1954 NCAA basketball tournament|1954]]
| [[1953–54 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]]
|-
| [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985]]
| [[1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
|-
| [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2016]]
| [[2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
|-
| [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2018]]
| [[2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
|}
{{col-2}}
'''National Invitation Tournament'''
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align: left"
!  width="100" class="unsortable" | Year
!  width="100" class="unsortable"| Team
|-
| [[1938 National Invitation Tournament|1938]]
| [[1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]]
|-
| [[1952 National Invitation Tournament|1951]]
| [[1951–52 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]]
|-
| [[1969 National Invitation Tournament|1969]]
| Temple
|-
| [[1994 National Invitation Tournament|1994]]
| [[1993–94 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
=== Women ===
==== Round-robin play (1979–2024) ====
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=10|'''Key'''
|-
| style="background-color:#fc6"| 
|Outright winner
|-
| style="background-color:#ff9"| 
|Shared winners
|-
|Team (#)
|Denotes the total number of titles for school to date
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!  width="100" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" | Season
!  width="200" class="unsortable" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" | Champion(s)
!  width="150" class="unsortable" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" | Record
|-
| 1979–80
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (1)
| 4–0
|-
| 1980–81
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (2)
| 4–0
|-
| 1981–82
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (3)
| 4–0
|-
| 1982–83
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Temple (1)
| 4–0
|-
| 1983–84
| style="background-color:#ff9"| Saint Joseph's (1)<br>Temple (2)<br>Villanova (4) 
| 3–1
|-
| 1984–85
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (2)
| 4–0
|-
| 1985–86
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Temple (3) 
| 4-0
|-
| 1986–87
| style="background-color:#ff9"| La Salle (1)<br>Saint Joseph's (3)<br>Villanova (5) 
| 3–1
|-
| 1987–88
| style="background-color:#ff9"| La Salle (2)<br>Saint Joseph's (4)<br>Villanova (6) 
| 3–1
|-
| 1988–89
| style="background-color:#fc6"| La Salle (3) 
| 4-0
|-
| 1989–90
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (5)
| 4–0
|-
| 1990–91
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (6)
| 4–0
|-
| 1991–92
| style="background-color:#ff9"| La Salle (4)<br>Saint Joseph's (7)<br>Villanova (7) 
| 3–1
|-
| 1992–93
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (8)
| 4–0
|-
| 1993–94
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (9)
| 4–0
|-
| 1994–95
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (10)
| 4–0
|-
| 1995–96
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (8)
| 4–0
|-
| 1996–97
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (11)
| 4–0
|-
| 1997–98
| style="background-color:#fc6"| La Salle (5)
| 4–0
|-
| 1998–99
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (12)
| 4–0
|-
| 1999–00
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (13)
| 4–0
|-
| 2000–01
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (14)
| 4–0
|-
| 2001–02
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Temple (4)
| 4–0
|-
| 2002–03
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (9)
| 4–0
|-
| 2003–04
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (10)
| 4–0
|-
| 2004–05
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Temple (5)
| 4–0
|-
| 2005–06
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Temple (6)
| 4–0
|-
| 2006–07
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Temple (7)
| 4–0
|-
| 2007–08
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Temple (8)
| 4–0
|-
| 2008–09
| style="background-color:#ff9"| Saint Joseph's (15)<br>Temple (9) 
| 3–1
|-
| [[2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2009–10]]
| style="background-color:#fc6"| [[2009–10 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] (11)
| 4–0
|- 
| 2010–11
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Temple (10)
| 4–0
|- 
| 2011–12
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (12)
| 4–0
|- 
| [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2012–13]]
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (13)
| 4–0
|-
| [[2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2013–14]]
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Saint Joseph's (16)
| 4–0
|-
| [[2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2014–15]]
| style="background-color:#ff9"| [[2014–15 Penn Quakers women's basketball team|Penn]] (1)<br>[[2014–15 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] (14) 
| 3–1
|-
| [[2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2015–16]]
| style="background-color:#fc6"| [[2015–16 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] (15)
| 4–0
|-
| [[2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2016–17]]
| style="background-color:#ff9"| [[2016–17 Penn Quakers women's basketball team|Penn]] (2)<br>[[2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] (16) 
| 3–1
|-
| [[2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2017–18]]
|  style="background-color:#fc6"| [[2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] (17)
| 4–0
|-
| [[2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2018–19]]
| style="background-color:#ff9"| [[2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team|Temple]] (11)<br>[[2018–19 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] (18) 
| 3–1
|-
| [[2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2019–20]]
| style="background-color:#fc6"| Villanova (19)
| 4–0
|-
| [[2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2020–21]]
| colspan="2"|''No winner{{refn|group=n|Due to numerous cancellations and scheduling changes caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no official women's Big 5 champion was recognized. Villanova finished 2–0, Saint Joseph's finished 1–0, Temple finished 0–1, La Salle finished 0–2, and Penn's entire season was canceled.}}''
|-
| [[2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2021–22]]
| style="background-color:#fc6"| [[2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] (20)
| 3–1
|-
|[[2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2022–23]]
| style="background-color:#fc6"| [[2022–23 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] (21)
|4–0
|-
|[[2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2023–24]]
| style="background-color:#fc6"| [[2023–24 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]] (17)
|5–0
|}

==== Big 5 Classic (2024–present) ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width=100%
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Season
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Tournament
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Date
! colspan="2" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Pod 1 Winner
! colspan="2" style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Pod 2 Winner
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Venue
! style="background:#1169B1; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #CA212A;" |Attendance
|-
|[[2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2024–25]]
|[[Big 5 Classic#2024 2|2024]]
|December 6
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Temple Owls}}" |[[2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball team|<span style="color:#ffffff;">Temple (12)</span>]] 
| '''76'''
|[[2024–25 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]] 
| 62
|[[Finneran Pavilion]]
|1,526
|}

==== Most championships ====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |'''Key'''
|-
|'''Bold'''
|Denotes outright championship
|}
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align: left"
! width="100" class="unsortable" | School
! width="100" class="unsortable" | Championships (outright)
! width="1000" class="unsortable" | Years won
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Villanova Wildcats}}"|Villanova Wildcats
| 21 (14)
| '''1979–80''', '''1980–81''', '''1981–82''', 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, '''1995–96''', '''2002–03''', '''2003–04''', '''2009–10''', '''2011–12''', '''2012–13''', 2014–15, '''2015–16''', 2016–17, '''2017–18''', 2018–19, '''2019–20''', '''2021–22''', '''2022–23'''
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}"|Saint Joseph's Hawks
| 17 (12)
| 1983–84, '''1984–85''', 1986–87, 1987–88, '''1989–90''', '''1990–91''', 1991–92, '''1992–93''', '''1993–94''', '''1994–95''', '''1996–97''', '''1998–99''', '''1999–00''', '''2000–01''', 2008–09, '''2013–14''', '''2023–24'''
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Temple Owls}}"|Temple Owls
| 12 (9)
| '''1982–83''', 1983–84, '''1985–86''', '''2001–02''', '''2004–05''', '''2005–06''', '''2006–07''', '''2007–08''', 2008–09, '''2010–11''', 2018–19, '''2024–25'''
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|La Salle Explorers}}"|La Salle Explorers
| 5 (2)
| 1986–87, 1987–88, '''1988–89''', 1991–92, '''1997–98'''
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn Quakers}}"|Penn Quakers
| 2 (0)
| 2014–15, 2016–17
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Drexel Dragons}}"|Drexel Dragons
|0 (0)
|
|}
{{reflist|group=n}}

==Other uses==
Although known primarily of an association of the Philadelphia college basketball teams, students from Big 5 schools also coordinate frequent [[Student governments in the United States|student government]] meetings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://temple-news.com/news/tsg-hosts-big-5-universities-on-campus-tour/|title=TSG hosts Big 5 universities on campus tour|date=27 October 2015}}</ref> The governments consist of La Salle, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple, Saint Joseph's, and Drexel. Prior to Drexel's admission to the Big 5, the school would typically be represented instead of Villanova due to meetings primarily revolving around issues in Philadelphia proper. Villanova is the only Big 5 college not located within the city limits.

== Notes ==
<references group="lower-alpha" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.philadelphiabig5.org/}}

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