Philadelphia Big 5
College basketball rivalry between six U.S. schools
Philadelphia Big 5
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 conference, but rather a group of NCAA Division I basketball schools who compete for the city’s collegiate championship. The Big 5 originally consisted of La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple, and Villanova; with the start of the 2023–24 season, the Big 5 expanded to include Drexel. Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, and Temple are located in the city of Philadelphia, while Villanova is located in a nearby Main Line suburb of the same name. Three of the six schools (La Salle, Saint Joseph's and Villanova) are affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, while Temple is the only public university in the group. From its founding in 1955 until 2023, the five men's teams played each other once annually in a round-robin format to determine the Big 5 champion. After the addition of Drexel, the format was changed, and the six teams were split into...
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