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.

ISU Holiday Classic

Sport	College basketball
First season	1995
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Hilton Coliseum
Most titles	Iowa State (4)
Broadcaster(s)	Cyclone Television Network

All-time brackets

1995 ISU Holiday Classic

	Semifinals December 21, 1995					Championship Round December 22, 1995
	Princeton		47
	Iowa State		50
						Samford		59
						Iowa State		71
	Samford		69
	Nicholls State		53			3rd Place Game
						Princeton		86
						Nicholls State		51

1996 ISU Holiday Classic

	Semifinals December 21, 1996					Championship Round December 22, 1996
		East Tennessee State	49
	5	Iowa State	77
							UTEP	48
						5	Iowa State	59
	UTEP		77
	Nevada		65			3rd Place Game
						Nevada		68
						East Tennessee State		49

1997 ISU Holiday Classic

	Semifinals December 20, 1997					Championship Round December 21, 1997
	Alaska-Anchorage		55
	Iowa State		57
						Detroit Mercy		67
						Iowa State		56
	Detroit Mercy		74
	Grambling		56			3rd Place Game
						Alaska-Anchorage		79 OT
						Grambling		73

1998 The Tribune Holiday Classic

	Semifinals December 22, 1998					Championship Round December 23, 1998
	New Orleans		51
	Iowa State		61
						Rice		45
						Iowa State		50
	Rice		81 OT
	St. Mary's (CA)		70			3rd Place Game
						New Orleans		72
						St. Mary's (CA)		68

1999 The Tribune Holiday Classic

	Semifinals December 21, 1999					Championship Round December 22, 1999
	Idaho State		49
	Iowa State		89
						Texas A&M-Corpus Christi		64
						Iowa State		86
	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi		76
	Samford		74			3rd Place Game
						Samford		86
						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