Editing Big 5 Basketball (section)

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

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|q1=What is the Big 5?
|a1=The Philadelphia Big 5 is a basketball tradition among five local Division I programs: La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple, and Villanova. Since 1955, these schools played a round-robin schedule for city bragging rights. The formal round-robin ended in 2018, but schools still play each other.

|q2=Which Big 5 school has won the most NCAA championships?
|a2=Villanova has won 3 NCAA championships (1985, 2016, 2018), the most of any Big 5 school. La Salle won in 1954 (with Tom Gola). Penn, Saint Joseph's, and Temple have reached Final Fours but not won titles.

|q3=What is The Palestra?
|a3=The Palestra is Penn's historic basketball arena, often called "The Cathedral of College Basketball." Opened in 1927, it has hosted more college basketball games than any other venue. Its intimate design and legendary atmosphere made it the perfect home for Big 5 doubleheaders.

|q4=Why did the Big 5 round-robin end?
|a4=Conference realignment made scheduling all 10 Big 5 games difficult. Schools joined national conferences with different schedules and priorities. The formal round-robin ended after 2018, though schools continue to play each other in various combinations. The tradition continues, just differently.
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