ACC–Big Ten Challenge
NCAA men's college basketball series
Duke v OSU basketball game in the ACC - B1G Challenge 2021
The ACC–Big Ten Challenge (or Big Ten–ACC Challenge as it was called in alternating years) was an in-season NCAA Division I men's college basketball series that matched up teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big Ten Conference (B1G). ESPN was a key part of the creation of the challenge and held the broadcast rights to all the games. The ACC–Big Ten Challenge occurred early in the non-conference season, typically around late November/early December. Each game was hosted by one of the participating schools, with teams typically alternating home and away status in each successive year.
Played yearly from 1999 to 2022, the ACC held a record of 13–8–3 in the series and 152–127 in games. The ACC won the first 10 consecutive challenges, but only two of the next 13 challenges. In the 24 years of the event, 17 of the Challenges were decided by a single game or ended in a tie. Six of the other seven Challenges were won by the ACC by larger margins.
The popularity of the Challenge led other conferences to form similar partnerships in which their members go head-to-head against each other. Examples include the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series (2007–2010), SEC–Big East Challenge (2007–2012), Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge (2009–2018), Big 12/SEC Challenge (2013–2022), Big East–Big 12 Battle (2019–present) and the Gavitt Tipoff Games between the Big East and Big Ten (2015-2022). A sister series to the Challenge featuring women's basketball called the ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge (2007–2022) was held for all but the first eight years.
The ACC initially played a short-lived interconference basketball series called the ACC–Big East Challenge (1989–1991),[1] [2] Big East coaches such as the late Georgetown coach John Thompson voted to end the ACC–Big East Challenge in 1991, which led to the ACC immediately looking to schedule a new series with the Big Ten as its preferred partner.[1]
On November 28, 2022, amid ESPN losing its media rights to the Big Ten, it was announced that the series would be discontinued after the 2022–23 season . ESPN arranged an ACC–SEC Challenge as a replacement beginning in the 2023–24 season .[3] [4]
Format
Typically, match-ups are selected for their expected interest in the game. Higher profile teams are chosen to play each other to enhance television ratings for ESPN. Minnesota and Florida State have had the most matches together, with six games. Seven other pairs of teams have faced each other five times in the Challenge.
With the exception of two years (2011–12), the imbalance of the number of teams in each conference result in up to three teams not playing. Nine games were scheduled for each of the first six challenges, leaving two teams from the 11-team Big Ten without an opponent. With the expansion of the ACC to 12 teams with the addition of Boston College , Miami , and Virginia Tech , the field was expanded to 11 games in 2006, meaning that one ACC team would not play. With Nebraska joining the Big Ten in 2011 , the challenge expanded to 12 games and every member from both conferences participated. In 2013, Syracuse , Pittsburgh , and Notre Dame joined the ACC , leaving three ACC teams excluded from the competition. In 2014, Maryland withdrew from the ACC and joined the Big Ten along with Rutgers , giving that conference 14 teams, and Louisville joined the ACC replacing Maryland and maintaining the conference's 15-team membership. The conference realignments have thus led to the challenge being expanded to 14 games. When the challenge was expanded to 12 games, and later 14 games, the changes resulted in the possibility that the challenge could end in a tie. In the event of a tie, the previous year's winner retains the Commissioner's Cup. This scenario occurred most recently when the ACC retained the Cup in 2018 based on its 11–3 win in 2017, while the Big Ten retained the Cup in 2012 and 2013 based on its 8–4 win in 2011.[5]
Yearly results
Year
Winner
ACC Wins
B1G Wins
Series
2022
ACC
8
6
ACC 13–8–3
2021
B1G
6
8
ACC 12–8–3
2020
B1G
5
7
ACC 12–7–3
2019
B1G
6
8
ACC 12–6–3
2018
Tie
7
7
ACC 12–5–3
2017
ACC
11
3
ACC 12–5–2
2016
ACC
9
5
ACC 11–5–2
2015
B1G
6
8
ACC 10–5–2
2014
B1G
6
8
ACC 10–4–2
2013
Tie
6
6
ACC 10–3–2
2012
Tie
6
6
ACC 10–3–1
2011
B1G
4
8
ACC 10–3
2010
B1G
5
6
ACC 10–2
2009
B1G
5
6
ACC 10–1
2008
ACC
6
5
ACC 10–0
2007
ACC
8
3
ACC 9–0
2006
ACC
8
3
ACC 8–0
2005
ACC
6
5
ACC 7–0
2004
ACC
7
2
ACC 6–0
2003
ACC
7
2
ACC 5–0
2002
ACC
5
4
ACC 4–0
2001
ACC
5
3
ACC 3–0
2000
ACC
5
4
ACC 2–0
1999
ACC
5
4
ACC 1–0
Overall
152
127
N/A
Team records
The University of Maryland, College Park has a unique record in the Challenge, having competed for both sides after switching conferences in 2014. The Terrapins established a 10–5 record representing the ACC against Big Ten teams, but have since had a 2–7 record representing the Big Ten against ACC teams. Maryland's overall record is 12–12 but is listed below according to its relevant conference affiliations.
Atlantic Coast Conference (13–8–3)
Duke was the most successful team in either conference in Challenge competition by a large margin, holding a 20–4 record. Two other ACC schools (Virginia and Wake Forest ) won more games in the Challenge than any Big Ten school. Seven ACC schools overall had winning records while two others have a .500 record.
The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded. This does not include cancellations.
†North Carolina State has also had one game cancelled, in 2020.
‡Virginia has also had two games cancelled, in 2001 due to court conditions[6] and in 2020.
Big Ten Conference (8–13–3)
Purdue (13–9) was the Big Ten team with the best record in the Challenge and the only Big Ten team with an overall winning record. Four schools had a .500 record.
The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded. This does not include cancellations.
†Michigan has also had one game cancelled, in 2020.
‡Michigan State has also had two games cancelled, in 2001 due to court conditions[6] and in 2020.
Results
2022 ACC 8–6
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 28
7:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech
Minnesota
67–57
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
ESPN2
7,870
ACC 1–0
9:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Northwestern
87–58
Welsh–Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
2,606
ACC 2–0
Nov 29
7:00 p.m.
Louisville
No. 22 Maryland
54–79
KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN2
12,211
ACC 2–1
Clemson
Penn State
101–942OT
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPNU
5,861
ACC 3–1
7:30 p.m.
Syracuse
No. 16 Illinois
44–73
State Farm Center • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN
15,544
ACC 3–2
9:00 p.m.
Wake Forest
Wisconsin
78–75
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN2
14,435
ACC 4–2
Georgia Tech
Iowa
65–81
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPNU
10,450
ACC 4–3
9:30 p.m.
No. 3 Virginia
Michigan
70–68
Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN
12,200
ACC 5–3
Nov 30
7:15 p.m.
No. 17 Duke
No. 25 Ohio State
81–72
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
ACC 6–3
Florida State
No. 5 Purdue
69–79
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN2
5,282
ACC 6–4
Miami (FL)
Rutgers
68–61
Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida
ESPNU
5,668
ACC 7–4
9:15 p.m.
No. 18 North Carolina
No. 10 Indiana
65–77
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN
17,222
ACC 7–5
Notre Dame
No. 20 Michigan State
70–52
Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana
ESPN2
7,854
ACC 8–5
Boston College
Nebraska
67–88
Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska
ESPNU
13,080
ACC 8–6
Winners are in bold Game times in EST NC State did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
Source:[7] [8] [9]
2021 Big Ten 8–6
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 29
7:00 p.m.
Virginia
Iowa
74–75
John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPN2
13,542
B1G 1–0
9:00 p.m.
Notre Dame
Illinois
72–82
State Farm Center • Champaign, Illinois
14,907
B1G 2–0
Nov 30
7:00 p.m.
Syracuse
Indiana
112–1102OT
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York
ESPN2
21,330
B1G 2–1
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
53–54
Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ESPNU
7,736
B1G 3–1
7:30 p.m.
Florida State
No. 2 Purdue
65–93
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN
14,804
B1G 4–1
9:00 p.m.
Clemson
Rutgers
64–74
Jersey Mike's Arena • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN2
8,050
B1G 5–1
Wake Forest
Northwestern
77–73 OT
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPNU
3,711
B1G 5–2
9:30 p.m.
No. 1 Duke
Ohio State
66–71
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN
18,809
B1G 6–2
Dec 1
7:15 p.m.
Louisville
No. 22 Michigan State
64–73
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,797
B1G 7–2
Virginia Tech
Maryland
62–58
Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN2
15,988
B1G 7–3
NC State
Nebraska
104–1004OT
PNC Arena • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPNU
19,722
B1G 7–4
9:15 p.m.
North Carolina
No. 24 Michigan
72–51
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
19,938
B1G 7–5
Miami
Penn State
63–58
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPNU
8,221
B1G 7–6
Georgia Tech
No. 23 Wisconsin
66–70
McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPN2
6,302
B1G 8–6
Winners are in bold Game times in EST Boston College did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
Source:[10] [11]
2020 Big Ten 7–5
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Dec 8
5:00 p.m.
Miami
Purdue
58–54
Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida
ESPN2
0
ACC 1–0
7:00 p.m.
Boston College
Minnesota
80–85OT
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPNU
0
Tied 1–1
7:30 p.m.
No. 16 North Carolina
No. 3 Iowa
80–93
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN
583
B1G 2–1
7:30 p.m.
Notre Dame
No. 22 Ohio State
85–90
Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana
ESPN2
156
B1G 3–1
9:00 p.m.
No. 15 Virginia Tech
Penn State
55–75
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
ESPNU
250
B1G 4–1
9:30 p.m.
No. 10 Duke
No. 6 Illinois
68–83
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
0
B1G 5–1
9:30 p.m.
Syracuse
No. 21 Rutgers
69–79
Rutgers Athletic Center • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPN2
0
B1G 6–1
Dec 9
5:00 p.m.
Clemson
Maryland
67–51
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPN2
1,876
B1G 6–2
7:15 p.m.
NC State
Michigan
Canceled
Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan
Canceled
Canceled
Canceled
7:15 p.m.
Georgia Tech
Nebraska
75–64
Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska
ESPNU
0
B1G 6–3
7:15 p.m.
No. 20 Florida State
Indiana
69–67OT
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN
2,956
B1G 6–4
9:15 p.m.
No. 18 Virginia
No. 4 Michigan State
Canceled
John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
Canceled
Canceled
Canceled
9:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Northwestern
71–70
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPNU
0
B1G 6–5
Dec 19
12:00 p.m.
No. 23 Louisville
No. 12 Wisconsin
48–85
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN2
0
B1G 7–5
Winners are in bold Game times in EST Wake Forest did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G. The NC State/Michigan, and Virginia/Michigan State games were canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests for NC State, and Virginia.[12] [13] The Louisville/Wisconsin game was postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Louisville, but the game was eventually played on December 19.[14] [15]
Source:[16] [17]
2019 Big Ten 8–6
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Dec 2
7:00 pm
Miami
Illinois
81–79
State Farm Center • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN2
11,819
ACC (1–0)
9:00 pm
Clemson
Minnesota
78–60
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
10,148
Tied (1–1)
Dec 3
7:00 pm
Boston College
Northwestern
82–64
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ESPNU
4,004
B1G (2–1)
7:00 pm
Syracuse
Iowa
68–54
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York
ESPN2
20,844
B1G (3–1)
7:30 pm
No. 1 Louisville
No. 4 Michigan
58–43
KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN
21,674
B1G (3–2)
9:00 pm
No. 17 Florida State
Indiana
80–64
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN2
17,222
B1G (4–2)
9:00 pm
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
71–60
Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ESPNU
7,894
B1G (4–3)
9:30 pm
No. 10 Duke
No. 11 Michigan State
87–75
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,797
Tied (4–4)
Dec 4
7:15 pm
No. 5 Virginia
Purdue
69–40
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN2
14,804
B1G (5–4)
7:15 pm
Georgia Tech
Nebraska
73–56
McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPNU
5,133
Tied (5–5)
7:30 pm
Notre Dame
No. 3 Maryland
72–51
Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN
15,529
B1G (6–5)
9:15 pm
NC State
Wisconsin
69–54
PNC Arena • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPN2
16,035
Tied (6–6)
9:15 pm
Wake Forest
Penn State
76–54
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPNU
6,476
B1G (7–6)
9:30 pm
No. 7 North Carolina
No. 6 Ohio State
74–49
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
21,115
B1G (8–6)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST Virginia Tech did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
2018 Tied 7–7
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 26
7:00 pm
Clemson
Nebraska
68–66
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPN2
6,974
B1G (1–0)
9:00 pm
Boston College
Minnesota
68–56
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ESPN2
4,389
Tied (1–1)
Nov 27
7:00 pm
Notre Dame
Illinois
76–74
Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana
ESPNU
8,053
ACC (2–1)
7:00 pm
No. 13 Virginia Tech
Penn State
63–62
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPN2
8,373
Tied (2–2)
7:30 pm
Louisville
No. 9 Michigan State
82–78 OT
KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN
15,477
ACC (3–2)
9:00 pm
NC State
No. 22 Wisconsin
79–75
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN2
17,012
Tied (3–3)
9:00 pm
Pittsburgh
No. 14 Iowa
69–68
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPNU
10,158
B1G (4–3)
9:30 pm
No. 3 Duke
Indiana
90–69
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
Tied (4–4)
Nov 28
7:00 pm
Miami
Rutgers
57–54
Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida
ESPNU
6,376
B1G (5–4)
7:00 pm
Syracuse
No. 16 Ohio State
72–62
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN2
16,962
Tied (5–5)
7:30 pm
No. 4 Virginia
No. 24 Maryland
76–71
Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN
17,950
ACC (6–5)
9:15 pm
No. 15 Florida State
No. 19 Purdue
73–72
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN2
9,978
ACC (7–5)
9:15 pm
Georgia Tech
Northwestern
67–61
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPNU
6,378
ACC (7–6)
9:30 pm
No. 11 North Carolina
No. 7 Michigan
84–67
Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN
12,707
Tied (7–7)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST Wake Forest did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
2017 ACC 11–3
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 27
7:00 pm
Syracuse
Maryland
72–70
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York
ESPN2
20,852
ACC (1–0)
9:00 pm
No. 18 Virginia
Wisconsin
49–37
John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPN2
13,911
ACC (2–0)
Nov 28
7:00 pm
Florida State
Rutgers
78–73
Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNU
4,853
ACC (3–0)
7:15 pm
Georgia Tech
Northwestern
52–51
McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPN2
5,562
ACC (4–0)
8:00 pm
No. 17 Louisville
Purdue
66–57
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN
14,804
ACC (4–1)
9:00 pm
Wake Forest
Illinois
80–73
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPN2
5,782
ACC (5–1)
9:15 pm
Virginia Tech
Iowa
79–55
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
ESPNU
7,101
ACC (6–1)
Nov 29
7:15 pm
Clemson
Ohio State
79–65
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN2
17,189
ACC (7–1)
7:15 pm
NC State
Penn State
85–78
PNC Arena • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPNU
15,270
ACC (8–1)
7:30 pm
No. 13 North Carolina
Michigan
86–71
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
19,036
ACC (9–1)
9:00 pm
No. 10 Miami
No. 12 Minnesota
86–81
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
14,625
ACC (10–1)
9:15 pm
Boston College
Nebraska
71–62
Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska
ESPNU
10,742
ACC (10–2)
9:30 pm
No. 1 Duke
Indiana
91–81
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN
17,222
ACC (11–2)
Nov 30
7:00 pm
No. 5 Notre Dame
No. 3 Michigan State
81–63
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,797
ACC (11–3)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 27).[18] Pittsburgh did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
Source[19] [20] [21]
2016 ACC 9–5
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 28
7:00 pm
Florida State
Minnesota
75–67
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPNU
5,993
ACC (1–0)
9:00 pm
Wake Forest
Northwestern
65–58
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPNU
6,386
Tied (1–1)
Nov 29
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh
Maryland
73–59
Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN2
17,144
ACC (2–1)
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
Penn State
67–60
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPNU
6,032
Tied (2–2)
7:30 pm
No. 22 Syracuse
No. 17 Wisconsin
77–60
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN
17,287
B1G (3–2)
9:00 pm
Notre Dame
Iowa
92–78
Edmund P. Joyce Center • Notre Dame, Indiana
ESPN2
7,660
Tied (3–3)
9:00 pm
NC State
Illinois
88–74
State Farm Center • Champaign, Illinois
ESPNU
13,481
B1G (4–3)
9:30 pm
No. 5 Duke
Michigan State
78–69
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
Tied (4–4)
Nov 30
7:00 pm
No. 14 Louisville
No. 15 Purdue
71–64
KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN
21,841
ACC (5–4)
7:00 pm
Virginia Tech
Michigan
73–70
Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN2
9,981
ACC (6–4)
7:00 pm
Miami
Rutgers
73–61
Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida
ESPNU
7,064
ACC (7–4)
9:00 pm
Clemson
Nebraska
60–58
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPNU
6,545
ACC (8–4)
9:00 pm
No. 6 Virginia
Ohio State
63–61
John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPN2
14,566
ACC (9–4)
9:00 pm
No. 3 North Carolina
No. 13 Indiana
76–67
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN
17,222
ACC (9–5)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 28).[22] Boston College did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
Source[23] [24] [25]
2015 Big Ten 8–6
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 30
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
Rutgers
69–68
Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, New Jersey
ESPNU
3,817
ACC (1–0)
9:00 pm
Clemson
Minnesota
89–83
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
10,229
Tied (1–1)
Dec 1
7:00 pm
NC State
Michigan
66–59
PNC Arena • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPN2
17,645
B1G (2–1)
7:00 pm
Virginia Tech
Northwestern
81–79OT
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
ESPNU
4,879
B1G (3–1)
7:30 pm
No. 10 Virginia
Ohio State
64–58
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN
12,445
B1G (3–2)
9:00 pm
No. 21 Miami
Nebraska
77–72OT
Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska
ESPNU
15,646
Tied (3–3)
9:00 pm
Pittsburgh
No. 11 Purdue
72–59
Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ESPN2
9,439
B1G (4–3)
9:30 pm
No. 9 North Carolina
No. 2 Maryland
89–81
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
21,163
Tied (4–4)
Dec 2
7:15 pm
No. 24 Louisville
No. 3 Michigan State
71–67
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,797
B1G (5–4)
7:15 pm
No. 14 Syracuse
Wisconsin
66–58OT
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York
ESPN2
22,360
B1G (6–4)
7:15 pm
Boston College
Penn State
67–58
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ESPNU
2,165
B1G (7–4)
9:15 pm
No. 7 Duke
Indiana
94–74
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
B1G (7–5)
9:15 pm
Notre Dame
Illinois
84–79
State Farm Center • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN2
14,953
B1G (7–6)
9:15 pm
Florida State
Iowa
78–75OT
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPNU
11,247
B1G (8–6)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 30).[26] Georgia Tech did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
2014 Big Ten 8–6
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Dec 1
7:00 pm
Florida State
Nebraska
70–65
Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN2
6,406
B1G (1–0)
7:00 pm
Clemson
Rutgers
69–64
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPNU
6,285
B1G (2–0)
Dec 2
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh
Indiana
81–69
Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN2
17,472
B1G (3–0)
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
Minnesota
84–69
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPNU
8,112
B1G (4–0)
7:30 pm
Syracuse
No. 17 Michigan
68–65
Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN
12,707
B1G (5–0)
9:00 pm
No. 15 Miami
No. 24 Illinois
70–61
BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, Florida
ESPN2
6,086
B1G (5–1)
9:00 pm
NC State
Purdue
66–61
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPNU
12,023
B1G (6–1)
9:30 pm
No. 5 Louisville
No. 14 Ohio State
64–55
KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN
22,784
B1G (6–2)
Dec 3
7:15 pm
Notre Dame
No. 19 Michigan State
79–78OT
Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana
ESPN2
9,149
B1G (6–3)
7:15 pm
Virginia Tech
Penn State
61–58
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPNU
7,326
B1G (7–3)
7:30 pm
No. 12 North Carolina
Iowa
60–55
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
18,040
B1G (8–3)
9:15 pm
No. 7 Virginia
No. 21 Maryland
76–65
Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN2
15,371
B1G (8–4)
9:15 pm
Georgia Tech
Northwestern
66–58
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPNU
6,133
B1G (8–5)
9:30 pm
No. 4 Duke
No. 2 Wisconsin
80–70
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN
17,279
B1G (8–6)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Dec 1).[27] Challenge expanded to 14 games with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the B1G. Rutgers and Louisville made their inaugural appearances in the event.Boston College did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G. First Challenge in which Maryland represented the B1G, as they left the ACC following the 2013–14 season .
Source[28]
2013 Tied 6–6
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Dec 3
7:15 pm
No. 4 Syracuse
Indiana
69–52
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York
ESPN
26,414
ACC (1–0)
7:15 pm
Georgia Tech
Illinois
67–64
Hank McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPN2
6,516
ACC (2–0)
7:30 pm
Pittsburgh
Penn State
78–69
Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh
ESPNU
12,510
ACC (3–0)
9:15 pm
No. 10 Duke
No. 22 Michigan
79–69
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
ACC (4–0)
9:15 pm
Notre Dame
No. 23 Iowa
98–93
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN2
15,400
ACC (4–1)
9:30 pm
Florida State
Minnesota
71–61
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPNU
11,386
ACC (4–2)
Dec 4
7:00 pm
Maryland
No. 5 Ohio State
76–60
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN
16,206
ACC (4–3)
7:00 pm
Virginia
No. 8 Wisconsin
48–38
John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPN2
11,142
Tied (4–4)
7:30 pm
NC State
Northwestern
69–48
PNC Arena • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPNU
11,459
ACC (5–4)
9:00 pm
North Carolina
No. 1 Michigan State
79–65
Breslin Student Events Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,797
ACC (6–4)
9:30 pm
Boston College
Purdue
88–67
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN2
12,926
ACC (6–5)
9:30 pm
Miami
Nebraska
60–49
Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska
ESPNU
15,088
Tied (6–6)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Dec 2).[29] Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse made their inaugural appearances in the event.Clemson , Virginia Tech , and Wake Forest did not play due to the ACC having three more teams than the B1G. Last Challenge in which Maryland represented the ACC, as they joined the B1G following the season.
2012 Tied 6–6
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 27
7:15 pm
Virginia Tech
Iowa
95–79
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
ESPNU
5,647
ACC (1–0)
7:15 pm
Florida State
No. 21 Minnesota
77–68
Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN2
7,941
Tied (1–1)
7:30 pm
No. 18 NC State
No. 3 Michigan
79–72
Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN
12,693
B1G (2–1)
9:15 pm
Wake Forest
Nebraska
79–63
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPNU
6,508
B1G (3–1)
9:15 pm
Maryland
Northwestern
77–57
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN2
6,009
B1G (3–2)
9:30 pm
No. 14 North Carolina
No. 1 Indiana
83–59
Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN
17,472
B1G (4–2)
Nov 28
7:00 pm
Virginia
Wisconsin
60–54
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN2
16,690
B1G (4–3)
7:15 pm
Clemson
Purdue
73–61
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPNU
7,632
B1G (5–3)
7:30 pm
Miami
No. 13 Michigan State
67–59
BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, Florida
ESPN
5,791
B1G (5–4)
9:00 pm
Georgia Tech
No. 22 Illinois
75–62
Assembly Hall • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN2
12,224
B1G (6–4)
9:15 pm
Boston College
Penn State
73–61
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPNU
6,889
B1G (6–5)
9:30 pm
No. 2 Duke
No. 4 Ohio State
73–68
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
Tied (6–6)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 26).[30]
2011 Big Ten 8–4
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 29
7:00 pm
Virginia
No. 14 Michigan
70–58
John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPN2
10,564
ACC (1–0)
7:15 pm
Georgia Tech
Northwestern
76–60
Philips Arena • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPNU
5,619
Tied (1–1)
7:30 pm
Maryland
Illinois
71–62
Comcast Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN
13,187
B1G (2–1)
9:00 pm
Miami
Purdue
76–65
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN2
13,927
B1G (3–1)
9:15 pm
Clemson
Iowa
71–55
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPNU
10,449
B1G (3–2)
9:30 pm
No. 3 Duke
No. 2 Ohio State
85–63
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN
18,809
B1G (4–2)
Nov 30
7:15 pm
NC State
Indiana
86–75
RBC Center • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPN2
16,597
B1G (5–2)
7:15 pm
Boston College
Penn State
62–54
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ESPNU
4,326
B1G (6–2)
7:30 pm
Florida State
Michigan State
65–49
Breslin Student Events Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,797
B1G (7–2)
9:15 pm
Virginia Tech
Minnesota
58–55
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
10,487
B1G (8–2)
9:15 pm
Wake Forest
Nebraska
55–53
Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Nebraska
ESPNU
9,769
B1G (8–3)
9:30 pm
No. 5 North Carolina
No. 9 Wisconsin
60–57
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
21,750
B1G (8–4)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 28).[31] Nebraska made its inaugural appearance in the event.
2010 Big Ten 6–5
Date
Time
ACC team
B1G team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 29
7:00 pm
Virginia
No. 15 Minnesota
87–79
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
12,089
ACC (1–0)
Nov 30
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
Iowa
76–73
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPNU
9,086
ACC (2–0)
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
Northwestern
91–71
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN2
4,455
ACC (2–1)
7:30 pm
Florida State
No. 2 Ohio State
58–44
Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN
10,457
Tied (2–2)
9:00 pm
Clemson
Michigan
69–61
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPN2
7,237
B1G (3–2)
9:30 pm
North Carolina
No. 20 Illinois
79–67
Assembly Hall • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN
16,618
B1G (4–2)
Dec 1
7:15 pm
Boston College
Indiana
88–76
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ESPNU
5,329
B1G (4–3)
7:15 pm
NC State
Wisconsin
87–48
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN2
17,230
B1G (5–3)
7:30 pm
Virginia Tech
No. 22 Purdue
58–55OT
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
ESPN
9,847
B1G (6–3)
9:15 pm
Maryland
Penn State
62–39
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPN2
9,078
B1G (6–4)
9:30 pm
No. 1 Duke
No. 6 Michigan State
84–79
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
B1G (6–5)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 29).[32] Miami did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
2009 Big Ten 6–5
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 30
7:00 pm
Virginia
Penn State
69–66
John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPN2
8,898
B1G (1–0)
Dec 1
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
No. 4 Purdue
69–58
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN
14,123
B1G (2–0)
7:00 pm
NC State
Northwestern
65–53
RBC Center • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPNU
11,913
B1G (3–0)
7:30 pm
Maryland
Indiana
80–68
Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN2
17,039
B1G (3–1)
9:00 pm
No. 10 North Carolina
No. 9 Michigan State
89–82
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
21,346
B1G (3–2)
9:30 pm
Virginia Tech
Iowa
70–64
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN2
8,755
Tied (3–3)
Dec 2
7:15 pm
No. 18 Clemson
Illinois
76–74
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPN
10,000
B1G (4–3)
7:15 pm
Miami
Minnesota
63–58
BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, Florida
ESPNU
5,157
Tied (4–4)
7:30 pm
Boston College
Michigan
62–58
Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN2
10,718
ACC (5–4)
9:15 pm
No. 6 Duke
Wisconsin
73–69
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN
17,230
Tied (5–5)
9:30 pm
No. 21 Florida State
No. 15 Ohio State
77–64
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN2
13,514
B1G (6–5)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 30).[33] Georgia Tech did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G. The North Carolina/Michigan State match-up was a rematch of the 2009 NCAA Championship game .
2008 ACC 6–5
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Dec 1
7:00 pm
Virginia Tech
Wisconsin
74–72
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
ESPN2
9,847
B1G (1–0)
Dec 2
7:00 pm
Boston College
Iowa
57–55
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ESPNU
4,084
Tied (1–1)
7:00 pm
No. 21 Miami
Ohio State
73–68
BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, Florida
ESPN
5,870
B1G (2–1)
7:30 pm
Clemson
Illinois
76–74
Assembly Hall • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN2
14,741
Tied (2–2)
9:00 pm
No. 4 Duke
No. 9 Purdue
76–60
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN
14,123
ACC (3–2)
9:30 pm
Virginia
Minnesota
66–56
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
12,424
Tied (3–3)
Dec 3
7:15 pm
No. 15 Wake Forest
Indiana
83–58
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPN
12,445
ACC (4–3)
7:30 pm
Maryland
Michigan
75–70
Comcast Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPNU
17,950
ACC (5–3)
7:30 pm
Georgia Tech
Penn State
85–83
Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPN2
7,900
ACC (5–4)
9:15 pm
No. 1 North Carolina
No. 13 Michigan State
98–63
Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan
ESPN
25,267
ACC (6–4)
9:30 pm
Florida State
Northwestern
73–59
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN2
3,537
ACC (6–5)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Dec 1).[34] NC State did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
2007 ACC 8–3
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 26
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
Iowa
56–47
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN2
9,120
ACC (1–0)
Nov 27
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
No. 15 Indiana
83–79
Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN
17,230
Tied (1–1)
7:30 pm
Florida State
Minnesota
75–61
Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN2
9,349
ACC (2–1)
8:00 pm
Virginia
Northwestern
94–52
John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPNU
12,609
ACC (3–1)
9:00 pm
No. 7 Duke
No. 20 Wisconsin
82–58
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
ACC (4–1)
9:30 pm
No. 18 Clemson
Purdue
61–58
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPN2
7,350
ACC (5–1)
Nov 28
7:00 pm
No. 24 NC State
No. 10 Michigan State
81–58
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,759
ACC (5–2)
7:30 pm
Maryland
Illinois
69–61
Comcast Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN2
17,950
ACC (6–2)
8:00 pm
Boston College
Michigan
77–64
Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPNU
8,716
ACC (7–2)
9:00 pm
No. 1 North Carolina
Ohio State
66–55
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN
19,049
ACC (8–2)
9:30 pm
Virginia Tech
Penn State
66–61
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPN2
9,368
ACC (8–3)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 26).[35] Miami did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
2006 ACC 8–3
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 27
7:00 pm
NC State
Michigan
74–67
RBC Center • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPN2
13,135
ACC (1–0)
Nov 28
7:00 pm
No. 23 Maryland
Illinois
72–66
Assembly Hall • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN
16,618
ACC (2–0)
7:30 pm
Florida State
No. 12 Wisconsin
81–66
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN2
17,190
ACC (2–1)
8:00 pm
No. 21 Georgia Tech
Penn State
77–73
Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPNU
9,191
ACC (3–1)
9:00 pm
No. 11 Duke
Indiana
54–51
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
ACC (4–1)
9:30 pm
Miami
Northwestern
61–59
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN2
3,938
ACC (4–2)
Nov 29
7:00 pm
Boston College
Michigan State
65–58
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ESPN
8,606
ACC (5–2)
7:30 pm
No. 25 Virginia
Purdue
61–59
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN2
11,534
ACC (5–3)
8:00 pm
Virginia Tech
Iowa
69–65
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
ESPNU
9,847
ACC 6–3)
9:00 pm
No. 7 North Carolina
No. 3 Ohio State
98–89
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
21,750
ACC (7–3)
9:30 pm
Clemson
Minnesota
90–68
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
10,142
ACC (8–3)
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 27).[36] Boston College made its inaugural appearance in the event.Wake Forest did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.
2005 ACC 6–5
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 28
7:30 pm
Virginia Tech
Ohio State
69–56
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN2
13,218
B1G 1–0
Nov 29
7:00 pm
No. 22 Wake Forest
Wisconsin
91–88
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPN
14,655
Tied 1–1
7:30 pm
Florida State
Purdue
97–57
Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN2
7,022
ACC 2–1
8:00 pm
Clemson
Penn State
96–88
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPNU
6,108
ACC 3–1
9:00 pm
North Carolina
No. 12 Illinois
68–64
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
21,273
ACC 3–2
9:30 pm
Miami
Michigan
74–53
Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN2
8,257
Tied 3–3
Nov 30
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
No. 13 Michigan State
88–86
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,759
B1G 4–3
7:30 pm
No. 23 Maryland
Minnesota
83–66
Comcast Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN2
17,950
Tied 4–4
8:00 pm
Virginia
Northwestern
72–57
University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPNU
7,331
ACC 5–4
9:00 pm
No. 1 Duke
No. 17 Indiana
75–67
Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN
17,343
ACC 6–4
9:30 pm
No. 24 NC State
No. 14 Iowa
45–42
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN2
13,043
ACC 6–5
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 28).[37] Miami and Virginia Tech made their inaugural appearances in the event. No. 8 Boston College did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G. The North Carolina/Illinois match-up was a rematch of the 2005 NCAA Championship game .
2004 ACC 7–2
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 29
7:00 pm
No. 16 NC State
Purdue
60–53
RBC Center • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPN2
13,918
ACC 1–0
Nov 30
7:00 pm
No. 4 Georgia Tech
Michigan
99–68
Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPN
9,191
ACC 2–0
7:30 pm
Florida State
Minnesota
70–69
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
9,081
ACC 3–0
9:00 pm
No. 10 Duke
No. 11 Michigan State
81–74
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
ESPN
9,314
ACC 4–0
9:30 pm
No. 12 Maryland
No. 25 Wisconsin
69–64
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN2
17,142
ACC 4–1
Dec 1
7:00 pm
No. 1 Wake Forest
No. 5 Illinois
91–73
Assembly Hall • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN
16,618
ACC 4–2
7:30 pm
Clemson
Ohio State
80–73
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPN2
7,800
ACC 5–2
9:00 pm
No. 9 North Carolina
Indiana
70–63
Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana
ESPN
17,404
ACC 6–2
9:30 pm
No. 24 Virginia
Northwestern
48–44
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN2
4,283
ACC 7–2
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 29).[38] No. 23 Iowa , Penn State , Miami , and Virginia Tech did not play.
2003 ACC 7–2
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Dec 1
7:00 pm
Florida State
Northwestern
71–53
Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN2
5,487
ACC 1–0
Dec 2
7:00 pm
No. 18 Wake Forest
Indiana
100–67
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPN
13,249
ACC 2–0
7:30 pm
NC State
Michigan
68–61
Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN2
11,789
ACC 2–1
9:00 pm
No. 10 North Carolina
No. 11 Illinois
88–81
Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina
ESPN
16,211
ACC 3–1
9:30 pm
Maryland
No. 15 Wisconsin
73–67
Comcast Center • College Park, Maryland
ESPN2
17,950
ACC 4–1
Dec 3
7:00 pm
No. 13 Georgia Tech
Ohio State
73–53
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN
13,859
ACC 5–1
7:30 pm
Clemson
No. 20 Purdue
76–64
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN2
11,217
ACC 5–2
9:00 pm
No. 6 Duke
No. 5 Michigan State
72–50
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,759
ACC 6–2
9:30 pm
Virginia
Minnesota
86–78
University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPN2
7,084
ACC 7–2
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Dec 1).[39] Iowa and Penn State did not play due to the B1G having two more teams than the ACC.
2002 ACC 5–4
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Dec 2
9:00 pm
Florida State
Iowa
80–67
Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN2
6,060
ACC 1–0
Dec 3
7:30 pm
No. 4 Duke
Ohio State
91–76
Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina
ESPN
16,064
ACC 2–0
7:30 pm
Clemson
Penn State
79–70
Anderson Civic Center • Anderson, South Carolina
ESPN2
5,000
ACC 3–0
9:00 pm
No. 9 Maryland
No. 10 Indiana
80–74OT
Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Indiana
ESPN
15,715
ACC 3–1
9:30 pm
No. 14 North Carolina
No. 25 Illinois
92–65
Assembly Hall • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN2
16,500
ACC 3–2
Dec 4
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
No. 20 Minnesota
64–63
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN
12,783
TIE 3–3
7:30 pm
NC State
Northwestern
74–49
RBC Center • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPN2
3,833
ACC 4–3
9:00 pm
No. 22 Virginia
No. 21 Michigan State
82–75
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN
14,759
TIE 4–4
9:30 pm
Wake Forest
No. 23 Wisconsin
90–80
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
ESPN2
16,624
ACC 5–4
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Dec 2).[40] Michigan and Purdue did not play due to the B1G having two more teams than the ACC. The Indiana/Maryland game was a rematch of the 2002 NCAA national title game in Atlanta, Georgia.
2001 ACC 5–3
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 27
7:00 pm
No. 5 Maryland
No. 2 Illinois
76–63
Cole Field House • College Park, Maryland
ESPN
14,500
ACC 1–0
7:30 pm
NC State
Ohio State
64–50
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
ESPN2
15,091
TIE 1–1
9:00 pm
No. 1 Duke
No. 7 Iowa
80–62
United Center • Chicago, Illinois
ESPN
17,296
ACC 2–1
9:30 pm
No. 25 Wake Forest
Minnesota
85–79
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPN2
9,227
ACC 3–1
Nov 28
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
Wisconsin
62–61
Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPN
4,242
ACC 4–1
7:30 pm
No. 11 Virginia
No. 22 Michigan State
Cancelled
Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia
ESPN2
11,666
ACC 4–1
8:00 pm
Clemson
Penn State
79–66
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
7,839
ACC 5–1
9:00 pm
North Carolina
Indiana
79–66
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
18,358
ACC 5–2
9:30 pm
Florida State
Northwestern
57–50
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN2
3,371
ACC 5–3
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 26).[41] Michigan and Purdue did not play due to the B1G having two more teams than the ACC. The Michigan State/Virginia game was cancelled during the game's second half due to unsafe court conditions. Virginia led 31–28 at the time the game was called.[6]
2000 ACC 5–4
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 28
7:00 pm
No. 12 Wake Forest
Michigan
71–60
Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan
ESPN
9,767
ACC 1–0
7:30 pm
Clemson
Northwestern
57–44
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
ESPN2
7,500
ACC 2–0
9:00 pm
No. 1 Duke
No. 9 Illinois
78–77
Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, North Carolina
ESPN
17,966
ACC 3–0
9:30 pm
Georgia Tech
Iowa
85–67
Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN2
15,500
ACC 3–1
Nov 29
7:00 pm
No. 21 Virginia
Purdue
98–79
University Hall • Charlottesville, Virginia
ESPN
8,296
ACC 4–1
7:30 pm
No. 6 North Carolina
No. 3 Michigan State
77–64
Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan
ESPN2
14,759
ACC 4–2
8:00 pm
Florida State
Minnesota
79–71
Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida
ESPN Regional
ACC 4–3
9:00 pm
No. 13 Maryland
No. 23 Wisconsin
78–75OT
Bradley Center • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ESPN
7,521
TIE 4–4
9:30 pm
NC State
Penn State
84–76
RBC Center • Raleigh, North Carolina
ESPN2
ACC 5–4
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 27).[42] Indiana and Ohio State did not play due to the B1G having two more teams than the ACC.
1999 ACC 5–4
Date
Time
ACC team
Big Ten team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Challenge leader
Nov 30
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
Wisconsin
67–48
LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ESPN
11,245
ACC 1–0
7:30 pm
No. 24 Maryland
Iowa
83–65
Baltimore Arena • Baltimore, Maryland
ESPN2
12,310
ACC 2–0
9:00 pm
No. 17 Duke
No. 16 Illinois
72–69
United Center • Chicago, Illinois
ESPN
20,143
ACC 3–0
9:30 pm
Virginia
Minnesota
74–62
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
ESPN2
13,485
ACC 3–1
Dec 1
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech
Michigan
80–77
Philips Arena • Atlanta, Georgia
ESPN
11,423
ACC 3–2
7:30 pm
NC State
No. 19 Purdue
61–59
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana
ESPN2
13,939
ACC 4–2
8:00 pm
Clemson
Penn State
85–75
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
ESPN+
8,868
ACC 4–3
9:00 pm
No. 2 North Carolina
No. 8 Michigan State
86–76
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPN
21,572
TIE 4–4
9:00 pm
Florida State
Northwestern
60–46
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
ESPN2
ACC 5–4
Winners are in bold Game times in EST . Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 29).[43] No. 23 Indiana and No. 15 Ohio State did not play due to the B1G having two more teams than the ACC.
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