ACC–SEC Challenge

The ACC–SEC Challenge is an in-season NCAA Division I college basketball series that matches men's and women's teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It replaced the ACC–Big Ten Challenge and the Big 12/SEC Challenge which both ended in 2022. ESPN again would play an important role with the creating of the challenge and holds the broadcast rights to all games. The ACC–SEC Challenge will occur every year early in the non-conference portion of the schedule for the teams, typically played in late November/early December. Each game will be hosted by one of the participating schools, with teams typically alternating home and away status in each successive year.

ACC–SEC Challenge

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Southeastern Conference
League	NCAA Division I
Founded	2023
Sports fielded	College Basketball
TV partner(s)	ESPN

The initial year of the challenge was played in the 2023 College Basketball season^[1] ending with both Men's and Women's records tied.

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.

The men's and women's teams will compete in a series that features 28 games and will expand to 30 when Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC. The ACC will add California, SMU and Stanford at the same time, forcing two ACC schools to sit out every year.^[2][3]

Yearly results

Men's

Year	Winner	ACC Wins	SEC Wins	Series	Total Attendance
2023	Tied	7	7	0–0–1	169,190
2024	TBD	0	0	0–0–1	N/A
Overall		7	7	0–0–1	169,190

Women's

Year	Winner	ACC Wins	SEC Wins	Series	Total Attendance
2023	Tied	7	7	0–0–1	54,279
2024	TBD	0	0	0–0–1	N/A
Overall		7	7	0–0–1	54,279

Men's team records

Atlantic Coast Conference (0–0–1)

Institution	Wins	Loss	Win Pct.	Out	Home wins	Home losses	Away wins	Away losses	Neutral wins	Neutral losses	Current streak
Boston College Eagles	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
California Golden Bears[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clemson Tigers	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Duke Blue Devils	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Florida State Seminoles	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Louisville Cardinals	0	0	–	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD
Miami Hurricanes	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
North Carolina Tar Heels	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
NC State Wolfpack	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Pittsburgh Panthers	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
SMU Mustangs[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	–	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stanford Cardinal[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	–	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Syracuse Orange	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Virginia Cavaliers	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Virginia Tech Hokies	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1

• The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded, including the upcoming 2024 Challenge. This does not include cancellations.

Southeastern Conference (0–0–1)

Institution	Wins	Loss	Win Pct.	Out	Home wins	Home losses	Away wins	Away losses	Neutral wins	Neutral losses	Current streak
Alabama Crimson Tide	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
Arkansas Razorbacks	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Auburn Tigers	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Florida Gators	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Georgia Bulldogs	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Kentucky Wildcats	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
LSU Tigers	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Missouri Tigers	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Oklahoma Sooners[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ole Miss Rebels	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
South Carolina Gamecocks	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Tennessee Volunteers	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Texas Longhorns[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Texas A&M Aggies	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Vanderbilt Commodores	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1

• The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded. This does not include cancellations.

1. Will make first appearance in the Challenge in 2024.
2. Will not participate in the 2024 Challenge, its first as an ACC member.

Women's team records

Atlantic Coast Conference (0–0–1)

Institution	Wins	Loss	Win Pct.	Out	Home wins	Home losses	Away wins	Away losses	Neutral wins	Neutral losses	Current streak
Boston College Eagles	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
California Golden Bears[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clemson Tigers	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Duke Blue Devils	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Florida State Seminoles	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
Louisville Cardinals	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Miami Hurricanes	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
North Carolina Tar Heels	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
NC State Wolfpack	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Pittsburgh Panthers[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	–	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD
SMU Mustangs[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stanford Cardinal[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Syracuse Orange	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Virginia Cavaliers	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Virginia Tech Hokies	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Wake Forest Demon Deacons[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	.000	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1

• The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded; this includes the upcoming 2024 Challenge. This does not include cancellations.

Southeastern Conference (0–0–1)

Institution	Wins	Loss	Win Pct.	Out	Home wins	Home losses	Away wins	Away losses	Neutral wins	Neutral losses	Current streak
Alabama Crimson Tide	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Arkansas Razorbacks	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Auburn Tigers	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Florida Gators	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Georgia Lady Bulldogs	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
Kentucky Wildcats	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
LSU Tigers	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	W1
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
Missouri Tigers	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1
Oklahoma Sooners[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ole Miss Rebels	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
South Carolina Gamecocks	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Tennessee Lady Volunteers	0	1	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	L1
Texas Longhorns[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Texas A&M Aggies	1	0	1.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Vanderbilt Commodores	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	L1

• The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded. This does not include cancellations.

1. Will make first appearance in the Challenge in 2024.
2. Will not participate in the 2024 Challenge.

Men's results

2024

Date	Time	ACC team	SEC team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Challenge leader
December 3	7:00 p.m.	Boston College	South Carolina		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ACCN
		Notre Dame	Georgia		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia	ESPNU
		California	Missouri		Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri	SECN
	7:00/7:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Arkansas		Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida	ESPN/ESPN2
		Syracuse	Tennessee		Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee
	9:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Texas A&M		Reed Arena • College Station, Texas	ESPN2
		Florida State	LSU		Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	SECN
		Georgia Tech	Oklahoma		Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma	ESPNU
		Louisville	Ole Miss		KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky	ACCN
	9:30 p.m.	Clemson	Kentucky		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina	ESPN
December 4	7:15 p.m.	North Carolina	Alabama		Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
		Virginia	Florida		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN2
	9:15 p.m.	Duke	Auburn		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	ESPN
		NC State	Texas		Lenovo Center • Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPN2
		Pittsburgh	Mississippi State		Humphrey Coliseum • Mississippi State, Mississippi	ACCN
		Virginia Tech	Vanderbilt		Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia	SECN
Winners are in bold SMU and Stanford will not compete in the 2024 edition for the ACC. Game times in EST

Source:^[4][5]

2023 Tied 7–7

Date	Time	ACC team	SEC team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Challenge leader
Nov 28	7:00 p.m.	Syracuse	LSU	80–57	JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York	ESPN2	19,602	ACC 1–0
		Notre Dame	South Carolina	53–65	Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, South Carolina	SECN	15,215	Tied 1–1
		Georgia Tech	No. 21 Mississippi State	67–59	McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia	ACCN	3,913	ACC 2–1
		Pittsburgh	Missouri	64–71	Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	ESPNU	7,390	Tied 2–2
	7:30 p.m.	No. 8 Miami (FL)	No. 12 Kentucky	73–95	Rupp Arena • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN	20,119	SEC 3–2
	9:00 p.m.	NC State	Ole Miss	52–72	SJB Pavilion • University, Mississippi	ESPN2	7,565	SEC 4–2
	9:30 p.m.	Clemson	No. 23 Alabama	85–77	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPN	10,725	SEC 4–3
Nov 29	7:15 p.m.	Wake Forest	Florida	82–71	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ESPNU	8,165	Tied 4–4
		Virginia	No. 14 Texas A&M	59–47	John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia	ESPN2	14,061	ACC 5–4
		No. 17 North Carolina	No. 10 Tennessee	100–92	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPN	20,756	ACC 6–4
	9:15 p.m.	Boston College	Vanderbilt	78–62	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tennessee	SECN	5,516	ACC 7–4
		Virginia Tech	Auburn	57–74	Neville Arena • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN2	9,121	ACC 7–5
		Florida State	Georgia	66–68	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida	ACCN	6,688	ACC 7–6
		No. 7 Duke	Arkansas	75–80	Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, Arkansas	ESPN	20,344	Tied 7–7
Winners are in bold Louisville did not participate for the ACC. Game times in EST

Source:^[6][7]

Women's results

2024

Date	Time	ACC team	SEC team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Challenge leader
December 4	5:00 p.m.	Louisville	Oklahoma		KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN2
		Miami (FL)	Vanderbilt		Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida	ACCN
		Virginia Tech	Georgia		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia	SECN
	7:15 p.m.	Syracuse	Texas A&M		Reed Arena • College Station, Texas	ESPNU
		Florida State	Tennessee		Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee	SECN
		Georgia Tech	Mississippi State		McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia	ACCN
December 5	5:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Kentucky		Carmichael Arena • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPN2
	6:00 p.m.	Virginia	Auburn		John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia	ACCN
	7:00 p.m.	Notre Dame	Texas		Moody Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN
		NC State	Ole Miss		Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPN2
		Boston College	Arkansas		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, Arkansas	SECN
	8:00 p.m.	Clemson	Florida		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina	ACCN
	9:00 p.m.	California	Alabama		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, California	ESPNU
		Duke	South Carolina		Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, South Carolina	ESPN
		SMU	Missouri		Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri	SECN
		Stanford	LSU		Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN2
Winners are in bold Pittsburgh and Wake Forest will not compete in the 2024 edition for the ACC. Game times in EST

Source:^[4][8]

2023 Tied 7–7

Date	Time	ACC team	SEC team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Challenge leader
Nov 29	5:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Florida	58–68	McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia	ACCN	1,387	SEC 1–0
		No. 18 Notre Dame	No. 20 Tennessee	74–69	Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN2	8,211	Tied 1–1
	7:15 p.m.	Miami (FL)	No. 21 Mississippi State	74–68	Humphrey Coliseum • Mississippi State, Mississippi	SECN	5,135	ACC 2–1
		No. 5 NC State	Vanderbilt	70–62	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina	ACCN	5,500	ACC 3–1
	9:15 p.m.	No. 22 Louisville	No. 19 Ole Miss	64–58	SJB Pavilion • University, Mississippi	ESPNU	2,694	ACC 4–1
Nov 30	5:00 p.m.	Duke	Georgia	72–65	Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia	SECN	2,446	ACC 5–1
		Virginia	Missouri	87–81	John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia	ACCN	3,701	ACC 6–1
	7:00 p.m.	No. 15 Florida State	Arkansas	58–71	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida	ESPN2	2,216	ACC 6–2
		Boston College	Kentucky	81–83	Clive M. Beck Center • Lexington, Kentucky	SECN	910	ACC 6–3
		Syracuse	Alabama	79–73	JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York	ACCN	1,819	ACC 7–3
		No. 24 North Carolina	No. 1 South Carolina	58–65	Carmichael Arena • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPN	6,319	ACC 7–4
	9:00 p.m.	No. 9 Virginia Tech	No. 7 LSU	64–82	Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN	10,790	ACC 7–5
		Wake Forest	Texas A&M	57–81	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ACCN	763	ACC 7–6
		Clemson	Auburn	53–83	Neville Arena • Auburn, Alabama	SECN	2,388	Tied 7–7
Winners are in bold Pittsburgh did not participate for the ACC. Game times in EST

Source:^[9][10]

References

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