ACC–SEC Challenge

ACC–SEC Challenge
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference; Southeastern Conference
League	NCAA Division I
Founded	2023
Sports fielded	College basketball;
Most titles	Men's: SEC (2); Women's: SEC (1)
Broadcaster	ESPN

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.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Southeastern Conference

LeagueNCAA Division I

Founded2023

Sports fielded

College basketball

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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.

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Year	Winner	ACC Wins	SEC Wins	Series	Total Attendance
2023	Tied	7	7	0–0–1	169,190
2024	SEC	2	14	0–1–1	165,229
2025	SEC	7	9	0–2–1	162,964
Overall		16	30	0–2–1	497,383

Year	Winner	ACC Wins	SEC Wins	Series	Total Attendance
2023	Tied	7	7	0–0–1	54,279
2024	SEC	6	10	0–1–1	80,771
2025	SEC	3	13	0–2–1	61,297
Overall		16	30	0–2–1	196,347

Institution	Wins	Loss	Win Pct.	Out	Home wins	Home losses	Away wins	Away losses	Current streak
Boston College Eagles	1	2	.333	0	0	1	1	1	L2
California Golden Bears	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	L1
Clemson Tigers	2	1	.667	0	1	0	1	1	L1
Duke Blue Devils	2	1	.667	0	2	0	0	1	W2
Florida State Seminoles	0	3	.000	0	0	1	0	2	L3
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	W1
Louisville Cardinals	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	1	L1
Miami Hurricanes	1	2	.333	0	0	1	1	1	W1
North Carolina Tar Heels	2	1	.667	0	1	1	1	0	W1
NC State Wolfpack	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	1	L1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	2	.333	0	1	0	0	2	W1
Pittsburgh Panthers	0	3	.000	0	0	2	0	1	L3
SMU Mustangs	0	1	.000	1	0	0	1	0	L1
Stanford Cardinal	0	0	–	1	0	0	0	0
Syracuse Orange	2	1	.667	0	2	0	0	1	L1
Virginia Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0	1	0	1	1	W1
Virginia Tech Hokies	1	1	.500	0	0	0	0	1	W1
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1	2	.333	0	1	1	0	1	L2

Institution	Wins	Loss	Win Pct.	Home wins	Home losses	Away wins	Away losses	Current streak
Alabama Crimson Tide	2	1	.667	1	1	1	0	W2
Arkansas Razorbacks	3	0	1.000	1	0	2	0	W3
Auburn Tigers	2	1	.667	2	0	0	1	W1
Florida Gators	1	2	.333	1	0	0	2	L1
Georgia Bulldogs	3	0	1.000	1	0	2	0	W3
Kentucky Wildcats	1	2	.333	1	1	0	1	L2
LSU Tigers	2	1	.667	1	0	1	1	W2
Mississippi State Bulldogs	2	1	.667	1	0	1	1	W2
Missouri Tigers	2	1	.667	1	0	1	1	L1
Oklahoma Sooners	3	0	1.000	1	0	2	0	W3
Ole Miss Rebels	1	2	.333	1	2	0	0	L2
South Carolina Gamecocks	2	1	.667	1	1	1	0	L1
Tennessee Volunteers	1	2	.333	1	0	0	2	L1
Texas Longhorns	1	1	.500	0	1	1	0	L1
Texas A&M Aggies	2	1	.667	1	0	1	1	W2
Vanderbilt Commodores	2	1	.667	1	1	1	0	W2

Institution	Wins	Loss	Win Pct.	Out	Home wins	Home losses	Away wins	Away losses	Current streak
Boston College Eagles	0	2	.000	1	0	0	0	2	L2
California Golden Bears	1	1	.500	0	1	0	0	1	L1
Clemson Tigers	0	3	.000	0	0	1	0	2	L3
Duke Blue Devils	1	2	.333	0	0	1	1	1	L2
Florida State Seminoles	0	3	.000	0	0	2	0	1	L3
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1	2	.333	0	1	1	1	0	L1
Louisville Cardinals	1	2	.333	0	0	2	1	0	L2
Miami Hurricanes	1	2	.333	0	0	2	1	0	L2
North Carolina Tar Heels	1	2	.333	0	1	1	0	1	L1
NC State Wolfpack	2	1	.667	0	2	0	0	1	L1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	1	.667	0	1	0	1	1	L1
Pittsburgh Panthers	0	1	.000	2	0	0	0	1	L1
SMU Mustangs	1	1	.500	0	1	0	0	1	W1
Stanford Cardinal	0	2	.000	0	0	1	0	1	L2
Syracuse Orange	2	1	.667	0	1	0	1	1	W1
Virginia Cavaliers	1	2	.333	0	1	1	0	1	L2
Virginia Tech Hokies	2	1	.667	0	1	0	1	1	W2
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0	1	.000	2	0	1	0	0	L1

ACC–SEC Challenge

Format

Yearly results

Men's

Women's

Men's team records

Atlantic Coast Conference (0–2–1)

Southeastern Conference (2–0–1)

Women's team records

Atlantic Coast Conference (0–2–1)

Southeastern Conference (2–0–1)

Men's results

2025 SEC 9–7

2024 SEC 14–2

2023 Tied 7–7

Women's results

2025 SEC 13–3

2024 SEC 10–6

2023 Tied 7–7

References

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Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Southeastern Conference
League	NCAA Division I
Founded	2023
Sports fielded	College basketball
Most titles	Men's: SEC (2) Women's: SEC (1)
Broadcaster	ESPN

Date	Time	ACC team	SEC team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Challenge leader
December 2	7:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Texas A&M	73–81	Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	ESPNU	4,945	SEC 1–0
		Virginia Tech	South Carolina	86–83^OT	Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, South Carolina	SECN	11,420	Tied 1–1
		Syracuse	No. 13 Tennessee	62–60	JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York	ESPN2	19,657	ACC 2–1
		Wake Forest	Oklahoma	68–86	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ACCN	7,216	Tied 2–2
	7:30 p.m.	No. 4 Duke	No. 15 Florida	67–66	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	ESPN	9,314	ACC 3–2
	9:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Ole Miss	75–66	SJB Pavilion • University, Mississippi	SECN	9,373	ACC 4–2
		Florida State	Georgia	107–73	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida	ACCN	6,677	ACC 4–3
		Notre Dame	Missouri	76–71	Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana	ESPNU	4,980	ACC 5–3
	9:30 p.m.	No. 16 North Carolina	No. 18 Kentucky	67–64	Rupp Arena • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN	20,029	ACC 6–3
December 3	7:00 p.m.	Boston College	LSU	69–78^OT	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ACCN	4,060	ACC 6–4
		No. 6 Louisville	No. 25 Arkansas	80–89	Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, Arkansas	ESPN	19,600	ACC 6–5
		Clemson	No. 12 Alabama	84–90	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPNU	13,474	Tied 6–6
	9:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 17 Vanderbilt	69–88	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tennessee	SECN	7,437	SEC 7–6
		NC State	No. 20 Auburn	73–83	Neville Arena • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN	9,121	SEC 8–6
		Georgia Tech	Mississippi State	73–85	McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia	ACCN	4,859	SEC 9–6
		Virginia	Texas	88–69	Moody Center • Austin, Texas	ESPNU	10,802	SEC 9–7
Winners are in bold California & Stanford did not compete for the ACC. Game times in EST

Date	Time	ACC team	SEC team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Challenge leader
December 3	7:00 p.m.	Notre Dame	Georgia	48–69	Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia	ESPNU	8,045	SEC 1–0
		Boston College	South Carolina	51–73	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ACCN	4,607	SEC 2–0
		Miami (FL)	Arkansas	73–76	Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida	ESPN2	6,389	SEC 3–0
		California	Missouri	93–98	Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri	SECN	9,791	SEC 4–0
	7:30 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 3 Tennessee	70–96	Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN	21,678	SEC 5–0
	9:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 22 Texas A&M	44–57	Reed Arena • College Station, Texas	ESPN2	8,833	SEC 6–0
		Florida State	LSU	75–85	Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	SECN	8,323	SEC 7–0
		Georgia Tech	No. 21 Oklahoma	61–76	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma	ESPNU	7,725	SEC 8–0
		Louisville	No. 23 Ole Miss	63–86	KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky	ACCN	12,729	SEC 9–0
	9:30 p.m.	Clemson	No. 4 Kentucky	70–66	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina	ESPN	9,000	SEC 9–1
December 4	7:15 p.m.	No. 20 North Carolina	No. 10 Alabama	79–92	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	ESPN	21,750	SEC 10–1
	7:15 p.m.	Virginia	No. 13 Florida	69–87	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN2	9,184	SEC 11–1
	9:15 p.m.	No. 9 Duke	No. 2 Auburn	84–78	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	ESPN	9,314	SEC 11–2
		NC State	Texas	59–63	Lenovo Center • Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPN2	13,396	SEC 12–2
		No. 18 Pittsburgh	Mississippi State	57–90	Humphrey Coliseum • Mississippi State, Mississippi	SECN	9,492	SEC 13–2
		Virginia Tech	Vanderbilt	64–80	Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia	ACCN	4,973	SEC 14–2
Winners are in bold SMU and Stanford did not compete for the ACC. Game times in EST

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

Date	Time	ACC team	SEC team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Challenge leader
December 3	5:00 p.m.	Florida State	Georgia	60–80	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida	ESPNU	1,155	SEC 1–0
		Miami (FL)	No. 17 Kentucky	48–64	Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida	ESPN2	859	SEC 2–0
		Syracuse	Auburn	68–60^OT	Neville Arena • Auburn, Alabama	ACCN	2,166	SEC 2–1
		Virginia	No. 15 Vanderbilt	68–81	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tennessee	SECN	2,661	SEC 3–1
	7:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 9 Oklahoma	98–103^OT	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma	ESPN2	4,614	SEC 4–1
	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Texas A&M	63–72	Reed Arena • College Station, Texas	SECN	3,626	SEC 5–1
	9:00 p.m.	Stanford	No. 19 Tennessee	62–65	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	ESPN2	4,499	SEC 6–1
December 4	5:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Florida	68–64	Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia	ESPN2	4,118	SEC 6–2
	7:00 p.m.	Clemson	Alabama	48–72	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPNU	2,525	SEC 7–2
		No. 22 Louisville	No. 3 South Carolina	77–79	KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN	10,012	SEC 8–2
		No. 11 North Carolina	No. 2 Texas	64–79	Moody Center • Austin, Texas	ESPN2	9,020	SEC 9–2
		Pittsburgh	Mississippi State	44–79	Humphrey Coliseum • Mississippi State, Mississippi	SECN	3,433	SEC 10–2
		SMU	Arkansas	78−63	Moody Coliseum • University Park, Texas	ACCN	1,378	SEC 10–3
	9:00 p.m.	California	Missouri	67–68	Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri	SECN	2,892	SEC 11–3
		Duke	No. 5 LSU	77–93	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	ESPN	4,871	SEC 12–3
		No. 18 Notre Dame	No. 13 Ole Miss	62–69	SJB Pavilion • University, Mississippi	ESPN2	3,468	SEC 13–3
Winners are in bold Boston College & Wake Forest did not compete for the ACC. Game times in EST