ACC–Big Ten Challenge

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Duke v OSU basketball game in the ACC - B1G Challenge 2021

The ACC–Big Ten Challenge (or Big Ten–ACC Challenge as it is called in alternating years) is an in-season NCAA men's college basketball series that matches 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 holds the broadcast rights to all the games. The ACC–Big Ten Challenge occurs early in the non-conference season, typically around late November/early December. Each game is hosted by one of the participating schools, with teams typically alternating home and away status in each successive year.

Played yearly since 1999, the Challenge is by far the longest-running interconference men's basketball challenge series. Across more than two decades of the Challenge, the ACC leads 12–8–3 in the series and 144–121 in games as of 2021. The ACC won the first ten consecutive challenges, but only two of the next thirteen challenges. The most recent challenge was won by the Big Ten, 8–6, in December 2021. In the 23 years of the event, 10 of the Challenges have been decided by a single game or ended in a tie.

The popularity of the Challenge has 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–present) and Big East–Big 12 Battle (2019–present). A sister series to the Challenge featuring women's basketball called the ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge (2007–present) has been 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]

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. Three 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.[3]

Yearly results[]

Year Winner ACC Wins B1G Wins Series
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 144 121 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 1–7 record representing the Big Ten against ACC teams. Maryland's overall record is 11–12 but is listed below according to its relevant conference affiliations.

Atlantic Coast Conference (12–8–3)[]

Duke is the most successful team in either conference in Challenge competition by a large margin, holding a 19–4 record. Two other ACC schools (Virginia and Wake Forest) have won more games in the Challenge than any Big Ten school. Seven ACC schools overall have winning records while two others have a 0.500 record.

Institution Wins Loss Win Pct. Out Home wins Home losses Away wins Away losses Neutral wins Neutral losses Current streak
Boston College Eagles 7 6 .538 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 Lost 2
Clemson Tigers 12 10 .545 1 6 5 6 5 0 0 Lost 1
Duke Blue Devils 19 4 .826 0 9 1 6 3 4 0 Lost 2
Florida State Seminoles 10 13 .435 0 7 4 3 9 0 0 Lost 1
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9 12 .429 2 6 4 3 8 0 0 Lost 1
Louisville Cardinals 4 4 .500 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 Lost 2
Maryland Terrapins
(1999–2013)		 10 5 .667 0 5 1 4 2 1 2 -
Miami Hurricanes 9 6 .600 3 5 2 4 4 0 0 Won 3
North Carolina Tar Heels 11 12 .478 0 6 5 3 7 2 0 Won 1
NC State Wolfpack 9 12 .429 1† 8 3 1 9 0 0 Won 2
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4 5 .444 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 Lost 3
Pittsburgh Panthers 4 4 .500 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 Lost 1
Syracuse Orange 4 5 .444 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 Won 1
Virginia Cavaliers 13 8 .619 0‡ 7 3 6 5 0 0 Lost 2
Virginia Tech Hokies 6 9 .400 3 3 4 3 5 0 0 Won 1
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 13 6 .684 4 8 2 5 4 0 0 Won 1
  • 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[4] and in 2020.

Big Ten Conference (8–12–3)[]

Purdue (12–9) is the Big Ten team with the best winning record in the Challenge. Four Big Ten schools have overall winning records while one other has a 0.500 record.

Institution Wins Loss Win Pct. Out Home wins Home losses Away wins Away losses Neutral wins Neutral losses Current streak
Illinois Fighting Illini 10 13 .435 0 6 4 4 6 0 3 Won 2
Indiana Hoosiers 8 13 .381 2 5 4 2 9 1 0 Lost 2
Iowa Hawkeyes 9 12 .429 2 6 3 3 7 0 2 Won 4
Maryland Terrapins
(2014 to present)		 1 7 .125 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 Lost 2
Michigan Wolverines 8 12 .400 2† 5 4 3 8 0 0 Lost 2
Michigan State Spartans 9 12 .429 0‡ 8 3 1 8 0 1 Won 1
Minnesota Golden Gophers 12 11 .522 0 8 4 4 7 0 0 Won 3
Nebraska Cornhuskers 5 6 .455 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 Lost 3
Northwestern Wildcats 10 13 .435 0 6 5 4 8 0 0 Lost 2
Ohio State Buckeyes 10 11 .476 2 6 5 4 5 0 1 Won 3
Penn State Nittany Lions 11 10 .524 2 6 5 5 5 0 0 Lost 1
Purdue Boilermakers 12 9 .571 2 9 2 3 7 0 0 Won 1
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 4 4 .500 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 Won 2
Wisconsin Badgers 12 11 .522 0 7 3 4 8 1 0 Won 2
  • 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[4] and in 2020.

Results[]

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:[5][6]

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 85–48 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.[7][8]
The Louisville/Wisconsin game was postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Louisville, but the game was eventually played on December 19.[9][10]

Source:[11][12]

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).[13]
Pittsburgh did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

Source[14][15][16]

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).[17]
Boston College did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

Source[18][19][20]

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).[21]
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).[22]
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[23]

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).[24]
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).[25]

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).[26]
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).[27]
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).[28]
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).[29]
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).[30]
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).[31]
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).[32]
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).[33]
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).[34]
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).[35]
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. 9 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).[36]
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.[4]

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).[37]
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).[38]
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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