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.

The initial year of the challenge was played in the 2023 College Basketball season 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.

In 2023 the men's and women's teams competed in a series that featured 28 games and expanded to 32 when Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC before the 2024 season. The ACC added California, SMU and Stanford at the same time, forcing two ACC schools to sit out every year.

Yearly results Men's Year Winner ACC Wins SEC Wins Series Total Attendance 2023 Tied 77 0–0–1 169,1902024 SEC 214 0–1–1 165,2292025 SEC 79 0–2–1 162,9642026TBD000–0–0TBAOverall 1630 0–2–1 497,383

Women's Year Winner ACC Wins SEC Wins Series Total Attendance 2023 Tied 77 0–0–1 54,2792024 SEC 610 0–1–1 80,7712025 SEC 313 0–2–1 61,2972026TBD000–0–0TBAOverall 1630 0–2–1 196,347

Men's team records Atlantic Coast Conference (0–2–1)

Institution Wins Loss Win Pct. Out Home wins Home losses Away wins Away losses Neutral wins Neutral losses Current streakBoston College Eagles120011100 L2 California Golden Bears 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 L1Clemson Tigers210101100 L1Duke Blue Devils210200100 W2Florida State Seminoles030010200 L3Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets100100000 W1Louisville Cardinals011000100 L1Miami Hurricanes120011100 W1North Carolina Tar Heels210111000 W1NC State Wolfpack010000100 L1Notre Dame Fighting Irish120100200 W1Pittsburgh Panthers030020100 L3 SMU Mustangs 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 L1 Stanford Cardinal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse Orange210200100 L1Virginia Cavaliers210101100 W1Virginia Tech Hokies110000100 W1120110100 L2 The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded. This does not include cancellations.

Southeastern Conference (2–0–1)

Institution Wins Loss Win Pct. Out Home wins Home losses Away wins Away losses Neutral wins Neutral losses Current streakAlabama Crimson Tide210111000 W2Arkansas Razorbacks300102000 W3Auburn Tigers210200100 W1Florida Gators120100200 L1Georgia Bulldogs300102000 W3Kentucky Wildcats120110100 L2LSU Tigers210101100 W2210101100 W2Missouri Tigers210101100 L1 Oklahoma Sooners 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 W3Ole Miss Rebels120120000 L2210111000 L1Tennessee Volunteers120100200 L1 Texas Longhorns 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 L1Texas A&M Aggies210101100 W2Vanderbilt Commodores210111000 W2

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

Women's team records

Atlantic Coast Conference (0–2–1)

Institution Wins Loss Win Pct. Out Home wins Home losses Away wins Away losses Current streakBoston College Eagles0210002 L2 California Golden Bears 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 L1Clemson Tigers0300102 L3Duke Blue Devils1200111 L2Florida State Seminoles0300201 L3Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets1201110 L1Louisville Cardinals1200210 L2Miami Hurricanes1200210 L2North Carolina Tar Heels1201101 L1NC State Wolfpack2102001 L1Notre Dame Fighting Irish2101011 L1Pittsburgh Panthers0120001 L1 SMU Mustangs 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 W1 Stanford Cardinal 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 L2Syracuse Orange2101011 W1Virginia Cavaliers1201101 L2Virginia Tech Hokies2101011 W20120100 L1 The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded. This does not include cancellations.

Southeastern Conference (2–0–1)

Institution Wins Loss Win Pct. Out Home wins Home losses Away wins Away losses Current streakAlabama Crimson Tide1201002 W1Arkansas Razorbacks2101011 L1Auburn Tigers2101110 L1Florida Gators2101011 L1Georgia Lady Bulldogs1200210 W1Kentucky Wildcats2101011 W1LSU Tigers3002010 W31201101 W1Missouri Tigers2102001 W2 Oklahoma Sooners 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 W2Ole Miss Rebels1201102 W1South Carolina Gamecocks3001020 W32101110 W2 Texas Longhorns 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 W1Texas A&M Aggies3002010 W3Vanderbilt Commodores2101011 W2 The column "Out" indicates the number of Challenges from which the team was excluded. This does not include cancellations.

Men's results

2026 TBD 0–0 DateTimeACC teamSEC teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceChallengeleaderDecember 15:00 p.m. Boston College Georgia – Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Florida State Tennessee – Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee Clemson Auburn – Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina ESPNU NC State South Carolina – Lenovo Center • Raleigh, North Carolina ACCN Pittsburgh Missouri – Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri SECN 7:30 p.m. North Carolina Arkansas – Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN 9:00 p.m. Louisville Texas – Moody Center • Austin, Texas ESPN2 Syracuse Oklahoma – Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma ESPNU Virginia Tech Ole Miss – Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia ACCN Wake Forest LSU – Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN 9:30 p.m. Duke Florida – O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Florida ESPN December 27:15 p.m. Virginia Kentucky – John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia Notre Dame Vanderbilt – Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana ACCN 9:15 p.m. Miami (FL) Alabama – Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida ESPN Stanford Texas A&M – Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPNU Georgia Tech Mississippi State – Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, Mississippi SECN Winners are in bold

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2025 SEC 9–7 DateTimeACC teamSEC teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceChallengeleader 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 86–83OT 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 69–78OT 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

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2024 SEC 14–2 DateTimeACC teamSEC teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceChallengeleader December3 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame Georgia 48–69 Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GeorgiaESPNU 8,045 SEC 1–0 Boston College South Carolina 51–73 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ACCN4,607 SEC 2–0 Miami (FL) Arkansas 73–76 Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida ESPN26,389 SEC 3–0 California Missouri 93–98 Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri SECN9,791 SEC 4–0 7:30 p.m. Syracuse No. 3 Tennessee 70–96 Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN 21,678 SEC 5–09:00 p.m. Wake Forest No. 22 Texas A&M 44–57 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN2 8,833 SEC 6–0 Florida State LSU75–85 Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN 8,323 SEC 7–0 Georgia Tech No. 21 Oklahoma 61–76 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OklahomaESPNU 7,725 SEC 8–0 Louisville No. 23 Ole Miss 63–86 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KentuckyACCN 12,729 SEC 9–09:30 p.m. Clemson No. 4 Kentucky 70–66 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina ESPN 9,000 SEC 9–1December47:15 p.m. No. 20 North Carolina No. 10 Alabama 79–92 Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 21,750 SEC 10–1 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 Texas59–63 Lenovo Center • Raleigh, North Carolina ESPN2 13,396 SEC 12–2 No. 18 Pittsburgh Mississippi State 57–90 Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, 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

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2023 Tied 7–7 DateTimeACC teamSEC teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceChallengeleader Nov 28 7:00p.m. 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 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 7:30p.m. No. 8 No. 12 Kentucky 73–95 Rupp Arena • Lexington, Kentucky ESPN 20,119 SEC 3–2 9:00p.m. NC State Ole Miss 52–72 SJB Pavilion • University, Mississippi ESPN2 7,565 SEC 4–2 9:30p.m. No. 23 Alabama 85–77 Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN 10,725 SEC 4–3Nov 29 7:15p.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 6–49:15p.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 boldLouisville did not participate for the ACC.Game times in EST

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Women's results

2026 TBD 0–0