ACC–Big Ten Challenge
Beginning in 1999, the ACC – Big Ten Challenge (or Big Ten – ACC Challenge as the inaugural event was called, the named order changes each year) is an in-season NCAA college basketball series, matching up teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference. ESPN was a key part of the creation of the challenge, and holds the broadcast rights to all the games. The ACC has won 10 out of the 12 challenges; the Big Ten's first win was in 2009, ending the ten-year ACC stranglehold. Seven of the challenges, including both of the Big Ten's victories, have been won by a single game.
The ACC – Big Ten Challenge occurs early in the 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. Nine games were played for each of the first 6 challenges, leaving two teams from the 11-team Big Ten Conference 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. It is expected that when Nebraska joins the Big Ten, the challenge will be expanded to 12 games and every member from both conferences will participate.
ESPN, the ACC and the Big Ten announced in early 2005 that they were extending the challenge for an additional six years.[1]
Despite the ACC's advantage in the series, both conferences have had significant success on the national stage. Since the inception of the Challenge, a total of 9 teams from each of these conferences have gone on to play in the Final Four, with 2000 national champion Michigan State, 2001 and 2010 national champion Duke, 2002 national champion Maryland, and 2005 and 2009 national champion North Carolina among them.
In the year 2007, the ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge was founded.
Team records
Atlantic Coast Conference (10–2)
Institution | Wins | Loss | Home Wins | Home Losses | Away Wins | Away Losses | Neutral Wins | Neutral Losses | Current Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston College Eagles | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Won 5 |
Clemson Tigers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost 2 |
Duke Blue Devils | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Won 1 |
Florida State Seminoles | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost 3 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Lost 3 |
Maryland Terrapins | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Won 6 |
Miami Hurricanes | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won 1 |
NC State Wolfpack | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost 3 |
North Carolina Tar Heels | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1 |
Virginia Cavaliers | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Won 1 |
Virginia Tech Hokies | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost 1 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Won 1 |
Overall | 72 | 47 | 41 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 3 |
Big Ten Conference (2–10)
Institution | Wins | Loss | Home Wins | Home Losses | Away Wins | Away Losses | Neutral Wins | Neutral Losses | Current Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois Fighting Illini | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Won 2 |
Indiana Hoosiers | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost 3 |
Iowa Hawkeyes | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Lost 5 |
Michigan Wolverines | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Won 1 |
Michigan State Spartans | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Lost 3 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost 2 |
Northwestern Wildcats | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won 3 |
Ohio State Buckeyes | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Won 3 |
Penn State Nittany Lions | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost 1 |
Purdue Boilermakers | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Won 2 |
Wisconsin Badgers | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Won 3 |
Overall | 47 | 72 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 41 | 3 | 7 |
Results
2010
Date | Time | ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner | Challenge Leader |
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Mon., Nov. 29 | 7:00PM | Virginia | #13 Minnesota | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | Virginia (87-79) | ||
Tue., Nov. 30 | 7:00PM | Wake Forest | Iowa | LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPNU | Wake Forest (76-73) | ||
7:00PM | Georgia Tech | Northwestern | Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL | ESPN2 | Northwestern (91-71) | |||
7:30PM | Florida State | #2 Ohio State | Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN | Ohio State (58-44) | |||
9:00PM | Clemson | Michigan | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ESPN2 | Michigan (69-61) | |||
9:30PM | North Carolina | #21 Illinois | Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL | ESPN | Illinois (79-67) | |||
Wed., Dec. 1 | 7:15PM | Boston College | Indiana | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPNU | Boston College (88-76) | ||
7:15PM | NC State | Wisconsin | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | ESPN2 | Wisconsin (87-48) | |||
7:30PM | Virginia Tech | #18 Purdue | Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN | Purdue (58-55 OT) | |||
9:15PM | Maryland | Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA | ESPN2 | Maryland (62-39) | |||
9:30PM | #1 Duke | #6 Michigan State | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | Duke (84-79) | |||
Game Times in EST. Rankings from ESPN Coaches Poll (11/29). Miami did not play due to their last place finish in the ACC during the 2009–2010 season. The North Carolina/Illinois match-up was a rematch of the 2005 NCAA Championship game and is the fourth in the ACC/B10 Challenge (ILL 3-1). Virginia and Minnesota also met for the fourth time in the event (Tied 2-2). |
2009
Date | Time | ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner | Challenge Leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon., Nov. 30 | 7:00PM | Virginia | Penn State | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN2 | Penn State (69-66) | ||
Tue., Dec. 1 | 7:00PM | Wake Forest | #4 Purdue | Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN | Purdue (69-58) | ||
7:00PM | NC State | Northwestern | RBC Center • Raleigh, NC | ESPNU | Northwestern (65-53) | |||
7:30PM | Maryland | Indiana | Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN | ESPN2 | Maryland (80-68) | |||
9:00PM | #10 North Carolina | #9 Michigan State | Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN | North Carolina (89-82) | |||
9:30PM | Virginia Tech | Iowa | Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA | ESPN2 | Virginia Tech (70-64) | |||
Wed., Dec. 2 | 7:15PM | #18 Clemson | Illinois | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ESPN | Illinois (76-74) | ||
7:15PM | Miami | Minnesota | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL | ESPNU | Miami (63-58) | |||
7:30PM | Boston College | Michigan | Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN2 | Boston College (62-58) | |||
9:15PM | #6 Duke | Wisconsin | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | ESPN | Wisconsin (73-69) | |||
9:30PM | Florida State | #15 Ohio State | Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH | ESPN2 | Ohio State (77-64) | Big Ten (6-5) | ||
Game Times in EST. Rankings from ESPN Coaches Poll (11/30). At the time of the poll Florida State was ranked #21 in the AP poll but unranked in the ESPN poll. Georgia Tech did not play due to their last place finish in the ACC during the 2008–2009 season. The North Carolina/Michigan St. match-up was a rematch of the 2008–09 NCAA Championship game. |
2008
Date | Time | ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner | Challenge Leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon., Dec. 1 | 7:00PM | Virginia Tech | Wisconsin | Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN2 | Wisconsin (74-72) | ||
Tue., Dec. 2 | 7:00PM | Boston College | Iowa | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPNU | Boston College (57-55) | ||
7:00PM | #22 Miami (FL) | Ohio State | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL | ESPN | Ohio State (73-68) | |||
7:30PM | Clemson | Illinois | Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL | ESPN2 | Clemson (76-74) | |||
9:00PM | #4 Duke | #10 Purdue | Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN | Duke (76-60) | |||
9:30PM | Virginia | Minnesota | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | Minnesota (66-56) | |||
Wed., Dec. 3 | 7:15PM | #17 Wake Forest | Indiana | LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN | Wake Forest (83-58) | ||
7:30PM | Maryland | Michigan | Comcast Center • College Park, MD | ESPNU | Maryland (75-70) | |||
7:30PM | Georgia Tech | Penn State | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | ESPN2 | Penn State (85-83) | |||
9:15PM | #1 North Carolina | #12 Michigan State | Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Basketbowl II) |
ESPN | North Carolina (98-63) | |||
9:30PM | Florida State | Northwestern | Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL | ESPN2 | Northwestern (73-59) | |||
Game Times in EST. Rankings from ESPN Coaches Poll. North Carolina State did not play due to their last place finish in the ACC during the 2007–2008 season. |
2007
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Outcome | Location | ACC | B10 |
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Wake Forest | Iowa | WF 56–47[2] | Iowa City, IA | X | |
Georgia Tech | Indiana | IND 83–79[3] | Bloomington, IN | X | |
Florida State | Minnesota | FSU 75–61[4] | Tallahassee, FL | X | |
Virginia | Northwestern | UVA 94–52[5] | Charlottesville, VA | X | |
Duke | Wisconsin | Duke 82–58[6] | Durham, NC | X | |
Clemson | Purdue | CLEM 61–58[7] | Clemson, SC | X | |
NC State | Michigan State | MSU 81–58[8] | East Lansing, MI | X | |
Maryland | Illinois | UMD 69–61[9] | College Park, MD | X | |
Boston College | Michigan | BC 77–64[10] | Ann Arbor, MI | X | |
North Carolina | Ohio State | UNC 66–55[11] | Columbus, OH | X | |
Virginia Tech | Penn State | PSU 66–61[12] | State College, PA | X | |
RESULT | ACC | 8 | 3 |
Notes: Miami did not play.
2006
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Outcome | Location | ACC | B10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NC State | Michigan | NCSU 74–67[13] | Raleigh, NC | X | |
Maryland | Illinois | UMD 72–66[14] | Champaign, IL | X | |
Florida State | Wisconsin | WISC 81–66[15] | Madison, WI | X | |
Georgia Tech | Penn State | GT 77–73[16] | Atlanta, GA | X | |
Duke | Indiana | Duke 54–51[17] | Durham, NC | X | |
Miami | Northwestern | NW 61–59[18] | Evanston, IL | X | |
Boston College | Michigan State | BC 65–58[19] | Chestnut Hill, MA | X | |
Virginia | Purdue | PUR 61–59[20] | West Lafayette, IN | X | |
Virginia Tech | Iowa | VT 69–65[21] | Blacksburg, VA | X | |
North Carolina | Ohio State | UNC 98–89[22] | Chapel Hill, NC | X | |
Clemson | Minnesota | CLEM 90–68[23] | Minneapolis, MN | X | |
RESULT | ACC | 8 | 3 |
Notes: Wake Forest did not play.
2005
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Outcome | Location | ACC | B10 |
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Virginia Tech | Ohio State | OSU 69–56[24] | Columbus, OH | X | |
Wake Forest | Wisconsin | WF 91–88[25] | Winston-Salem, NC | X | |
Florida State | Purdue | FSU 97–57[26] | Tallahassee, FL | X | |
Clemson | Penn State | CLEM 96–88[27] | State College, PA | X | |
North Carolina | Illinois | ILL 68–64[28] | Chapel Hill, NC | X | |
Miami | Michigan | MICH 74–53[29] | Ann Arbor, MI | X | |
Georgia Tech | Michigan State | MSU 88–86[30] | East Lansing, MI | X | |
Maryland | Minnesota | UMD 83–66[31] | College Park, MD | X | |
Virginia | Northwestern | UVA 72–57[32] | Charlottesville, VA | X | |
Duke | Indiana | Duke 75–67[33] | Bloomington, IN | X | |
NC State | Iowa | Iowa 45–42[34] | Iowa City, IA | X | |
RESULT | ACC | 6 | 5 |
Notes:
- Boston College did not play.
- The North Carolina/Illinois match-up was a rematch of the 2004–2005 NCAA Championship game.
2004
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Outcome | Location | ACC | B10 |
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NC State | Purdue | NCST 60–53[35] | Raleigh, NC | X | |
Georgia Tech | Michigan | GT 99–68[36] | Atlanta, GA | X | |
Florida State | Minnesota | FSU 70–69[37] | Minneapolis, MN | X | |
Duke | Michigan State | Duke 81–74[38] | Durham, NC | X | |
Maryland | Wisconsin | WISC 69–64[39] | Madison, WI | X | |
Wake Forest | Illinois | ILL 91–73[40] | Champaign, IL | X | |
Clemson | Ohio State | CLEM 80–73[41] | Clemson, SC | X | |
Virginia | Northwestern | UVA 48–44[42] | Evanston, IL | X | |
North Carolina | Indiana | UNC 70–63[43] | Bloomington, IN | X | |
RESULT | ACC | 7 | 2 |
Notes: Penn State, Iowa, Miami, Virginia Tech did not play.
2003
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Outcome | Location | ACC | B10 |
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Florida State | Northwestern | FSU 71–53 [44] | Tallahassee, FL | X | |
Wake Forest | Indiana | WF 100–67 [45] | Winston-Salem, NC | X | |
NC State | Michigan | MICH 68–61[46] | Ann Arbor, MI | X | |
North Carolina | Illinois | UNC 88–81[47] | Greensboro, NC | X | |
Maryland | Wisconsin | UMD 73–67[48] | College Park, MD | X | |
Georgia Tech | Ohio State | GT 73–53[49] | Columbus, OH | X | |
Clemson | Purdue | PUR 76–64[50] | West Lafayette, IN | X | |
Duke | Michigan State | Duke 72–50[51] | East Lansing, MI | X | |
Virginia | Minnesota | UVA 86–78[52] | Charlottesville, VA | X | |
RESULT | ACC | 7 | 2 |
Notes: Iowa, Penn State did not play.
2002
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Outcome | Location | ACC | B10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Florida State | Iowa | FSU 80–67 | Tallahassee, FL | X | |
Duke | Ohio State | Duke 91–76 | Greensboro, NC | X | |
North Carolina | Illinois | ILL 92–65 | Champaign, IL | X | |
Maryland | Indiana | IND 80–74 (OT) | Indianapolis, IN | X | |
Clemson | Penn State | CLEM 79–70 | Anderson, SC | X | |
Wake Forest | Wisconsin | WF 90–80 | Madison, WI | X | |
NC State | Northwestern | NCSU 74–49 | Raleigh, NC | X | |
Virginia | Michigan State | MSU 82–75 | East Lansing, MI | X | |
Georgia Tech | Minnesota | MINN 64–63 | Minneapolis, MN | X | |
RESULT | ACC | 5 | 4 |
Notes:
- Michigan and Purdue did not play.
- The Indiana/Maryland game was a rematch of the 2001–2002 NCAA national title game in Atlanta, GA.
2001
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Score | Location | ACC | B10 |
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Wake Forest | Minnesota | 85–79 | Winston-Salem, NC | X | |
Duke | Iowa | 80–62 | Chicago, IL | X | |
NC State | Ohio State | 64–50 | Columbus, OH | X | |
Maryland | Illinois | 76–63 | College Park, MD | X | |
North Carolina | Indiana | 79–66 | Chapel Hill, NC | X | |
Clemson | Penn State | 79–66 | State College, PA | X | |
Georgia Tech | Wisconsin | 62–61 | Atlanta, GA | X | |
Florida State | Northwestern | 57–50 | Evanston, IL | X | |
Virginia | Michigan St. | Cancelled | Richmond, VA | ||
RESULT | ACC | 5 | 3 |
Notes:
- Michigan and Purdue did not play.
- Michigan State vs. Virginia, at Richmond Coliseum, was cancelled during the game's second half due to unsafe court conditions. Virginia led 31–28 at the time the game was called.
2000
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Score | Location | ACC | B10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wake Forest | Michigan | 71–60 | Ann Arbor, MI | X | |
Duke | Illinois | 78–77 | Greensboro, NC | X | |
Clemson | Northwestern | 57–44 | Clemson, SC | X | |
Georgia Tech | Iowa | 85–67 | Iowa City, IA | X | |
North Carolina | Michigan State | 77–64 | East Lansing, MI | X | |
NC State | Penn State | 84–76 | Raleigh, NC | X | |
Virginia | Purdue | 98–79 | Charlottesville, VA | X | |
Maryland | Wisconsin | 78–75 (OT) | Milwaukee, WI | X | |
Florida State | Minnesota | 79–71 | Tallahassee, FL | X | |
RESULT | ACC | 5 | 4 |
Notes: Indiana and Ohio State did not play.
1999
ACC Team | Big Ten Team | Score | Location | ACC | B10 |
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Wake Forest | Wisconsin | 67–48 | Winston-Salem, NC | X | |
Maryland | Iowa | 83–65 | Baltimore, MD | X | |
Duke | Illinois | 72–69 | Chicago, IL | X | |
Virginia | Minnesota | 74–62 | Minneapolis, MN | X | |
Georgia Tech | Michigan | 80–77 | Atlanta, GA | X | |
N.C. State | Purdue | 61–59 | West Lafayette, IN | X | |
Clemson | Penn State | 85–75 | State College, PA | X | |
North Carolina | Michigan State | 86–76 | Chapel Hill, NC | X | |
Florida State | Northwestern | 60–46 | Evanston, IL | X | |
RESULT | ACC | 5 | 4 |
Notes: Indiana and Ohio State did not play.