The ACC-SEC College Basketball Challenge returns this December with 16 reported matchups between the two conferences. The 16-game slate will be split up evenly, with the SEC and ACC both receiving eight home games.
The challenge features some buzzworthy matchups, including Duke/Florida, Arkansas/North Carolina, and Texas/Louisville.
Here’s a look at the reported lineup, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein:
SEC HOME GAMES
- Duke at Florida
- Boston College at Georgia
- Wake Forest at LSU
- Pittsburgh at Missouri
- Syracuse at Oklahoma
- Florida State at Tennessee
- Georgia Tech at Mississippi State
- Stanford at Texas A&M
ACC HOME GAMES
- Arkansas at North Carolina
- Auburn at Clemson
- Ole Miss at Virginia Tech
- South Carolina at NC State
- Texas at Louisville
- Alabama at Miami
- Kentucky at Virginia
- Vanderbilt at Notre Dame
NEWS: Matchups for the 2026 ACC/SEC Challenge are set, per sources.
Ark @ UNC
AU @ Clem
Duke @ UF
BC @ UGA
Wake @ LSU
Pitt @ Mizz
SU @ OU
OleMiss @ VT
SC@NCSt
FSU @ Tenn
Texas @ Lville
Bama @ Miami
UK @ UVA
GT @ MissSt
Stanford @ A&M
Vandy @ NDhttps://t.co/CH4tXkiAalAdvertisement— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 5, 2026
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According to Rothstein’s report, 11 of the 16 games will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 1st, at their respective sites. The five games that will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 2, include Alabama/Miami, Kentucky/UVA, GT/Mississippi State, Stanford/Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt/Notre Dame.
This is the fourth year of the ACC-SEC College Basketball Challenge. The two conferences split the first year in 2023, 7-7, before the SEC dominated the second year in 2024 by winning 14 of the 16 matchups. The SEC narrowly won the third year in 2025, 9-7.
Tennessee is 1-2 in the ACC-SEC Challenge, with a loss at North Carolina in 2023, a win at home against Syracuse in 2024, and a loss at Syracuse in 2025.
Rick Barnes assembled a new-look roster during the offseason, with eight additions from the transfer portal and four additions from the high school recruiting circuit. The Vols are hoping that their 3rd-ranked transfer portal class has enough firepower to break through to the Final Four after three straight empty trips to the Elite Eight.
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