ESPN Announces Network Schedule for Third Annual ACC/SEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Challenge, Dec. 2-4
- Men’s Challenge highlights 10 teams in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25, including No. 2 Florida at No. 12 Duke, No. 25 North Carolina at No. 9 Kentucky, No. 7 Louisville at No. 11 Arkansas and No. 24 NC State at No. 14 Auburn
- Women’s Challenge features 12 teams in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25, including preseason No. 1 South Carolina at No. 17 Louisville, No. 5 LSU at No. 8 Duke, No. 9 NC State at No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 10 North Carolina at No. 4 Texas and No. 18 Notre Dame at No. 13 Ole Miss
ESPN announced the network schedule for the third annual ACC/SEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Challenge, a multi-night event that matches men’s and women’s college basketball teams from two of the nation’s top conferences.
The ACC/SEC Men’s Challenge will take place over two days: Tuesday, Dec. 2 and Wednesday, Dec. 3, while the Women’s Challenge is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Thursday, Dec. 4. Both challenges will feature games across ESPN networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ACC Network. All games from the Challenge will also be available on the ESPN app.
The Men’s Challenge features 10 teams in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Men’s Basketball Top-25 – No. 2 Florida, No. 7 Louisville, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 11 Arkansas, No. 12 Duke, No. 14 Auburn, No. 17 Alabama, No. 23 Tennessee, No. 24 NC State and No. 25 North Carolina.
The marquee ESPN doubleheader on Tuesday, Dec. 2 showcases the reigning national champions in No. 2 Florida against 2024 national semifinalist No. 12 Duke at 7:30 p.m. ET and No. 25 North Carolina at No. 9 Kentucky in a battle of the bluebloods at 9:30 p.m. On Wednesday, No. 7 Louisville travels to Fayetteville, Ark. to take on the No. 11 Arkansas Razorbacks on ESPN (7 p.m.), followed by No. 24 NC State at No. 14 Auburn at 9 p.m.
2025 ACC/SEC Men’s Basketball Challenge
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Platform |
| Tue, Dec. 2 | 7 p.m. | No. 23 Tennessee at Syracuse | ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Texas A&M at Pittsburgh | ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Virginia Tech at South Carolina | SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Oklahoma at Wake Forest | ACC Network | |
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 Florida at No. 12 Duke | ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Missouri at Notre Dame | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Miami at Ole Miss | SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | Georgia at Florida State | ACC Network | |
| 9:30 p.m. | No. 25 North Carolina at No. 9 Kentucky | ESPN | |
| Wed, Dec. 3 | 7 p.m. | No. 7 Louisville at No. 11 Arkansas | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Clemson at No. 17 Alabama | ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | LSU at Boston College | ACC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 24 NC State at No. 14 Auburn | ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | Virginia at Texas | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | SMU at Vanderbilt | SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | Mississippi State at Georgia Tech | ACC Network |
*Rankings based on ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25
The Women’s Challenge features two NCAA Women’s Final Four teams from last season in No. 1 South Carolina and No. 4 Texas. In all, a combined 12 teams from ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Women’s Basketball Top 25 will participate: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 4 Texas, No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 8 Duke, No. 9 NC State, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 11 Vanderbilt, No. 13 Ole Miss, No. 17 Louisville and No. 18 Notre Dame.
The two-day women’s challenge will see five Top-25 matchups, including No. 9 NC State at No. 6 Oklahoma tipping off at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Viewers can catch a premier ESPN doubleheader on Thursday, with No. 1 South Carolina heading to No. 17 Louisville (7 p.m.), followed by No. 5 LSU against the eighth-ranked Duke Blue Devils at 9 p.m.
2025 ACC/SEC Women’s Basketball Challenge
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Wed, Dec. 3 | 5 p.m. | Kentucky at Miami | ESPN2 |
| 5 p.m. | Georgia at Florida State | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | Virginia at No. 11 Vanderbilt | SEC Network | |
| 5 p.m. | Auburn at Syracuse | ACC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 9 NC State at No. 6 Oklahoma | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Texas A&M | SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 7 Tennessee at Stanford | ESPN2 | |
| Thu, Dec. 4 | 5 p.m. | Florida at Virginia Tech | ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | No. 1 South Carolina at No. 17 Louisville | ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 10 North Carolina at No. 4 Texas | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Clemson at Alabama | ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Mississippi State | SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Arkansas at SMU | ACC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 5 LSU at No. 8 Duke | ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 18 Notre Dame at No. 13 Ole Miss | ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | California at Missouri | SEC Network |
*Rankings based on ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25
Commentator pairings for the ACC/SEC Men’s and Women’s Challenges will be announced closer to the event.
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