The 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge is officially set for December. On Thursday, ESPN announced the dates for the men’s (Dec. 2-3) and women’s (Dec. 3-4) games, confirming men’s matchups revealed by college basketball insider Jon Rothstein.
Here’s how the men’s challenge looks this year:
| 2025 Men’s ACC/SEC Challenge | |
| Date | Matchup |
| Tue, Dec 2 | Florida at Duke |
| North Carolina at Kentucky | |
| Tennessee at Syracuse | |
| Texas A&M at Pittsburgh | |
| Missouri at Notre Dame | |
| Georgia at Florida State | |
| Oklahoma at Wake Forest | |
| Miami at Ole Miss | |
| Virginia Tech at South Carolina | |
| Wed, Dec 3 | NC State at Auburn |
| Louisville at Arkansas | |
| SMU at Vanderbilt | |
| Clemson at Alabama | |
| Mississippi State at Georgia Tech | |
| LSU at Boston College | |
| Virginia at Texas | |
The men’s Tuesday lineup is headlined by defending national champion Florida’s trip to Duke, a fellow Final Four squad from the 2025 NCAA Tournament. In a battle of bluebloods, Kentucky is set to host North Carolina.
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Wednesday features Will Wade leading NC State into Auburn’s hostile Jungle environment. John Calipari coaches against Louisville again, this time with his Year 2 Arkansas Razorbacks.
In 2 years of the Challenge, the SEC men have a 21-9 record after a dominant 14-2 performance in 2024. The conferences split 7-7 in 2023.
| 2025 Women’s ACC/SEC Challenge | |
| Date | Matchup |
| Wed, Dec 3 | Kentucky at Miami |
| Tennessee at Stanford | |
| NC State at Oklahoma | |
| Georgia at Florida State | |
| Auburn at Syracuse | |
| Georgia Tech at Texas A&M | |
| Virginia at Vanderbilt | |
| Thu, Dec 4 | LSU at Duke |
| South Carolina at Louisville | |
| Florida at Virginia Tech | |
| Notre Dame at Ole Miss | |
| UNC at Texas | |
| Clemson at Alabama | |
| Arkansas at SMU | |
| Pittsburgh at Mississippi State | |
| California at Missouri | |
The women’s field features national champion runner-up South Carolina taking on a Louisville squad expected to be featured in the top 25. Other intriguing matchups include LSU at Duke and NC State at Oklahoma.
Tipoff times and TV assignments will be announced at a later date.
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