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The matchups for the third annual ACC/SEC Challenge were announced Wednesday, highlighted on the men's side by Duke hosting reigning national champions Florida and multiple potential top-10 matchups on the women's side. The two leagues split the first series on both the men's and women's side, while the SEC swept both last year. The SEC clinched the men's title after winning the first nine games of the 2024 ACC/SEC Challenge. The men's event will take place on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3, with Florida's trip to Duke and a blue-blood matchup between North Carolina and Kentucky highlighting the first night. The headliner on Dec. 3 is a potential top-10 matchup between Louisville and Arkansas, while NC State and new head coach Will Wade travel to Auburn that night as well. Florida (No. 2), Louisville (No. 7), Kentucky (No. 9), Arkansas (No. 11), Duke (No. 12), Auburn (No. 14), NC State (No. 24) and North Carolina (No. 25) are all included in ESPN's most recent Top 25 rankings. Other noteworthy matchups include a battle of first-year head coaches when Ryan Odom and Virginia travel to face Sean Miller and Texas on Dec. 3 and No. 17 Alabama hosting Clemson in a rematch of the 2024 Elite Eight game that gave the Crimson Tide their first Final Four appearance. The women's event is scheduled for Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, with multiple games between teams ranked in the top 10 of ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25. The SEC and ACC have a combined nine teams ranked inside the top 11. Dec. 3 is headlined by No. 9 NC State traveling to No. 6 Oklahoma, while Dec. 4 is loaded with high-level matchups. National runner-up and No. 1 South Carolina travels to No. 17 Louisville and there are top-10 games featuring No. 5 LSU heading to No. 8 Duke and No. 4 Texas hosting No. 10 North Carolina. No. 18 Notre Dame also plays at No. 14 Ole Miss. Times and television designations are yet to be announced. Both the men's and women's events will be televised across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network. Full listing of ACC/SEC Challenge matchups Men's Challenge Dec. 2 Florida at Duke UNC 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 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 Women's Challenge 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 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
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