04/15/2008 - Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. – Matchups for the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge were released on Tuesday with Duke traveling to Purdue on Tuesday, Dec. 2 in one of the premier matchups in the event. For the fourth consecutive year, the event will feature 11 games and include two telecasts on ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise the remaining nine games.

The Duke-Purdue contest is one of six first-time meetings in the event. The Blue Devils are 9-0 overall, including 6-0 in road or neutral site games, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Purdue is 2-5 in the event with a 2-1 record at Mackey Arena.

The ACC has posted a 56-30 record en route to winning each of the previous nine ACC/Big Ten Challenges. This year’s event will be played on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after Thanksgiving (December 1-3). Times and networks for each of the 11 games are yet to be determined.

Since 2000, the ACC (8) and the Big Ten (7) have combined for 15 Final Four appearances (42 percent of the Final Four field) and four national titles - North Carolina (2005), Maryland (2002), Duke (2001) and Michigan State (2000). The ACC and the Big Ten also rank 1-2, respectively, in all-time NCAA Tournament bids, NCAA Tournament victories and Final Four appearances.

2008 ACC/Big Ten Challenge Schedule:
Monday, Dec. 1
      Wisconsin at Virginia Tech

Tuesday, Dec. 2
      Duke at Purdue
      Clemson at Illinois
      Ohio State at Miami
      Virginia at Minnesota
      Iowa at Boston College

Wednesday, Dec. 3
      North Carolina vs. Michigan State (Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan)
      Indiana at Wake Forest
      Michigan at Maryland
      Florida State at Northwestern
      Penn State at Georgia Tech

Challenge Notes:
** Two teams will look to continue their undefeated streaks in the Challenge: Duke is 9-0 while Boston College is 2-0.

** Six of the 11 games will feature the first Challenge matchup between the schools: Wisconsin at Virginia Tech, Clemson at Illinois, Ohio State at Miami, Iowa at Boston College, Duke at Purdue, Michigan at Maryland.

** Duke (9-0) and Boston College are the only undefeated teams in Challenge play.

** The ACC (.667) and the Big Ten (.619) rank first and third, respectively, among conferences in NCAA Tournament winning percentage.

** Teams from the ACC (329) and the Big Ten (296) have combined for 625 NCAA Tournament victories.

** The ACC (27) and the Big Ten (18) have combined to produce 39 percent of the No. 1 seeds since the NCAA started assigning seeds in 1979.

** 47 of the 86 Challenge games played to date have had at least one ranked team playing ... 22 games have had both teams ranked ... the 2001 game between Michigan State and Virginia that was cancelled because of a slippery floor, both teams were ranked.

** Home teams are 56-21 in ACC-Big Ten Challenge play ... the ACC is 33-4 on its home court while the Big Ten is 23-17 ... there have been nine “neutral site” games, with the ACC holding a 6-3 advantage.

Challenge Results by Team:
ACC                           H        R           N          W-L
Boston College           1-0      1-0        0-0        2-0
Clemson                    4-0      3-2        0-0        7-2
Duke                         3-0      2-0        4-0        9-0
Florida State              4-1      2-2        0-0        6-3
Georgia Tech              3-0      1-4        0-1        4-5
Maryland                   4-0      1-1        1-2        6-3
Miami                       0-0      0-2        0-0        0-2
North Carolina           1-3      2-2        1-0        4-5
NC State                    4-0      1-4        0-0        5-4
Virginia                     4-0      1-3        0-0        5-3
Virginia Tech             1-0      0-2        0-0        1-2
Wake Forest              4-0      3-1        0-0        7-1

Big Ten                     H        R           N          W-L
Illinois                       2-1      1-2        0-3        3-6
Indiana                      1-2      1-2        1-0        3-4
Iowa                          2-0      0-2        0-2        2-4
Michigan                   2-2      0-2        1-0        3-4
Michigan State          4-1      1-2        0-0        5-3
Minnesota                 2-2      1-4        0-0        3-6
Northwestern             2-2      0-5        0-0        2-7
Ohio State                 2-2      0-2        0-1        2-5
Penn State                 2-3      0-3        0-0        2-6
Purdue                       2-1      0-4        0-0        2-5
Wisconsin                 2-1      0-5        1-0        3-6

Challenge Results by Year:
1999 (ACC 5-4)                                       Score          Series
Wake Forest d. Wisconsin                       67-48         ACC 1-0
Maryland d. Iowa                                    83-65         ACC 2-0
Duke d. Illinois                                        72-69         ACC 3-0
Minnesota d. Virginia                              74-62         ACC 3-1
Michigan d. Georgia Tech                        80-77         ACC 3-2
NC State d. Purdue                                  61-59         ACC 4-2
Michigan St. d. N. Carolina                      86-76         ACC 4-3
Florida State d. Northwestern                  60-46         ACC 5-3
Penn State d. Clemson                             85-75         ACC 5-4
                                                                                
2000 (ACC 5-4)                                       Score          Series
Wake Forest d. Michigan                         71-60         ACC 1-0
Clemson d. Northwestern                        57-44         ACC 2-0
Duke d. Illinois                                        78-77         ACC 3-0
Iowa d. Georgia Tech                               85-67         ACC 3-1
Virginia d. Purdue                                   98-79         ACC 4-1
Michigan State d. N. Carolina                  77-64         ACC 4-2
Minnesota d. Florida State                       76-71         ACC 4-3
Wisconsin d. Maryland (ot)                     78-75         Tied 4-4
NC State d. Penn State                            84-76         ACC 5-4
                                                                                
2001 (ACC 5-3)                                       Score          Series
Maryland d. Illinois                                 76-63         ACC 1-0
Ohio State d. NC State                             64-50         Tied 1-1
Duke d. Iowa                                           80-62         ACC 2-1
Wake Forest d. Minnesota                       85-79         ACC 3-1
Georgia Tech d. Wisconsin                       62-61         ACC 4-1
Michigan St. & Virginia                            cancelled
Clemson d. Penn State                             79-66         ACC 5-1
Indiana d. North Carolina                        79-66         ACC 5-2
Northwestern d. Florida State                  57-50         ACC 5-3
                                                                                
2002 (ACC 5-4)                                       Score          Series
Florida State d. Iowa                               80-67         ACC 1-0
Duke d. Ohio State                                  91-76         ACC 2-0
Clemson d. Penn State                             79-70         ACC 3-0
Indiana d. Maryland (ot)                          80-74         ACC 3-1
Illinois d. North Carolina                         92-65         ACC 3-2
Minnesota d. Georgia Tech                      64-63         Tied 3-3
NC State d. Northwestern                        74-49         ACC 4-3
Michigan State d. Virginia                       82-75         Tied 4-4
Wake Forest d. Wisconsin                       90-80         ACC 5-4

2003 (ACC 7-2)                                       Score          Series
Florida State d. Northwestern                  71-53         ACC 1-0
Wake Forest d. Indiana                            100-67       ACC 2-0
Michigan d. NC State                               68-61         ACC 2-1
North Carolina d. Illinois                         88-81         ACC 3-1
Maryland d. Wisconsin                            73-67         ACC 4-1
Georgia Tech d. Ohio State                      73-53         ACC 5-1
Purdue d. Clemson                                  76-64         ACC 5-2
Duke d. Michigan State                           72-50         ACC 6-2
Virginia d. Minnesota                              86-78         ACC 7-2

2004 (ACC 7-2)                                       Score          Series
NC State d. Purdue                                  60-53         ACC 1-0
Georgia Tech d. Michigan                        88-68         ACC 2-0
Florida State d. Minnesota                       70-69         ACC 3-0
Duke d. Michigan State                           81-74         ACC 4-0
Wisconsin d. Maryland                            69-64         ACC 4-1
Illinois d. Wake Forest                             91-73         ACC 4-2
Clemson d. Ohio State                             80-73         ACC 5-2
North Carolina d. Indiana                        70-63         ACC 6-2
Virginia d. Northwestern                         48-44         ACC 7-2

2005 (ACC 6-5)                                       Score          Series
Ohio State d. Virginia Tech                      69-56         Big Ten 1-0
Wake Forest d. Wisconsin                       91-88         Tied 1-1
Florida State d. Purdue                            97-57         ACC 2-1
Clemson d. Penn State                             96-88         ACC 3-1
Illinois d. North Carolina                         68-64         ACC 3-2
Michigan d. Miami                                  74-53         Tied 3-3
Michigan St. d. Georgia Tech                   88-86         Big Ten 4-3
Maryland d. Minnesota                            83-66         Tied 4-4
Virginia d. Northwestern                         72-57         ACC 5-4
Duke d. Indiana                                       75-67         ACC 6-4
Iowa d. NC State                                     45-42         ACC 6-5

2006 (ACC 8-3)                                       Score          Series
NC State d. Michigan                               74-67         ACC 1-0
#19 Maryland d. Illinois                         72-66         ACC 2-0
#12 Wisconsin d. Florida State               81-66         ACC 2-1
#21 Georgia Tech d. Penn State              77-73         ACC 3-1
#10 Duke d. Indiana                               54-51         ACC 4-1
Northwestern d. Miami                            61-59         ACC 4-2
Boston College d. Michigan State             65-58         ACC 5-2
Purdue d. #25 Virginia                            61-59         ACC 5-3
Virginia Tech d. Iowa                               69-65         ACC 6-3
#6 North Carolina d. #1 Ohio State        98-89         ACC 7-3
Clemson d. Minnesota                             90-68         ACC 8-3

2007 (ACC 8-3)                                       Score          Series
Wake Forest d. Iowa                                56-47         ACC 1-0
Indiana d. Georgia Tech                           83-79         tied 1-1
Virginia d. Northwestern                         94-52         ACC 2-1
Florida State d. Minnesota                       75-61         ACC 3-1
#7 Duke d. #20 Wisconsin                     82-58         ACC 4-1
#18 Clemson d. Purdue                           61-58         ACC 5-1
Boston College d. Michigan                      77-64         ACC 6-1
#10 Michigan State d. NC State              81-58         ACC 6-2
Maryland d. Illinois                                 69-61         ACC 7-2
#1 North Carolina d. Ohio State              66-55         ACC 8-2
Penn State d. Virginia Tech                      66-61         ACC 8-3