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DURHAM, N.C. - Matchups for the ninth annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge have been determined with the event featuring top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner’s Cup on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. This year’s schedule will be highlighted by the first-ever meeting between basketball powers Duke and Wisconsin at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Tip-off is set for 9:00 p.m. with ESPN televising the contest.
The Blue Devils are a perfect 8-0 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, including a 54-51 win over Indiana in last year’s competition.
Other Big Ten/ACC Challenge games include a rematch of last year’s Ohio State-North Carolina Challenge game and first-ever Challenge showdowns -- Georgia Tech at Indiana, Wake Forest at Iowa, Boston College at Michigan, N.C. State at Michigan State and Virginia Tech at Penn State. The remaining schedule for the event includes Minnesota at Florida State, Northwestern at Virginia, Purdue at Clemson and Illinois at Maryland.
The ACC won last year’s Challenge by an 8-3 margin and has captured each of the eight Big Ten/ACC Challenges played to date. ACC teams have won 48 of the 75 games played in the Challenge.
For the third consecutive year, the event will feature 11 games (an increase from nine in the six previous years) from 11 different college campuses and include two telecasts on ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise the remaining nine games. This year’s event will be played on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after Thanksgiving (November 26-28).
2007 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule
(All Times ET)
Monday, Nov. 26
7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Wake Forest at Iowa
Tuesday, Nov. 27
7:00 p.m. ESPN Georgia Tech at Indiana
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Minnesota at Florida State
8:00 p.m. ESPNU Northwestern at Virginia
9:00 p.m. ESPN Wisconsin at Duke
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Purdue at Clemson
Wednesday, Nov. 28
7:00 p.m. ESPN N.C. State at Michigan State
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Illinois at Maryland
8:00 p.m. ESPNU Boston College at Michigan
9:00 p.m. ESPN North Carolina at Ohio State
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Penn State
Results by Team
ACC H R N W-L
Boston College 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
Clemson 3-0 3-2 0-0 6-2
Duke 2-0 2-0 4-0 8-0
Florida State 3-1 2-2 0-0 5-3
Georgia Tech 3-0 1-3 0-1 4-4
Maryland 3-0 1-1 1-2 5-3
Miami 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2
North Carolina 1-3 1-2 1-0 3-5
NC State 4-0 1-3 0-0 5-3
Virginia 3-0 1-3 0-0 4-3
Virginia Tech 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1
Wake Forest 4-0 2-1 0-0 6-1
Big Ten H R N W-L
Illinois 2-1 1-1 0-3 3-5
Indiana 0-2 1-2 1-0 2-4
Iowa 2-0 0-2 0-2 2-4
Michigan 2-1 0-2 1-0 3-3
Michigan State 3-1 1-2 0-0 4-3
Minnesota 2-2 1-3 0-0 3-5
Northwestern 2-2 0-4 0-0 2-6
Ohio State 2-1 0-2 0-1 2-4
Penn State 1-2 0-3 0-0 1-5
Purdue 2-1 0-3 0-0 2-4
Wisconsin 2-1 0-4 1-0 3-5
2007 Challenge highlights:
The ACC has won each of the eight ACC-Big Ten Challenges played to date. ACC teams have won 48 of the 75 games played in the Challenge. Duke (8-0) is the only undefeated team in Challenge play.
The ACC (.642) and the Big Ten (.616) are the two winningest conferences in NCAA Tournament history.
First-Ever Meeting: ESPN will televise the first-ever meeting between traditional programs Wisconsin and Duke. Duke has won its previous eight Challenge games.
Challenge Rematches: Ohio State, a participant in the 2007 National Championship game, will play North Carolina, an Elite Eight team in the 2007 Tournament, in a rematch of last year’s Challenge game, won by North Carolina 98-89. Another rematch from last year will pit Illinois at Maryland. Last year, Maryland won 72-66 and also defeated Illinois 76-63 in the 2001 Challenge.
Unfamiliar Opponent: Georgia Tech and Indiana’s first Challenge matchup will also mark the first time the teams have met since 1969, an 87-65 Georgia Tech victory.
ESPNU Televises Two Games: For the third consecutive year, ESPNU will televise two games, both at 8 p.m.: Northwestern at Virginia Tuesday, Nov. 27 and Boston College at Michigan Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Since 2000, these two conferences have combined to make 14 Final Four appearances and captured four of the last eight NCAA Championships. In addition, the ACC and Big Ten rank either first or second in all-time NCAA Tournament bids, victories and Final Four appearances.
Big Ten/ACC Challenge Results (1999-2006)
1999 (ACC wins 5-4)
Winston-Salem Wake Forest d. Wisconsin 67-48 ACC 1-0
Baltimore* #24 Maryland d. Iowa 83-65 ACC 2-0
Chicago* #17 Duke d. #16 Illinois 72-69 ACC 3-0
Minneapolis Minnesota d. Virginia 74-62 ACC 3-1
Atlanta* Michigan d. Georgia Tech 80-77 ACC 3-2
W. Lafayette NC State d. Purdue 61-59 ACC 4-2
Chapel Hill #8 Michigan St. d. #2 N. Carolina 86-76 ACC 4-3
Evanston Florida State d. Northwestern 60-46 ACC 5-3
University Park Penn State d. Clemson 85-75 ACC 5-4
2000 (ACC wins 5-4)
Ann Arbor #12 Wake Forest d. Michigan 71-60 ACC 1-0
Clemson Clemson d. Northwestern 57-44 ACC 2-0
Greensboro* #1 Duke d. #9 Illinois 78-77 ACC 3-0
Iowa City Iowa d. Georgia Tech 85-67 ACC 3-1
Charlottesville Virginia d. Purdue 98-79 ACC 4-1
East Lansing #3 Michigan State d. #6 N. Carolina 77-64 ACC 4-2
Tallahassee Minnesota d. Florida State 76-71 ACC 4-3
Milwaukee* #23 Wisconsin d. #13 Maryland (ot) 78-75 Tied 4-4
Raleigh NC State d. Penn State 84-76 ACC 5-4
2001 (ACC wins 5-3)
College Park #5 Maryland d. #4 Illinois 76-63 ACC 1-0
Columbus Ohio State d. NC State 64-50 Tied 1-1
Chicago* #1 Duke d. #7 Iowa 80-62 ACC 2-1
Winston-Salem #25 Wake Forest d. Minnesota 85-79 ACC 3-1
Atlanta Georgia Tech d. Wisconsin 62-61 ACC 4-1
Richmond* #22 Michigan St. & #9 Virginia cancelled (slippery floor)
University Park Clemson d. Penn State 79-66 ACC 5-1
Chapel Hill #24 Indiana d. North Carolina 79-66 ACC 5-2
Evanston Northwestern d. Florida State 57-50 ACC 5-3
2002 (ACC wins 5-4)
Tallahassee Florida State d. Iowa 80-67 ACC 1-0
Greensboro* #4 Duke d. Ohio State 91-76 ACC 2-0
Anderson Clemson d. Penn State 79-70 ACC 3-0
Indianapolis #10 Indiana d. #9 Maryland (ot) 80-74 ACC 3-1
Champaign #25 Illinois d. #12 North Carolina 92-65 ACC 3-2
Minneapolis #20 Minnesota d. Georgia Tech 64-63 Tied 3-3
Raleigh NC State d. Northwestern 74-49 ACC 4-3
East Lansing #21 Michigan State d. #22 Virginia 82-75 Tied 4-4
Madison Wake Forest d. #23 Wisconsin 90-80 ACC 5-4
2003 (ACC wins 7-2)
Tallahassee Florida State d. Northwestern 71-53 ACC 1-0
Winston-Salem #18 Wake Forest d. Indiana 100-67 ACC 2-0
Ann Arbor Michigan d. NC State 68-61 ACC 2-1
Greensboro* #10 North Carolina d. #11 Illinois 88-81 ACC 3-1
College Park #25 Maryland d. #13 Wisconsin 73-67 ACC 4-1
Columbus #13 Georgia Tech d. Ohio State 73-53 ACC 5-1
W. Lafayette #20 Purdue d. Clemson 76-64 ACC 5-2
East Lansing #6 Duke d. #5 Michigan State 72-50 ACC 6-2
Charlottesville Virginia d. Minnesota 86-78 ACC 7-2
2004 (ACC wins 7-2)
Raleigh #13 NC State d. Purdue 60-53 ACC 1-0
Atlanta #4 Georgia Tech d. Michigan 99-68 ACC 2-0
Minneapolis Florida State d. Minnesota 70-69 ACC 3-0
Durham #10 Duke d. #9 Michigan State 81-74 ACC 4-0
Madison #23 Wisconsin d. #12 Maryland 69-64 ACC 4-1
Champaign #3 Illinois d. #1 Wake Forest 91-73 ACC 4-2
Clemson Clemson d. Ohio State 80-73 ACC 5-2
Indianapolis #9 North Carolina d. Indiana 70-63 ACC 6-2
Evanston #24 Virginia d. Northwestern 48-44 ACC 7-2
2005 (ACC wins 6-5)
Columbus Ohio State d. Virginia Tech 69-56 Big Ten 1-0
Winston-Salem #22 Wake Forest d. Wisconsin 91-88 Tied 1-1
Tallahassee Florida State d. Purdue 97-57 ACC 2-1
University Park Clemson d. Penn State 96-88 ACC 3-1
Chapel Hill #12 Illinois d. North Carolina 68-64 ACC 3-2
Ann Arbor Michigan d. Miami 74-53 Tied 3-3
East Lansing #13 Michigan State d. Georgia Tech 88-86 Big Ten 4-3
College Park #23 Maryland d. Minnesota 83-66 Tied 4-4
Charlottesville Virginia d. Northwestern 72-57 ACC 5-4
Bloomington #1 Duke d. #17 Indiana 75-67 ACC 6-4
Iowa City #15 Iowa d. #15 NC State 45-42 ACC 6-5
2006 (ACC wins 8-3)
Raleigh NC State d. Michigan 74-67 ACC 1-0
Champaign #19 Maryland d. Illinois 72-66 ACC 2-0
Madison #12 Wisconsin d. Florida State 81-66 ACC 2-1
Atlanta #21 Georgia Tech d. Penn State 77-73 ACC 3-1
Durham #10 Duke d. Indiana 54-51 ACC 4-1
Evanston Northwestern d. Miami 61-59 ACC 4-2
Chestnut Hill Boston College d. Michigan State 65-58 ACC 5-2
West Lafayette Purdue d. #25 Virginia 61-59 ACC 5-3
Blacksburg Virginia Tech d. Iowa 69-65 ACC 6-3
Chapel Hill #6 North Carolina d. #1 Ohio State 98-89 ACC 7-3
Minneapolis Clemson d. Minnesota 90-68 ACC 8-3
