ACC-BIG TEN matchups

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Wed, Dec 3

No. 2 Duke at No. 4 Wisconsin
No. 18 Michigan State at Notre Dame
No. 25 Iowa at No. 6 North Carolina
No. 7 Virginia at Maryland
Georgia Tech at Northwestern
Virginia Tech at Penn State

Is this the first time that Duke and unc have played on the same day in the Challenge? I can only recall, when the Challenge was split between two days and presumably to draw viewers to both days, the two headlined different days.

This is a pretty glaring mistake. Will Iowa-UNC even be televised? Everyone is going to watch Chris Collins in the 7pm game, and then Duke at 9pm, right?

[MCFinARL]

The full set of 14 matchups:

Mon, Dec 1

Nebraska at Florida State
Rutgers at Clemson

Tue, Dec 2

No. 21 Syracuse at No. 24 Michigan
Ohio State at No. 8 Louisville
Pittsburgh at Indiana
NC State at Purdue
Illinois at Miami (Fla.)
Minnesota at Wake Forest

Wed, Dec 3

No. 2 Duke at No. 4 Wisconsin
No. 18 Michigan State at Notre Dame
No. 25 Iowa at No. 6 North Carolina
No. 7 Virginia at Maryland
Georgia Tech at Northwestern
Virginia Tech at Penn State

Looks like another draw from here.

So BC is the team that sits out, even though Virginia Tech had a worse conference record? Is that because the Hokies had a slightly better record overall? Or is there some other way they decide?

[uh_no]

So BC is the team that sits out, even though Virginia Tech had a worse conference record? Is that because the Hokies had a slightly better record overall? Or is there some other way they decide?

or because nobody actually cares about BC basketball?

the matchups are 100% ratings...and ever since BC joined the ACC they've been the odd duck, both in performance, and draw...BC games at cameron were very liberally labeled sellouts...

[ice-9]

The full set of 14 matchups:

Mon, Dec 1

Nebraska at Florida State
Rutgers at Clemson

Tue, Dec 2

No. 21 Syracuse at No. 24 Michigan
Ohio State at No. 8 Louisville
Pittsburgh at Indiana
NC State at Purdue
Illinois at Miami (Fla.)
Minnesota at Wake Forest

Wed, Dec 3

No. 2 Duke at No. 4 Wisconsin
No. 18 Michigan State at Notre Dame
No. 25 Iowa at No. 6 North Carolina
No. 7 Virginia at Maryland
Georgia Tech at Northwestern
Virginia Tech at Penn State

Looks like another draw from here.

I've got Michigan, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Miami, Minnesota, Michigan St, UNC, UVA, Northwestern, Penn St and...Wisconsin. I have faith we'll live up to our preseason ranking by the end of the season, but I expect we won't start as a powerful team due to our relative inexperience. That plus the hostile road environment, and it'd be a leap to project a Duke win.

So that'd be Big 10 winning at 7-5. Hope I'm wrong! It might come down to the Hokies, who I expect to be improved from last year.

[kAzE]

Bleh . . . I'm all for a tough non conference schedule but playing a veteran Wisconsin team on the road this early with probably 3 freshman rotation players does not sound like a very winnable game. I love our team's potential, but this is a pretty rough test very early on.

[pfrduke]

I've got Michigan, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Miami, Minnesota, Michigan St, UNC, UVA, Northwestern, Penn St and...Wisconsin. I have faith we'll live up to our preseason ranking by the end of the season, but I expect we won't start as a powerful team due to our relative inexperience. That plus the hostile road environment, and it'd be a leap to project a Duke win.

So that'd be Big 10 winning at 7-5. Hope I'm wrong! It might come down to the Hokies, who I expect to be improved from last year.

You're leaving out the first 2 games.

[Duvall]

I've got Michigan, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Miami, Minnesota, Michigan St, UNC, UVA, Northwestern, Penn St and...Wisconsin. I have faith we'll live up to our preseason ranking by the end of the season, but I expect we won't start as a powerful team due to our relative inexperience. That plus the hostile road environment, and it'd be a leap to project a Duke win.

So that'd be Big 10 winning at 7-5. Hope I'm wrong! It might come down to the Hokies, who I expect to be improved from last year.

Those would be my picks with Florida State and Clemson favored in the Monday games. A third straight draw?

[ice-9]

Those would be my picks with Florida State and Clemson favored in the Monday games. A third straight draw?

Oops! Had a brain fart and totally forgot about the first two games. Yes, agree with Clemson and Florida St. So 7-7 draw!