{"id":1967,"date":"2024-06-12T22:04:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T22:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/auburn-duke-bama-unc-top-acc-sec-challenge\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T22:04:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T22:04:25","slug":"auburn-duke-bama-unc-top-acc-sec-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/auburn-duke-bama-unc-top-acc-sec-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Auburn-Duke, Bama-UNC top ACC\/SEC Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff Writer<span class=\"timestamp \">Jun 12, 2024, 05:36 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Basketball recruiting insider.\n<\/li>\n<li> Joined ESPN in 2014.\n<\/li>\n<li> Graduate of University of Delaware.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The matchups for the second annual ACC\/SEC Challenge were announced Wednesday, highlighted by <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"381c82ac-22fb-e25c-879f-496fd0ca8f10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/2\/auburn-tigers\">Auburn<\/a>&#8216;s trip to <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c4430c6c-5998-47d5-7c45-1cdb7ca0befc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/150\/duke-blue-devils\">Duke<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"5e350267-1bca-921e-0a5d-21c6787f5684\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/153\/north-carolina-tar-heels\">North Carolina<\/a> hosting <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0d3ed777-864d-a02d-4534-fc7de7009a46\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/333\/alabama-crimson-tide\">Alabama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first edition of the series between the two conferences ended in a 7-7 tie last season, with <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"00db8756-ca15-a3b7-4004-ac4164475eb8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/8\/arkansas-razorbacks\">Arkansas<\/a> upsetting Duke to complete the SEC&#8217;s comeback from a 7-4 deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Auburn-Duke and Alabama-North Carolina &#8212; both matchups between top-15 teams &#8212; are scheduled for Dec. 4.<\/p>\n<p>Auburn is ranked No. 11 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/39895473\/mens-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-2024-25-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN&#8217;s Way-Too-Early Top 2<\/a>5, while Duke slots in at No. 8. The Tigers are led by preseason All-American <a data-player-guid=\"35305fdf-a551-3e96-b07d-9ebc9cae38ee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/4433569\/johni-broome\">Johni Broome<\/a> and landed a pair of impact transfers from the portal in <a data-player-guid=\"a90d8e39-47c1-34da-b641-d6874741c7f2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/4897381\/jp-pegues\">JP Pegues<\/a> (<a data-clubhouse-guid=\"5e5fe61f-748b-b7b9-2de7-a0ab78ce9db9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/231\/furman-paladins\">Furman<\/a>) and <a data-player-guid=\"7456b1e7-0fbb-317c-a947-36855cd28f14\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/4696317\/miles-kelly\">Miles Kelly<\/a> (<a data-clubhouse-guid=\"95e576dc-b77b-e00f-194d-4bb7538fa60d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/59\/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets\">Georgia Tech<\/a>).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Duke brings in the nation&#8217;s No. 1 recruiting class, headlined by projected No. 1 NBA draft pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/basketball\/recruiting\/player\/_\/id\/250591\/cooper-flagg\">Cooper Flagg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama vs. North Carolina is a rematch of last season&#8217;s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 matchup, which the Crimson Tide won before advancing to the Final Four. <a data-player-guid=\"a8c784a7-dfd8-3ee9-a121-3167c6bae2d0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/4703530\/mark-sears\">Mark Sears<\/a>&#8216; decision to withdraw from the NBA draft vaulted Nate Oats&#8217; team to No. 2 in the Way-Too-Early rankings, and North Carolina sits at No. 10 following the return of Wooden Award candidate <a data-player-guid=\"92032d38-4571-3279-81bd-be76ed0578a5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/4433176\/rj-davis\">RJ Davis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other intriguing matchups include John Calipari, wearing the cardinal red of Arkansas instead of the blue of Kentucky, taking his Razorbacks to Coral Gables to face <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"6c260eaf-10dd-3213-105a-5259a36a899b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/2390\/miami-hurricanes\">Miami<\/a>; new Kentucky coach Mark Pope and the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"71774c28-3107-36f7-b5ff-417d929d48ce\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/96\/kentucky-wildcats\">Wildcats<\/a> traveling to <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"10907486-3755-51e5-f52c-1e37a3de4563\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/228\/clemson-tigers\">Clemson<\/a>, which is coming off an Elite Eight appearance; and new <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"85ffd977-742e-5622-5eb6-2e791edcae12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/97\/louisville-cardinals\">Louisville<\/a> coach Pat Kelsey hosting an <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4f69d125-1675-59ca-def0-bfd9ab9af1df\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/145\/ole-miss-rebels\">Ole Miss<\/a> team that should be ranked in the top 25.<\/p>\n<p>Times and television designations are yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full listing of ACC\/SEC Challenge matchups:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Tuesday, Dec. 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"5634bc86-a75d-4d13-10c9-efd935c5a158\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/2579\/south-carolina-gamecocks\">South Carolina<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"e27e6faa-2d5f-1dfb-5b14-daf29287ae1e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/103\/boston-college-eagles\">Boston College<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f5fcf414-6c05-6250-1304-fac5533c67af\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/25\/california-golden-bears\">Cal<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c8ae65ea-f9fd-abd9-4d9b-58d17a14418a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/142\/missouri-tigers\">Missouri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kentucky at Clemson<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"7215a749-b7bf-2070-9f19-43b57de35bf2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/52\/florida-state-seminoles\">Florida State<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0082bd85-3d3b-7d16-f176-b72443a93398\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/99\/lsu-tigers\">LSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Georgia Tech at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"35fb6edd-fc10-a78e-2f70-c416ba56d3d8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/201\/oklahoma-sooners\">Oklahoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss at Louisville<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas at Miami<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"75bd857b-8e0e-e918-785d-4e74f5b3df8a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/87\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\">Notre Dame<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"80c05c62-ba87-6597-8722-3df63ccc528e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/61\/georgia-bulldogs\">Georgia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"df8689b0-feaf-e055-1f49-b38677b45c1a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/183\/syracuse-orange\">Syracuse<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ed14cdb0-026d-4f97-ca21-00efacb8b19b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/2633\/tennessee-volunteers\">Tennessee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c52631ea-cc93-df5d-fd15-e4e1c250fbe2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/154\/wake-forest-demon-deacons\">Wake Forest<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"917d8304-a695-68f0-c1b7-b95e5514982e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/245\/texas-a&amp;m-aggies\">Texas A&amp;M<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Dec. 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Auburn at Duke<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"9e2e541a-57cd-03c5-d157-257c7032aae8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/251\/texas-longhorns\">Texas<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"833a6d9d-cedf-2d2e-563d-16bd1a289ed2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/152\/nc-state-wolfpack\">NC State<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alabama at North Carolina<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"b26a69f8-2434-6014-c5bb-d1c068a784da\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/221\/pittsburgh-panthers\">Pitt<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"7cfbbf6b-2547-a5e5-fb67-caef89185c37\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/344\/mississippi-state-bulldogs\">Mississippi State<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"61451359-15ec-b9ff-6584-ca6254971797\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/258\/virginia-cavaliers\">Virginia<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"266eb980-22c9-0835-bd93-a52b46a28112\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/57\/florida-gators\">Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4b873842-eb2c-c4aa-0f46-45568e4d263f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/238\/vanderbilt-commodores\">Vanderbilt<\/a> at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2adbb165-47c5-a0c4-aba8-26fa5d1302de\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/team\/_\/id\/259\/virginia-tech-hokies\">Virginia Tech<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/40336903\/auburn-duke-alabama-north-carolina-highlights-2024-acc-sec-challenge\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. The matchups for the second annual ACC\/SEC Challenge were announced Wednesday, highlighted by Auburn&#8216;s trip to Duke and North Carolina hosting Alabama. The first edition of the series between the two conferences&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/auburn-duke-bama-unc-top-acc-sec-challenge\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Auburn-Duke, Bama-UNC top ACC\/SEC Challenge&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2024\/0407\/r1315711_1296x729_16-9.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v22.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Auburn-Duke, Bama-UNC top ACC\/SEC Challenge - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/auburn-duke-bama-unc-top-acc-sec-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Auburn-Duke, Bama-UNC top ACC\/SEC Challenge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. 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