ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge

The ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge (or Big Ten–ACC Women's Challenge as it is called in alternating years) was an in-season NCAA Division I women's college basketball series established in 2007 that matches up teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big Ten Conference. The challenge is identical in format to the men's ACC–Big Ten Challenge.

The ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge occurs early in the season, typically around late November or early December. The games were hosted by each of the schools. Originally, 11 games were played in the challenge, meaning one team from the ACC did not play each challenge. Nebraska's entry to the Big Ten allowed all 12 teams in each conference to play in the challenge. However, conference expansion in 2013 and 2014 led the ACC to have 15 schools while the Big Ten had 14 schools, leaving one ACC team out of the challenge each season.

Many of the challenge games hosted by Big Ten schools are televised live by the Big Ten Network. Games hosted by ACC schools are televised by the ACC Network.

On November 28, 2022, amid ESPN losing its media rights to the Big Ten, it was announced that both the men's and women's series would be discontinued after the 2022–23 season. ESPN will arrange an ACC—SEC series as a replacement beginning in the 2023–24 season.

Team records The Maryland Terrapins are listed under both the ACC and Big Ten standings, as they were members of the ACC during the Challenge from 2007 to 2013 and the Big Ten since 2014.

Atlantic Coast Conference (11–1–3) InstitutionWinsLossWin % Boston College Eagles 5 7 Clemson Tigers 4 6 Duke Blue Devils 12 3 Florida State Seminoles 13 2 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9 6 Louisville Cardinals 5 3 Maryland Terrapins (2007–2013) 7 0 Miami Hurricanes 6 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7 2 North Carolina Tar Heels 10 5 NC State Wolfpack 8 7 Pittsburgh Panthers 3 5 Syracuse Orange 4 5 Virginia Cavaliers 6 8 Virginia Tech Hokies 9 6 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 4 8 Overall 112 80

Big Ten Conference (1–11–3) InstitutionWinsLossWin % Illinois Fighting Illini 5 10 Indiana Hoosiers 9 6 Iowa Hawkeyes 4 11 Maryland Terrapins (2014–present) 6 2 Michigan Wolverines 10 5 Michigan State Spartans 6 9 Minnesota Golden Gophers 6 9 Nebraska Cornhuskers 4 7 Northwestern Wildcats 7 8 Ohio State Buckeyes 5 10 Penn State Lady Lions 5 10 Purdue Boilermakers 5 10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2 6 Wisconsin Badgers 6 9 Overall 80 112

Results

2022 ACC 8–6 Source:

DateTimeACC TeamBig Ten TeamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader Nov. 30 5:00p.m. Pittsburgh Illinois 71–92 Peterson Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 274 B1G (1–0) 6:00p.m. Syracuse Purdue 78–87 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN BTN 2,521 B1G (2–0) 7:00p.m. Boston College Rutgers 75–61 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA RSN 465 B1G (2–1) Virginia Penn State 89–68 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN+ 1,823 Tied (2–2) 7:30p.m. No. 18 Louisville No. 4 Ohio State 77–96 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ACCN 8,259 B1G (3–2) 8:00p.m. Wake Forest Minnesota 63–59 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN 2,177 Tied (3–3) Dec. 1 5:00p.m. Duke Northwestern 66–50 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN 1,089 ACC (4–3) 6:00p.m. No. 6 North Carolina No. 5 Indiana 63–87 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN 5,939 Tied (4–4) 6:30p.m. No. 7 Notre Dame No. 20 Maryland 72–74 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN ESPN2 3,131 B1G (5–4) 7:00p.m. No. 9 Virginia Tech Nebraska 85–54 Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA ACCN 2,651 Tied (5–5) 7:30p.m. Florida State Wisconsin 92–87 Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN+ 3,035 ACC (6–5) 8:00p.m. Georgia Tech Michigan State 66–63 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN 2,748 ACC (7–5) 8:30p.m. No. 12 NC State No. 10 Iowa 94–81 Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA ESPN2 8,250 ACC (8–5) 9:00p.m. Miami (FL) No. 17 Michigan 64–76 Watsco Center • Coral Gables, FL ACCN 1,830 ACC (8–6) WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.Game Times in EST. Clemson did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

2021 ACC 10–4

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DateTimeACC TeamBig Ten TeamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeader Dec 1 6:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Rutgers 58–50 Peterson Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 1,390 ACC (1–0) 7:00 p.m. Wake Forest Nebraska 60–86 LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC RSN 501 Tied (1–1) Georgia Tech Purdue 52–53 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN BTN 1,539 B1G (2–1) 7:30 p.m. Virginia Tech Wisconsin 70–60 Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN+ 2,096 Tied (2–2) 8:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 18т Ohio State 97–91 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN 847 ACC (3–2) 9:00 p.m. North Carolina Minnesota 82–76 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN 3,432 ACC (4–2) Dec 2 6:00 p.m. Boston College Penn State 86–69 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN 833 ACC (5–2) No. 24 Notre Dame Michigan State 76–71 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN 4,581 ACC (6–2) 7:00 p.m. No. 10 Louisville No. 12 Michigan 70–48 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ESPN 7,309 ACC (7–2) No. 2т NC State No. 6 Indiana 66–58 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN2 5,242 ACC (8–2) 8:00 p.m. Clemson Northwestern 61–72 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC ACCN 502 ACC (8–3) Miami (FL) No. 8 Maryland 74–82 Xfinity Center • College Park, MD BTN 4,367 ACC (8–4) No. 25 Florida State Illinois 67–58 State Farm Center • Champaign, IL BTN+ 1,027 ACC (9–4) 9:00 p.m. Duke No. 9 Iowa 79–64 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN 3,064 ACC (10–4) WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.Game Times in EST. Virginia did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

2019 Big Ten 9–5 DateTimeACC TeamBig Ten TeamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeaderDec 4 6:00 PM No. 21 Miami (FL) No. 14 Indiana 58–45Watsco Center • Coral Gables, FL ACCN 848 B1G (1–0) 7:00 PM Duke Nebraska 83–79Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE BTN 4,013 B1G (2–0) 8:00 PM Boston College Northwestern 66–63Welsh–Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL 610 B1G (3–0) 8:00 PM Notre Dame Minnesota75–67 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN ACCN 7,093 B1G (4–0) 9:00 PM Clemson Iowa 74–60Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN 5,884 B1G (5–0)Dec 5 6:00 PM North Carolina Illinois 85–60 Carmichael Arena • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN 2,116 B1G (5–1) 6:00 PM Virginia Rutgers 73–63 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ BTN 1,597 B1G (6–1) 7:00 PM Georgia Tech Wisconsin 60–41McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, GA ACCNX 1,016 B1G (6–2) 7:00 PM No. 13 NC State No. 9 Maryland 66–59 Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC ESPN 4,033 B1G (6–3) 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penn State 78–73Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA 1,667 B1G (7–3) 7:00 PM Virginia Tech Purdue 67–54Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA ACCNX 1,282 B1G (7–4) 8:00 PM No. 8 Florida State No. 19 Michigan State 78–68 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL ACCN 3,258 B1G (7–5) 8:00 PM No. 2 Louisville Ohio State 67–60 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN 3,807 B1G (8–5) 9:00 PM Syracuse No. 24 Michigan 84–76OT Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 1,832 B1G (9–5) WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.Game Times in EST. Wake Forest did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

2018 ACC 8–6 DateTimeACC TeamBig Ten TeamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeaderNov 28 7:00 PM Clemson Illinois 69–67OT Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC 412 ACC (1–0) 7:00 PM Virginia Tech Rutgers 67–51Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA ACCN Extra 966 ACC (2–0) 7:00 PM Wake Forest Indiana 73–87 LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC 397 ACC (2–1) 7:00 PM Virginia Michigan State 66–91 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN 4,219 Tied (2–2) 9:00 PM Duke Wisconsin 60–53 Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN 3,483 ACC (3–2) Nov 29 6:30 PM Georgia Tech No. 7 Maryland 54–67 Xfinity Center • College Park, MD BTN 4,108Tied (3–3) 7:00 PM No. 1 Notre Dame No. 14 Iowa 105–71 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN ESPN2 7,968 ACC (4–3) 7:00 PM No. 5 Louisville Nebraska 85–68 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY 7,334 ACC (5–3) 7:00 PM Florida State Penn State 87–58 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL ACCN Extra 2,501 ACC (6–3) 7:00 PM North Carolina Ohio State 69–76 Value City Arena • Columbus, OH 4,997 ACC (6–4) 7:00 PM No. 21 Miami (FL) Purdue 63–74 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN 5,831 ACC (6–5) 7:00 PM No. 13 NC State Michigan 66–55 Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC ACCN Extra 2,782 ACC (7–5) 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Northwestern 52–49 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL 411 ACC (8–5) 8:30 PM No. 12 Syracuse No. 20 Minnesota 68–72 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN 4,178 ACC (8–6) WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.Game Times in EST. Boston College did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

2017 ACC 10–4 DateTimeACC TeamBig Ten TeamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeaderNov 29 3:30 PM North Carolina Minnesota88–83 Carmichael Arena • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN Extra 6,822 ACC 1–0 6:00 PM No. 3 Notre Dame No. 22 Michigan 83–63 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN 3,100 ACC 2–0 7:00 PM Virginia No. 15 Maryland 60–59 John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA ACCN Extra 3,082 ACC 2–1 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Wisconsin58–57 Peterson Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN Extra 762 Tied 2–2 8:00 PM No. 13 Florida State Iowa 94–93 Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN 4,202 ACC 3–2 Nov 30 6:00 PM NC State Rutgers57–53 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ BTN 1,215 Tied 3–3 7:00 PM Miami (FL) Michigan State67–57 Watsco Center • Coral Gables, FL ACCN Extra 1,062 ACC 4–3 7:00 PM Syracuse Northwestern81–74 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN Extra 1,167 ACC 5–3 7:00 PM No. 14 Duke No. 8 Ohio State 69–60 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN2 5,535 ACC 6–3 7:00 PM Wake Forest Penn State 68–58 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA 2,329 ACC 6–4 7:00 PM Georgia Tech Purdue 68–55 McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, GA ACCN Extra 1,201 ACC 7–4 8:00 PM Virginia Tech Illinois96–49 State Farm Center • Champaign, IL 1,339 ACC 8–4 8:00 PM No. 4 Louisville Indiana72–59 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN 2,853 ACC 9–4 8:00 PM Clemson Nebraska 67–66 Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE 3,579 ACC 10–4 Home team is italicized. WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.Game Times in EST. Boston College did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

2016 ACC 9–5 DateTimeACC TeamBig Ten TeamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceLeaderNov 307:00 pm Boston College Penn State 60–56 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN Extra 531 B1G 1–0 No. 20 Syracuse Michigan State 75–64 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN Extra 768 Tie 1–1 No. 8 Florida State Minnesota 75–61 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN2,213 ACC 2–1 Pittsburgh Purdue67–61 Peterson Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN Extra 702 Tie 2–2 8:00 pm Wake Forest Illinois79–70 State Farm Center • Champaign, IL 1,243 ACC 3–2 9:00 pm No. 1 Notre Dame Iowa73–58 Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN 3,809 ACC 4–2 Dec 17:00 pm Georgia Tech Michigan92–52 Hank McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, GA ACCN Extra 818 ACC 4–3 NC State Indiana84–70 Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC ACCN Extra 2,203 ACC 5–3 Virginia Tech Nebraska76–67 Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA ACCN Extra 2,292 ACC 6–3 No. 18 Miami No. 9 Ohio State 94–89OT Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN 4,165 ACC 7–3 Duke Rutgers68–32 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ 2,704 ACC 8–3 North Carolina Wisconsin 72–59 Kohl Center • Madison, WI 2,972 ACC 9–3 No. 7 Louisville No. 5 Maryland 78–72 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ACCN Extra 7,816 ACC 9–4 9:00 pm Virginia Northwestern 69–60 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN 694 ACC 9–5 Home team is italicized. WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.Game Times in EST. Clemson did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

2015 Tied 7–7