The Big 12/SEC Challenge was an NCAA Division I men's college basketball series that took place in the middle of the season, usually late January, consisting of a series of ten games featuring members of the Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference.

The format was similar to the ACC–Big Ten Challenge. Each of the ten members of the Big 12 played a game against a member of the SEC. Half of the ten games were hosted by the Big 12 team and the other half were hosted by the SEC team. Because the SEC had 14 members, four teams of the SEC were excluded from the challenge each season. Effective with the 2019–20 season, the SEC teams excluded from the Big 12/SEC Challenge participated in the newly launched SEC/American Alliance against teams from the American Athletic Conference.

Previously, the Big 12 was a part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series from 2007 to 2010, and the SEC was a part of the SEC–Big East Challenge from 2007 to 2012. The contracts for those challenges were not renewed when they expired, leaving both conferences available to establish this challenge. (The issues faced by the Big East in the 2010–13 Big East Conference realignment was a factor in the decision not to renew its series with the SEC).

Two current SEC members, Texas A&M and Missouri, are former members of the Big 12. Missouri has a rivalry with current Big 12 member Kansas leaving the possibility of playing the rivalry game in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The two teams had not met in the regular season since Missouri left for the SEC until December 10, 2022, when it was played outside of the Challenge.

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

In 2024, the Coast-to-Coast Challenge succeeded the Challenge with two match-ups between the conferences.

Since 2023, the term may also refer to a 4-way football derby in the Sun Belt Conference between Kentucky and South Carolina ("SEC Derby"), and between West Virginia and Central Florida ("Big 12 Derby"). Since neither conference sponsors men's soccer, the four orphan teams belong to the Sun Belt. The four-way derby is sometimes called a "Big 12/SEC Challenge" when any of the four teams play each other, with the home conference rivalry the primary derby and the cross-conference derby the other.

Series history

Overall record

YearWinnerOverall record 2013–14 Big 12 7–3 2014–15 Big 12 6–4 2015–16 Big 12 7–3 2016–17 Tie 5–5 2017–18 SEC 6–4 2018–19Big 12 6–4 2019–20Tie5–52020–21SEC5–42021–22SEC6–42022–23Big 127–3All yearscombinedBig 12 55–44

2013–14

DateTimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderAll-TimeThurs., Nov. 14 9:00 PM Texas Tech Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 Alabama (76–64)Mon., Dec. 2 7:00 PM #17 Iowa State Auburn Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA ESPNU Iowa State (99–70)9:00 PM Texas Vanderbilt Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN2 Texas (70–64)Thurs., Dec. 5 7:00 PM TCU Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ESPNU TCU (71–61)7:00 PM West Virginia Missouri Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPN2 Missouri (80–71) 9:00 PM Kansas State Ole Miss Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS ESPN2 Kansas State (61–58) Fri., Dec. 6 9:30 PM #9 Oklahoma State South Carolina Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPNU Oklahoma State (79–52) 10:00 PM #20 Baylor #3 Kentucky AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN Baylor (67–62) Tues., Dec. 10 7:00 PM #13 Kansas #19 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN Florida (67–61)Sat., Dec. 21 7:00 PM Oklahoma Texas A&M Toyota Center • Houston, TX ESPNU Oklahoma (64–52)Arkansas, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee did not participate for the SEC.All times Eastern

2014–15

DateTimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderAll-TimeWed., Dec. 3 9:00 PM Texas Tech Auburn United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX SECN Texas Tech (46–44) Big 12 (8-3)Thurs., Dec. 4 7:00 PM #16 West Virginia LSU WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 LSU (74–73) Big 12 (8-4) 7:00 PM Baylor Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPNU Baylor (66–63) Big 12 (9-4) 9:00 PM #20 Iowa State #18 Arkansas Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA ESPN2 Iowa State (95–77) Big 12 (10-4) 9:00 PM TCU Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS ESPNU TCU (66–54)Big 12 (11-4)Fri., Dec. 5 7:00 PM #6 Texas #1 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN Kentucky (63–51)Big 12 (11-5) 9:00 PM #11 Kansas Florida Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN Kansas (71–65)Big 12 (12-5) 9:30 PM #22 Oklahoma Missouri Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPNU Oklahoma (82–63) Big 12 (13-5)Sat., Dec. 6 12:00 PM Oklahoma State South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPNU South Carolina (75–49)Big 12 (13-6) 3:15 PM Kansas State Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 Tennessee (65–64)Big 12 (13-7)Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State and Texas A&M did not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern

2015–16

DateTimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderAll-TimeSat., Jan. 30 12:00 PM #9 West Virginia Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN Florida (88–71) Big 12 (13-8) Texas Vanderbilt Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN2 Texas (72–58) Big 12 (14-8) 2:00 PM #14 Iowa State #5 Texas A&M Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN Texas A&M (72–62) Big 12 (14-9) TCU Tennessee Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX ESPN2 TCU (75–63) Big 12 (15-9) Kansas State Ole Miss Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS ESPNU Kansas State (69–64) Big 12 (16-9) 4:00 PM Texas Tech Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPNU Arkansas (75–68, OT) Big 12 (16-10) 5:00 PM #1 Oklahoma LSU Pete Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN Oklahoma (77–75) Big 12 (17-10) 6:00 PM #17 Baylor Georgia Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPN2 Baylor (83–73) Big 12 (18-10) 7:00 PM #4 Kansas #20 Kentucky Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN Kansas (90–84, OT) Big 12 (19-10) 8:00 PM Oklahoma State Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL ESPN2 Oklahoma State (74–63) Big 12 (20-10)Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi State and South Carolina did not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern

2016–17

Date Time Big 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderAll-TimeSat., Jan. 28 12:00 PM #18 West Virginia Texas A&M WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN West Virginia (81–77)Big 12 (21-10)2:00 PM Oklahoma #25 Florida Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN Florida (84–52) Big 12 (21-11) Kansas State Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 Tennessee (70–54) Big 12 (21-12) Texas Tech LSU United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPNU Texas Tech (77–64) Big 12 (22-12)4:00 PM Texas Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA ESPN Georgia (59–57) Big 12 (22-13) Iowa State Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPN2 Vanderbilt (84–78) Big 12 (22-14) Oklahoma State Arkansas Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPNU Oklahoma State (99–71) Big 12 (23-14)6:00 PM #2 Kansas #4 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN Kansas (79–73) Big 12 (24-14) #5 Baylor Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MS ESPN2 Baylor (78–75) Big 12 (25-14) TCU Auburn Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX ESPNU Auburn (88–80) Big 12 (25-15)Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi State and South Carolina did not participate for the SEC.All times Eastern

2017–18

Date TimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderAll-Time Sat., Jan. 27 12:00 PM Baylor No. 20 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN Florida (81–60) SEC (1–0)Big 12 (25-16) No. 14 Texas Tech South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPN2 Texas Tech (70–63) Tied (1–1)Big 12 (26-16) 2:00 PM Texas Ole Miss Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN2 Texas (85–72) Big 12 (2–1)Big 12 (27-16) Kansas State Georgia Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS ESPNU Kansas State (56–51) Big 12 (3–1)Big 12 (28-16) 2:15 PM No. 12 Oklahoma Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN Alabama (80–73) Big 12 (3–2)Big 12 (28-17) 4:00 PM TCU Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPN2 Vanderbilt (81–78) Big 12 (28-18) Iowa State No. 22 Tennessee Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA ESPNU Tennessee (68–45) Big 12 (28-19) 4:30 PM No. 5 Kansas Texas A&M Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN Kansas (79–68) Big 12 (29-19) 6:00 PM Oklahoma State Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 Arkansas (66–65) Big 12 (29-20) 7:00 PM No. 7 West Virginia Kentucky WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Kentucky (83–76) Big 12 (29-21)Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Missouri did not participate for the SEC.All times Eastern

2018–19

Date TimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderAll-Time Sat., Jan. 26 12:00 PM Baylor Alabama Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPNU Baylor (73-68) Big 12 (1–0)Big 12 (30-21) No. 24 Iowa State No. 20 Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MS ESPN Iowa State (87–73) Big 12 (2–0)Big 12 (31-21) TCU Florida Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX ESPN2 TCU (55-50) Big 12 (3–0)Big 12 (32-21) 2:00 PM Kansas State Texas A&M Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN Texas A&M (65-53) Big 12 (3-1)Big 12 (32-22) Oklahoma State South Carolina Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPNU Oklahoma State (74-70) Big 12 (4-1)Big 12 (33-22) Texas Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA ESPN2 Georgia (98-88) Big 12 (4-2)Big 12 (33-23) 4:00 PM Oklahoma Vanderbilt Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN2 Oklahoma (86-55) Big 12 (5-2)Big 12 (34-23) West Virginia No. 1 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN Tennessee (83-66) Big 12 (5-3)Big 12 (34-24) 6:00 PM No. 9 Kansas No. 8 KentuckyRupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN Kentucky (71-63)Big 12 (5-4)Big 12 (34-25) No. 14 Texas TechArkansasUnited Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN2 Texas Tech (67-64)Big 12 (6-4)Big 12 (35-25)Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Missouri did not participate for the SEC.All times Eastern

2019–20

DateTimeBig 12 teamSEC teamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeaderAll-TimeSat., Jan. 2512:00 PMIowa State16 AuburnAuburn Arena • Auburn, ALESPNU 9,121 Auburn (80-76) SEC (1-0)Big 12 (35-26)14 West VirginiaMissouriWVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WVESPN 14,031 West Virginia (74-51) Tied (1-1)Big 12 (36-26)2:00 PMTexasLSUFrank Erwin Center • Austin, TXESPN11,287LSU (69-67)SEC (2-1)Big 12 (36-27)OklahomaMississippi StateChesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, OKESPN26,442Oklahoma (63-62)Tied (2-2)Big 12 (37-27)4:00 PM3 KansasTennesseeAllen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSESPN16,300Kansas (74-68)Big 12 (3-2)Big 12 (38-27)Oklahoma StateTexas A&MReed Arena • College Station, TXESPNU7,622Oklahoma State (73-62)Big 12 (4-2)Big 12 (39-27)TCUArkansasBud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, ARESPN219,200Arkansas (78-67)Big 12 (4-3)Big 12 (39-28)6:00 PM18 Texas Tech15 KentuckyUnited Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TXESPN14,763Kentucky (76-74)(OT)Tied (4-4)Big 12 (39-29)Kansas StateAlabamaColeman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, ALESPN211,824Alabama (77-74)SEC (5-4)Big 12 (39-30)8:00 PM1 BaylorFloridaO'Connell Center • Gainesville, FLESPN11,092Baylor (72-61)Tied (5-5)Big 12 (40-30)Georgia, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt did not participate for the SEC.All times Eastern

2020–21