Organizers of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge passed on an opportunity to celebrate Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell season at Duke by matching it against former conference rival Maryland or creating one final showdown with fellow Hall of Famer Tom Izzo of Michigan State.
Instead, the Blue Devils will travel to Columbus to play at Ohio State as part of the 23rd annual event pitting the nation’s two best college basketball leagues against one another.
The Duke-Ohio State game will take place on Tuesday, November 30.
The other ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups involving state teams, announced on Monday, include Northwestern at Wake Forest on November 30, and Michigan at North Carolina and Nebraska at NC State on Wednesday, December 1.
The rest of the schedule has Iowa at Virginia, Notre Dame at Illinois, Clemson at Rutgers, Florida State at Purdue, Pittsburgh at Minnesota and Indiana at Syracuse, Wisconsin at Georgia Tech, Louisville at Michigan State, Miami at Penn State and Virginia Tech at Maryland.
All 14 games will air on ESPN’s networks and be available to stream via the ESPN app. Game times and broadcast networks will be announced at a later date.
The ACC holds a 12-7-3 lead in the all-time ACC/Big Ten Challenge series.
Here is the complete schedule:
Monday, November 29
Iowa at Virginia
Notre Dame at Illinois
Tuesday, November 30
Clemson at Rutgers
Duke at Ohio State
Florida State at Purdue
Minnesota at Pitt
Indiana at Syracuse
Northwestern at Wake Forest
Wednesday, December 1
Wisconsin at Georgia Tech
Louisville at Michigan State
Miami at Penn State
Michigan at North Carolina
Nebraska at NC State
Virginia Tech at Maryland
