College basketball is still about five months away from tipping off, but it’s never too early to start salivating over the 2016-17 non conference matchups. Tonight’s teasers are courtesy of CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein with a report of the 2016 ACC/Big Ten challenge matchups.For the third consecutive year UNC, Duke, NC State and Wake Forest will help represent the ACC in the annual challenge.
Most notably, UNC (3-4 in road Challenge games) travels to Indiana for a rematch of the 2016 Sweet 16 game. Two months ago, the Tar Heels thumped the Hoosiers 101-86 in Philadelphia to advance to the Elite Eight. Indiana also hosted UNC in 2012 and demolished the Tar Heels 83-59.Indiana will host North Carolina in next season's ACC/Big Ten Challenge, sources told @CBSSports. #iubb Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 23, 2016
Michigan State is reportedly heading to Duke while Illinois will host N.C. State (1-7 on the road in the Challenge) and Wake Forest (5-2 on the road) will travel to Northwestern.Last season, NC State hosted Michigan and lost 66-59, and Wake Forest beat Rutgers on the road 69-68. Duke, which is 7-0 in the Challenge at home, last played Michigan State in 2014-15 and beat the Spartans 81-71 in the Champions Classic in Indianapolis.Duke will host Michigan State in next season's ACC/Big Ten Challenge, sources told @CBSSports. Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 23, 2016
