The 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge in basketball has been set, according to <a href="https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1932891436753760468">a report by CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein</a>. The annual challenge is now going into its third year.



The inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge (2023) led to a 7-7 tie, but last year’s Challenge (2024) was dominated by the SEC 14-2. The ACC’s two wins were <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/clemson-tigers/">Clemson</a> over <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/">Kentucky</a> and <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/duke-blue-devils/">Duke</a> over <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/auburn-tigers/">Auburn</a>.



This year’s matchups include eight of last year’s 16 teams from the Sweet Sixteen and 18 teams that made the NCAA Tournament.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-2025-acc-sec-challenge-matchups">2025 ACC/SEC Challenge Matchups</h2>



<a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/">Florida</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/duke-blue-devils/">Duke</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/sites/north-carolina-cs/">North Carolina</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/">Kentucky</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/virginia-cavaliers/">Virginia</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/">Texas</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/nc-state-wolfpack/">NC State</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/auburn-tigers/">Auburn</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/clemson-tigers/">Clemson</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/alabama-crimson-tide/">Alabama</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/louisville-cardinals/">Louisville</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/arkansas-razorbacks/">Arkansas</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/oklahoma-sooners/">Oklahoma</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/wake-forest-demon-deacons/">Wake Forest</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/smu-mustangs/">SMU</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/vanderbilt-commodores/">Vanderbilt</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-am-aggies/">Texas A&M</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/pittsburgh-panthers/">Pittsburgh</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/mississippi-state-bulldogs/">Mississippi State</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets/">Georgia Tech</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/miami-hurricanes/">Miami</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/ole-miss-rebels/">Ole Miss</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/lsu-tigers/">LSU</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/boston-college-eagles/">Boston College</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/virginia-tech-hokies/">Virginia Tech</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks/">South Carolina</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/tennessee-volunteers/">Tennessee</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/syracuse-orange/">Syracuse</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/missouri-tigers/">Missouri</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish/">Notre Dame</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/georgia-bulldogs/">Georgia</a> at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/">Florida State</a>



This year’s Challenge is highlighted by Florida at Duke, North Carolina at Kentucky and Louisville at Arkansas.



Florida and Duke were two of four No. 1 seeds that made the Final Four last season, marking just the second time in NCAA Tournament history (2008) that all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four. Florida defeated Auburn in the Final Four and went on to beat <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/houston-cougars/">Houston</a> 65-63 in the National Championship game. Duke fell to Houston 70-67 in the Final Four after blowing a nine-point lead with three minutes remaining.



Kentucky and North Carolina will mark a battle of the blue bloods, as the ‘Cats are second all-time with 2,412 wins and the Tar Heels are third all-time with 2,395 wins. These two historical programs have not played at Rupp Arena since 2015, when the eventual 38-1 Wildcats took down the Heels 84-70.



Finally, Louisville vs. Arkansas will mark some interesting coaching matchups. Former Kentucky head coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/john-calipari-131119/">John Calipari</a> will coach against his former rival Louisville for the first time since 2024. As head coach at Kentucky, Calipari was 13-3 against the Cardinals. Arkansas assistant coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/kenny-payne-134595/">Kenny Payne</a> will also face his former team, where he won a National Championship in 1986 and coached from 2022-24. Under Payne, Louisville went just 12-52 in two seasons before he was let go.



Other intriguing matchups include 2025 Final Four runner-ups Auburn against NC State and first-year head coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/will-wade-133509/">Will Wade</a>, a historical football rivalry between Alabama and Clemson and first-year head coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/ryan-odom-134130/">Ryan Odom</a> at Virginia against first-year head coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/sean-miller-131075/">Sean Miller</a> at Texas.

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