Alabama draws Clemson in 2025 SEC/ACC Challenge
The matchups for the 2025 SEC/ACC Challenge have been announced, and this year Alabama will host Clemson in Coleman Coliseum, per a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. The date of the game is still TBA.
It will be the second time in three years that these two teams have played in the challenge, the last time coming in the inaugural challenge 2023 when Clemson came into Tuscaloosa and won 85-77. The two met again that season in the Elite Eight, with Alabama winning the rematch to go to the program’s first-ever Final Four.
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Alabama won its first challenge game last season, going on the road to beat North Carolina 94-79.
Clemson is yet another marquee non-conference opponent the Crimson Tide has on its schedule for 2025-26. Others include St. John’s, Purdue, Arizona and Illinois. Alabama will also compete in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving week.
The SEC dominated the challenge last season, winning 14-2. The other matchups in this year’s challenge include:
- Florida @ Duke
- North Carolina @ Kentucky
- Virginia @ Texas
- NC State @ Auburn
- Louisville @ Arkansas
- Oklahoma @ Wake Forest
- SMU @ Vanderbilt
- Texas A&M @ Pitt
- Mississippi State @ Georgia Tech
- Miami @ Ole Miss
- LSU @ Boston College
- Virginia Tech @ South Carolina
- Tennessee @ Syracuse
- Missouri @ Notre Dame
- Georgia@ Florida State
Be sure to check out BOL’s Alabama basketball roster tracker to keep up with where the 2025-26 roster stands throughout the offseason.
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