Report: Michigan to host Virginia in 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Another piece of Michigan basketball’s 2022-23 schedule has been revealed. The Wolverines will host Virginia on Nov. 29 in the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge between the two storied conferences, according to multiple media reports.
The two programs have met only once in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, a 70-58 Virginia win in Charlottesville during the 2011 season. The two teams are deadlocked at 2-2 in the all-time series. The showdown pits two teams together who have had plenty of recent success. Michigan is coming off its fifth-straight appearance in the Sweet 16, while the Cavaliers won a national championship during the 2019 season.
Michigan’s non-conference schedule is still a work in progress. The Wolverines will play in the Legends Classic on Nov. 16-17 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Arizona State, Pittsburgh and VCU are the other teams involved. Other headline events will be the team’s Dec. 4 contest against Kentucky in London, England and the Dec. 21 Jumpman Invitational against North Carolina.
Michigan is coming off a 19-15 season in 2021-22 that was capped off by the program’s fifth-straight trip to the Sweet 16. This was short of expectations coming into the year. However, with many familiar faces returning the hope is the Wolverines will regain their championship pedigree in 2022-23.
The rest of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Opponents and dates were slowly leaked throughout the morning of June 24. Below is what the rest of the conference is set to see during the clash of conferences.
Nov. 28
Minnesota at Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh at Northwestern
Nov. 29
Syracuse at Illinois
Maryland at Louisville
Penn State at Clemson
Virginia at Michigan
Wake Forest at Wisconsin
Georgia Tech at Iowa
Nov. 30
North Carolina at Indiana
Ohio State at Duke
Purdue at Florida State
Rutgers at Miami (FL)
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Boston College at Nebraska
Michigan schedule coming into focus
Last week, the Big Ten announced conference foes that Michigan will see in 2022-23.
The Wolverines will play single home games against Nebraska, Ohio State and Purdue at Crisler Center with one-off road games at Illinois, Iowa and Rutgers. The Wolverines will take on Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State and Wisconsin in home-and-home series.
Dates and times were not made available during the announcement. The rest of the non-conference slate will be revealed at a later date.
