The matchups for the second annual ACC/SEC Challenge were announced Wednesday, highlighted by
Auburn
's trip to
Duke
and
North Carolina
hosting
Alabama
.
The first edition of the series between the two conferences ended in a 7-7 tie last season, with
Arkansas
upsetting Duke to complete the SEC's comeback from a 7-4 deficit.
Auburn-Duke and Alabama-North Carolina -- both matchups between top-15 teams -- are scheduled for Dec. 4.
Auburn is ranked No. 11 in
ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 2
5, while Duke slots in at No. 8. The Tigers are led by preseason All-American
Johni Broome
and landed a pair of impact transfers from the portal in
JP Pegues
(
Furman
) and
Miles Kelly
(
Georgia Tech
).
Duke brings in the nation's No. 1 recruiting class, headlined by projected No. 1 NBA draft pick
Cooper Flagg
.
Alabama vs. North Carolina is a rematch of last season's NCAA tournament Sweet 16 matchup, which the Crimson Tide won before advancing to the Final Four.
Mark Sears
' decision to withdraw from the NBA draft vaulted Nate Oats' team to No. 2 in the Way-Too-Early rankings, and North Carolina sits at No. 10 following the return of Wooden Award candidate
RJ Davis
.
Other intriguing matchups include John Calipari, wearing the cardinal red of Arkansas instead of the blue of Kentucky, taking his Razorbacks to Coral Gables to face
Miami
; new
Kentucky
coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats traveling to
Clemson
, which is coming off an Elite Eight appearance; and new
Louisville
coach Pat Kelsey hosting an
Ole Miss
team that should be ranked in the top 25.
Times and television designations are yet to be announced.
Full listing of ACC/SEC Challenge matchups:
Tuesday, Dec. 3
South Carolina
at
Boston College
Cal
at
Missouri
Kentucky at Clemson
Florida State
at
LSU
Georgia Tech at
Oklahoma
Ole Miss at Louisville
Arkansas at Miami
Notre Dame
at
Georgia
Syracuse
at
Tennessee
Wake Forest
at
Texas A&M
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Auburn at Duke
Texas
at
NC State
Alabama at North Carolina
Pitt
at
Mississippi State
Virginia
at
Florida
Vanderbilt
at
Virginia Tech