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 defeating 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 Too Early Top 25, while Duke is ranked No. 8. The Tigers are led by preseason All-American Johni Broome and landed a pair of impact transfers out of the portal in JP Pegues (Furman) and Miles Kelly (Georgia Tech).
Duke brings in the nation's No. 1 recruiting class, led 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 elevated Nate Oats' team to No. 2 in the rankings too early, and North Carolina is at No. 10 following the return of Wooden Award candidate RJ Davis.
Other intriguing matchups include John Calipari, wearing Arkansas Cardinal red instead of Kentucky blue, 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.
Schedules and television appointments have not yet been announced.
Complete list of ACC/SEC Challenge matchups:
Tuesday December 3
South Carolina at Boston College
Lime in Missouri
Kentucky at Clemson
Florida State at LSU
Georgia Tech in Oklahoma
Old Miss in Louisville
Arkansas in Miami
Notre Dame in Georgia
Syracuse in Tennessee
Wake Forest at Texas A&M
Wednesday December 4
Chestnut on Duke
Texas in the state of North Carolina
Alabama in North Carolina
Pitt at Mississippi State
Virginia in Florida
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech
