For title hopefuls, this is when the nonconference schedule gets honest. The third annual ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge packs 16 matchups into two nights and asks who can make early December look like March.
The women’s lineup airs Dec. 3 and 4 on ESPN networks and the ESPN app. Some of the nation’s best teams will take part in this challenge, so expect plenty of attention to be brought to the massive slate. The full schedule is no joke:
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Game |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Stream |
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Kentucky at Miami |
5 p.m., Wed. |
ESPN2 |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Georgia at Florida State |
5 p.m., Wed. |
ESPNU |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Virginia at Vanderbilt |
5 p.m., Wed. |
SECN |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Auburn at Syracuse |
5 p.m., Wed. |
ACCN |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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NC State at Oklahoma |
7:15 p.m., Wed. |
ESPN2 |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Georgia Tech at Texas A&M |
7:15 p.m., Wed. |
SECN |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Tennessee at Stanford |
9:15 p.m., Wed. |
ESPN2 |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Florida at Virginia Tech |
5 p.m., Thu. |
ESPN2 |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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South Carolina at Louisville |
7 p.m., Thu. |
ESPN |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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North Carolina at Texas |
7 p.m., Thu. |
ESPN2 |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Clemson at Alabama |
7 p.m., Thu. |
ESPNU |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Pittsburgh at Mississippi State |
7 p.m., Thu. |
SECN |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Arkansas at SMU |
7 p.m., Thu. |
ACCN |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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LSU at Duke |
9 p.m., Thu. |
ESPN |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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Notre Dame at Ole Miss |
9 p.m., Thu. |
ESPN2 |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
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California at Missouri |
9 p.m., Thu. |
SECN |
Fubo (Stream Free Now) |
All ESPN platforms, including the conference networks, also stream on ESPN Unlimited.
Thursday’s anchor is a heavyweight doubleheader. No. 3 South Carolina visits No. 22 Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center, with both teams now treating Final Fours as expectation. Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks lean on size, depth and defense that turns bad possessions into layups. Jeff Walz’s Cardinals counter with guards who can turn one stop into a run in a building that may sound like a drive-through order but plays like a regional final.
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Later, No. 5 LSU brings Kim Mulkey’s offense to Cameron Indoor to face Duke. LSU spent November ringing up a record number of 100-point nights and has yet to score under 101 in a single game. Kara Lawson’s Blue Devils, coming off an Elite Eight run last season, are still settling a rotation but not an identity; they guard and value the ball. It is the atmosphere play of the week, Mulkey’s sideline theater walking straight into Cameron’s echo chamber.
Keep one screen on No. 11 North Carolina at No. 2 Texas. Vic Schaefer’s Longhorns, fresh off ranked wins over South Carolina and UCLA, defend as if every trip is admissible evidence. Courtney Banghart’s Tar Heels bring pace and shooting, the combination that can turn a hostile floor into a late-clock coin flip.
The undercard is lined with land mines that will matter in March: No. 19 Tennessee at Stanford as a temperature check for two brands trying to climb back into the inner circle. No. 17 Kentucky at Miami, Georgia at Florida State, and NC State at No. 9 Oklahoma as true road tests. The rest of the slate, from No. 18 Notre Dame at No. 13 Ole Miss to Auburn-Syracuse, will live on somebody’s resume long after the holiday lights come down.
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