The ACC Wins the 8th Annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge
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Nov. 28, 2006

Complete Challenge Notes (as of 11/26)

11/27/06 NC State 74, Michigan 67 Raleigh, NC
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN2 (XM 191) 7:00 p.m.
Recap
11/28/06 Maryland 72, Illinois 66 Champaign, IL
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN 7:00 p.m.
Gametracker | Recap
  Wisconsin 81, Florida State 66 Madison, WI
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN2 7:30 p.m.
Recap
  Georgia Tech 77, Penn State 73 Atlanta, GA
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPNU (XM 191) 8:00 p.m.
Gametracker | Recap
  Duke 54, Indiana 51 Durham, NC
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN (XM 192) 9:00 p.m.
Recap
  Northwestern 61, Miami 59 Evanston, IL
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN2 9:30 p.m.
Gametracker | Recap
11/29/06 Boston College 65, Michigan State 58 Chestnut Hill, MA
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN (XM 191) 7:00 p.m.
Gametracker | Recap
  Virginia Tech 69, Iowa 65 Blacksburg, VA
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPNU (XM 192) 7:00 p.m.
Recap
  Purdue 61, Virginia 59 West Lafayette, IN
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN2 7:30 p.m.
Gametracker | Recap
  North Carolina 98, Ohio State 89 Chapel Hill, NC
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN (XM 193) 9:00 p.m.
Gametracker | Recap
  Clemson 90, Minnesota 68 Minneapolis, MN
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPN2 9:30 p.m.

Challenge Notes from November 28, 2006 (Complete Challenge Notes as of 11/26)

  • The ACC has won each of the eight ACC-Big Ten Challenges played to date ... ACC teams have won 48 of the 75 games played in the Challenge ... Duke (8-0) is the only undefeated team in Challenge play.
  • The ACC (.646) and the Big Ten (.616) are the two winningest conferences in NCAA Tournament history.
  • Since 1988, the ACC (20) and the Big Ten (14) have had 34 of the 76 teams in the Final Four and have captured eight national titles.
  • Teams from the ACC (357) and the Big Ten (289) have combined for 646 NCAA Tournament victories.
  • The ACC (25) and the Big Ten (17) have combined to produce 37 percent of the No. 1 seeds since the NCAA started assigning seeds in 1979.