Big 12/SEC Challenge

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The Big 12/SEC Challenge is an NCAA college basketball series that takes place in the middle of the season, usually late January, consisting of a series of ten games featuring members of the Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference.

The format is similar to the ACC–Big Ten Challenge. Each of the ten members of the Big 12 plays a game against a member of the SEC. Half of the ten games are hosted by the Big 12 team and the other half are hosted by the SEC team. Because the SEC has 14 members, four teams of the SEC are excluded from the challenge each season.

Previously, the Big 12 was a part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series from 2007 to 2010, and the SEC was a part of the SEC–Big East Challenge from 2007 to 2012. The contracts for those challenges were not renewed when they expired, leaving both conferences available to establish this challenge. (The issues faced by the Big East in the 2010–13 Big East Conference realignment was a factor in the decision not to renew its series with the SEC).

Series History

Year	Winner	Overall Record
2013–14	Big 12	7–3
2014–15	Big 12	6–4
2015–16	Big 12	7–3
2016–17

2013–14

Date	Time	Big 12 Team	SEC Team	Location	TV	Attendance	Winner	Leader
Thurs., Nov. 14	9:00 PM	Texas Tech	Alabama	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	10,746	Alabama (76–64)[1]	SEC (1–0)
Mon., Dec. 2	7:00 PM	#17 Iowa State	Auburn	Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA	ESPNU	13,889	Iowa State (99–70)[2]	Tied (1–1)
	9:00 PM	Texas	Vanderbilt	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX	ESPN2	7,431	Texas (70–64)[3]	Big 12 (2–1)
Thurs., Dec. 5	7:00 PM	TCU	Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS	ESPNU	6,795	TCU (71–61)	Big 12 (3–1)
	7:00 PM	West Virginia	Missouri	Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO	ESPN2	7,292	Missouri (80-71)	Big 12 (3–2)
	9:00 PM	Kansas State	Ole Miss	Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS	ESPN2	11,990	Kansas State (61–58)	Big 12 (4–2)
Fri., Dec. 6	9:30 PM	#9 Oklahoma State	South Carolina	Gallagher Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK	ESPNU	13,611	Oklahoma State (79–52)	Big 12 (5–2)
	10:00 PM	#20 Baylor	#3 Kentucky	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	12,818	Baylor (67–62)	Big 12 (6–2)
Tues., Dec. 10	7:00 PM	#13 Kansas	#19 Florida	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	12,423	Florida (67–61)	Big 12 (6–3)
Sat., Dec. 21	7:00 PM	Oklahoma	Texas A&M	Toyota Center • Houston, TX	ESPNU	N/A	Oklahoma (64–52)	Big 12 (7–3)
Inaugural that the invitational featured 10 games – All times Eastern Arkansas, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee did not participate for the SEC.

2014–15

Date	Time	Big 12 Team	SEC Team	Location	TV	Attendance	Winner	Leader
Wed., Dec. 3	9:00 PM	Texas Tech	Auburn	United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX	SECN	7,040	Texas Tech (46–44)[4]	Big 12 (1–0)
Thurs., Dec. 4	7:00 PM	#16 West Virginia	LSU	WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	10,802	LSU (74–73)[5]	Tied (1–1)
	7:00 PM	Baylor	Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN	ESPNU	7,740	Baylor (66–63) [6]	Big 12 (2–1)
	9:00 PM	#20 Iowa State	#18 Arkansas	Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA	ESPN2	14,384	Iowa State (95–77)[7]	Big 12 (3–1)
	9:00 PM	TCU	Ole Miss	Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS	ESPNU	6,370	TCU (66–54)[8]	Big 12 (4–1)
Fri., Dec. 5	7:00 PM	#6 Texas	#1 Kentucky	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	ESPN	24,340	Kentucky (63–51)[9]	Big 12 (4–2)
	9:00 PM	#11 Kansas	Florida	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN	16,300	Kansas (71–65)[10]	Big 12 (5–2)
	9:30 PM	#22 Oklahoma	Missouri	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK	ESPNU	11,652	Oklahoma (82–63)[11]	Big 12 (6–2)
Sat., Dec. 6	12:00 PM	Oklahoma State	South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC	ESPNU	12,007	South Carolina (75–49)[12]	Big 12 (6–3)
	3:15 PM	Kansas State	Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	14,111	Tennessee (65–64)[13]	Big 12 (6–4)
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State and Texas A&M did not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern

2015–16

Date	Time	Big 12 Team	SEC Team	Location	TV	Attendance	Winner	Leader
Sat., Jan. 30	12:00 PM	#9 West Virginia	Florida	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	11,611	Florida (88–71)	SEC (1–0)
	12:00 PM	Texas	Vanderbilt	Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX	ESPN2	13,041	Texas (72–58)	Tied (1–1)
	2:00 PM	#14 Iowa State	#5 Texas A&M	Reed Arena • College Station, TX	ESPN	12,473	Texas A&M (72–62)	SEC (2–1)
	2:00 PM	TCU	Tennessee	Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	5,761	TCU (75–63)	Tied (2–2)
	2:00 PM	Kansas State	Ole Miss	Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS	ESPNU	12,528	Kansas State (69–64)	Big 12 (3–2)
	4:00 PM	Texas Tech	Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	ESPNU	15,975	Arkansas (75–68, OT)	Tied (3–3)
	5:00 PM	#1 Oklahoma	LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	13,882	Oklahoma (77–75)	Big 12 (4–3)
	6:00 PM	#17 Baylor	Georgia	Ferrell Center • Waco, TX	ESPN2	9,675	Baylor (83–73)	Big 12 (5–3)
	7:00 PM	#4 Kansas	#20 Kentucky	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN	16,300	Kansas (90–84, OT)	Big 12 (6–3)
	8:00 PM	Oklahoma State	Auburn	Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL	ESPN2	8,867	Oklahoma State (74–63)	Big 12 (7–3)
Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi State and South Carolina did not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern

2016–17

Date [14]	Time [15]	Big 12 Team	SEC Team	Location	TV	Attendance	Winner	Leader
Sat., Jan. 28	12:00 PM	West Virginia	Texas A&M	WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV	ESPN
	2:00 PM	Oklahoma	Florida	Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK	ESPN
		Kansas State	Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2
		Texas Tech	LSU	United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX	ESPNU
	4:00 PM	Texas	Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	ESPN
		Iowa State	Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN	ESPN2
		Oklahoma State	Arkansas	Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK	ESPNU
	6:00 PM	Kansas	Kentucky	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	ESPN
		Baylor	Ole Miss	The Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MS	ESPN2
		TCU	Auburn	Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU
Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi State and South Carolina will not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern

Team records

Big 12 Conference (3–0–0)

Institution	Wins	Loss
Baylor Bears	3	0
Oklahoma Sooners	3	0
TCU Horned Frogs	3	0
Iowa State Cyclones	2	1
Kansas Jayhawks	2	1
Kansas State Wildcats	2	1
Oklahoma State Cowboys	2	1
Texas Longhorns	2	1
Texas Tech Red Raiders	1	2
West Virginia Mountaineers	0	3
Overall	20	10

Southeastern Conference (0–3–0)

Institution	Wins	Loss	Out
Alabama Crimson Tide	1	0	3
Arkansas Razorbacks	1	1	1
Auburn Tigers	0	3	0
Florida Gators	2	1	0
Georgia Bulldogs	0	1	2
Kentucky Wildcats	1	2	0
LSU Tigers	1	1	1
Missouri Tigers	1	1	2
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0	1	3
Ole Miss Rebels	0	3	0
South Carolina Gamecocks	1	1	2
Tennessee Volunteers	1	1	1
Texas A&M Aggies	1	1	1
Vanderbilt Commodores	0	3	0
Overall	10	20	---

Because the conferences do not have the same number of members (SEC has 14, Big 12 has 10) four teams from the SEC are excluded from participation each year. The number of times an SEC team is excluded is shown in the "Out" column in the table above (updated to include 2016-17 challenge).

See also

• Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge

References

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