Official Big 10 vs ACC Tourney Matchups per Rothstein...

[BigEastPhil]

I. Tier 1 Games:
-Ohio State at Louisville
- UNC at Indiana (rematch of Sweet 16 game with Bluebloods)
- Syracuse at Wisconsin (Syracuse leaves the State of NY for an OOC Game)
- Michigan State vs Duke (classic matchup however Duke will probably preseason #1 or #2)


II. Tier 2 games:

- V Tech at Michigan (2 squads that will make dance in 17 and both mucho improved)
- Iowa at Notre Dame (Iowa will not be good as they lost 4 seniors and ND will win)
- NC State at Illinois (2 squads that should be greatly improved in 17 as well with big aspirations for NC State)
- Pitt at Maryland (intriguing matchup)
- Purdue at Virginia


III. Tier 3 Games:

- Nebraska at Clemson (would be terrific football game)
- Minnesota at Florida State (nice vacation for Gophers)
- Rutgers at Miami (odd matchup...as BC did not make cut for tourney)
- Wake Forest at Northwestern (is this the year NW finally makes it to dance?)
- Georgia Tech at Penn State (PSU should be improved)
BC did not make the cut as ACC has 15 schools and Big 10 has 14 schools...which is probably reason why we're matched up against Miami.....

 

[ecojew]

If this is, indeed supposed to be a "challenge", then I fail to see how having RU (#14) playing at Miami (#3) makes any sense whatsoever. The top 6 in the ACC last season:


N. Carolina (3) 14-4 33-7

Virginia (4) 13-5 29-8

Miami (FL) (10) 13-5 27-8

Louisville (16) 12-6 23-8

Duke (19) 11-7 25-11

Notre Dame 11-7 24-12

 

[Local Shill]

Purdue is playing Louisville.
Ohio State gets Virginia.

He had two matchups wrong.

http://btn.com/2016/05/24/2016-big-tenacc-challenge-matchups-announced/

 

[oldman87]

The new staff already gettin mad respect without even conducted a single practice.

 

[knights1212]

We officially got the shaft. I checked all 8 BIG teams in the Gavitt games and we are the only one to get two away games. The other 7 all got one home game and one away game if they are in both the Gavitt games and the BIG10-ACC Challenge.

 

[TDIrish27]

I think Purdue is going to be a real good club next year.

Getting Spike Albrecht as a 5th year transfer IMO helps them a ton.