Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge explained

The Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge was an NCAA Division I women's college basketball series that took place early in the season, consisting of a series of games featuring members of the Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference.

In the first two seasons of the challenge (2014–15 and 2015–16), only two members of each conference were involved. Starting in the 2016–17 season, the series expanded to include all 10 members of the Big 12 and an equal number of the 14 SEC teams.[1]

Since the 2016–17 season, the challenge is similar in format to the previously existing ACC–Big Ten Challenge and men's Big 12/SEC Challenge.

The series between the two conferences, as of 2020, is at 2–1–4, with the SEC leading.

Series History

Year WinnerOverall Record
2014Tied1–1
2015Tied1–1
2016SEC6–4
2017Tied5–5
2018Tied5–5
2019Big 128–2
2020SEC7–1
2021SEC6–4

2021–22

DateTimeBig 12 TeamSEC TeamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Wed. Dec. 1 7:00 PM No. 16 Kentucky SECN+3,587Kentucky (83–60) SEC (1–0)
Thu. Dec. 2Noon No. 20 Georgia 8,163Georgia (66–56) SEC (2–0)
9:00 PM LSU 5,810LSU (69–60) SEC (3–0)
Fri. Dec. 3 7:00 PM No. 1 South Carolina SECN+11,657South Carolina (65–44) SEC (4–0)
Sat. Dec. 4 3:00 PM Oklahoma Bally Sports Oklahoma1,400Oklahoma (94–63) SEC (4–1)
8:00 PM No. 5 Baylor ESPNU 4,160Baylor (70–68 SEC (4–2)
Sun. Dec. 52:00 PM Florida Big12+1,468Florida (63–54) SEC (5–2)
3:00 PM Kansas Big12+1,228Kansas (74–67) SEC (5–3)
3:00 PM Auburn SECN+1,873Auburn (77–66) SEC (6–3)
4:00 PM No. 15 Texas SECN 7,100Texas (76–60) SEC (6–4)
Alabama, Arkansas, Ole Miss and Tennessee did not participate for the SEC.

2020–21

DateTimeBig 12 TeamSEC TeamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Thurs. Dec. 3 7:30 PM
  1. 11 Kentucky
Kentucky (60–49) SEC (1–0)
8:30 PM Ole Miss Ole Miss (70–53) SEC (2–0)
Sat. Dec. 5 3:30 PM Alabama Alabama (76–72) SEC (3–0)
Sun. Dec. 6 Noon
  1. 1 South Carolina
South Carolina (83–65) SEC (4–0)
Noon Georgia Georgia (93–80) SEC (5–0)
2:00 PM West Virginia West Virginia (79–73OT) SEC (5–1)
6:00 PM
  1. 16 Arkansas
Arkansas (83–78) SEC (6–1)
8:00 PM
  1. 12 Texas A&M
Texas A&M (66–61) SEC (7–1)
Auburn, Florida, LSU, and Mississippi State did not participate for the SEC. The Vanderbilt-Texas Tech and TCU-Missouri games were canceled due to COVID-19.[2] [3]
All times Eastern

2019–20

DateTimeBig 12 TeamSEC TeamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Wed. Dec. 48:00 PM
  1. 7 Baylor
ESPN+8,172[4] Baylor (72–38)[5] Big 12 (1–0)
8:00 PM Texas Tech 4,212[6] Texas Tech (84–48)[7] Big 12 (2–0)
Thurs. Dec. 5 7:00 PM Iowa State 1,915[8] Iowa State (75–66)[9] Big 12 (3–0)
Sat. Dec. 73:00 PM
  1. 23 Arkansas
SECN[10] 2,168[11] Arkansas (81–72)[12] Big 12 (3–1)
4:00 PM Oklahoma 1,237[13] Oklahoma (98–60)[14] Big 12 (4–1)
8:00 PM
  1. 12 Texas A&M
SECNTexas A&M (74–62)[15] Big 12 (4–2)
3:00 PM TCU 2,259 TCU (80–65) Big 12 (5–2)
Sun. Dec. 83:00 PM Kansas ESPN+1,625[16] Kansas (76–66)[17] Big 12 (6–2)
2:00 PM Texas 9,371[18] Texas (66–60)[19] Big 12 (7–2)
2:00 PM West Virginia SECN 7,113[20] West Virginia (71–65)[21] Big 12 (8–2)
Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt did not participate for the SEC.
All times Eastern

2018–19

Date[22] [23] TimeBig 12 TeamSEC TeamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Thu. Nov. 29 7:00 PM Kansas Kansas (68–61)
9:00 PM TCU SECN TCU (55–50)
Sun. Dec. 2 2:00 PM Kansas State Kansas State (72–61)
2:00 PM No. 6 Mississippi State Mississippi State (67–49)
2:00 PM Florida SECN Florida (72–67)
3:00 PM No. 23 Iowa State Iowa State (91–82)
4:00 PM Auburn SECN Auburn (95–79)
4:00 PM No. 11 Tennessee FS1 Tennessee (76–63)
5:00 PM Missouri Missouri (68–51)
7:00 PM No. 4 Baylor Baylor (94–69)
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas A&M did not participate for the SEC.
All times Eastern

2017–18

DateTimeBig 12 TeamSEC TeamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Thu. Nov. 30 7:00 PM Missouri (73–59)
7:30 PM LSU (48–40)
8:00 PM Baylor (90–63)
Fri. Dec. 1 1:00 PM TCU (88–67)
Sat. Dec. 2 4:00 PM SECN Vanderbilt (77–74)
Sun. Dec. 3 2:00 PM No. 6 Mississippi State SECN Mississippi State (79–76)
3:00 PM Kansas Kansas (71–60)
3:00 PM Florida Florida (80–61)
4:00 PM No. 2 Texas SECN Texas (81-53)
8:00 PM No. 11 West Virginia West Virginia (71-56)
Auburn, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee did not participate for the SEC.
All times Eastern

2016–17

Date [24] [25] TimeBig 12 TeamSEC TeamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Thu. Dec. 1 6:00 PM Kentucky (82–68)
7:00 PM South Carolina (76–67)
8:00 PM Kansas State (71–66)
Sat. Dec. 3 2:30 PM FSN Mississippi State (85–81) OT
4:00 PM SECN Arkansas (66–60)
8:00 PM Oklahoma State (71–51)
Sun. Dec. 4 12:00 PM SECN Alabama (71–65) OT
2:00 PM SECN LSU (67–61)
2:00 PM West Virginia (66–61)
3:00 PM ESPN2 Baylor (88–66)
Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt did not participate for the SEC.
All times Eastern

2015–16

DateTimeBig 12 TeamSEC TeamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Sun., Dec. 20 2:30 PM Texas (61 - 50)
5:00 PM Chesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, OK FS1 Texas A&M (74 - 68)

All times Eastern

2014–15

DateTimeBig 12 TeamSEC TeamLocationTVAttendanceWinnerLeader
Sun., Dec., 21 1:30 PM
  1. 4 Texas A&M
SECNTexas (67 - 65)
4:00 PMVerizon Arena • North Little Rock, AR SECN Arkansas (71-64)Tied (1-1)
All times Eastern.

Team records

Big 12 Conference (1–2–4)

InstitutionWinsLoss
Baylor Lady Bears30
Iowa State Cyclones22
Kansas Jayhawks31
Kansas State Wildcats22
Oklahoma Sooners15
Oklahoma State Cowgirls13
Texas Longhorns42
TCU Horned Frogs31
Texas Tech Lady Raiders03
West Virginia Mountaineers31
Overall2220

Southeastern Conference (2–1–4)

InstitutionWinsLossOut
Alabama Crimson Tide123
Arkansas Razorbacks330
Auburn Tigers212
Florida Gators213
Georgia Lady Bulldogs023
Kentucky Wildcats213
LSU Lady Tigers222
Missouri Tigers203
Mississippi State Bulldogs312
Ole Miss Rebels122
South Carolina Gamecocks112
Tennessee Lady Volunteers121
Texas A&M Aggies223
Vanderbilt Commodores112
Overall2321---
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 2019–20 challenge).

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Big 12/SEC Women’s Basketball Challenge Schedule and Ticket Information Released . Big 12 Conference . September 30, 2016 . January 22, 2016.
  2. https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/12/01/vanderbilts-womens-basketball-team-cancels-season-opening-game-against-texas-tech-covid/3780876001/ Vanderbilt's women's basketball team cancels game against Texas Tech
  3. https://mutigers.com/news/2020/11/30/mizzou-womens-basketball-schedule-update.aspx MIZZOU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE UPDATE
  4. Web site: Georgia vs. Baylor - Team Statistics - December 4, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  5. Web site: Georgia vs. Baylor - Game Recap - December 4, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  6. Web site: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech - Team Statistics - December 4, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  7. Web site: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech - Box Score - December 4, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  8. Web site: Iowa State vs. Alabama - Team Statistics - December 5, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  9. Web site: Iowa State vs. Alabama - Box Score - December 5, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  10. Web site: WatchESPN: Live Sports, Game Replays, Video Highlights. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  11. Web site: Kansas State vs. Arkansas - Team Statistics - December 7, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  12. Web site: Kansas State vs. Arkansas - Game Recap - December 7, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  13. Web site: LSU vs. Oklahoma - Team Statistics - December 7, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  14. Web site: LSU vs. Oklahoma - Game Recap - December 7, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  15. Web site: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M - Game Recap - December 7, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  16. Web site: Florida vs. Kansas - Team Statistics - December 8, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  17. Web site: Florida vs. Kansas - Box Score - December 8, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  18. Web site: Texas vs. Tennessee - Game Summary - December 8, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  19. Web site: Texas vs. Tennessee - Game Summary - December 8, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-12-09.
  20. Web site: Women's Basketball vs West Virginia on 12/8/2019 - Box Score. Mississippi State. en. 2019-12-09.
  21. Web site: Women's Basketball vs West Virginia on 12/8/2019 - Box Score. Mississippi State. en. 2019-12-09.
  22. Web site: Matchups Announced for 2018 SEC/Big 12 Women's Challenge . 2018-07-23. Big 12 Conference. Big 12 Conference.
  23. Web site: Matchups announced for SEC/Big 12 Women's Challenge. 2018-07-23. SEC. Southeastern Conference.
  24. Web site: Big 12 and SEC announce 2016 Women’s basketball challenge schedule . 2016-07-26. Big 12 Conference. Big 12 Conference.
  25. Web site: SEC/Big 12 WBB Challenge schedule announced. 2016-07-26. SEC. Southeastern Conference.

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