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[edit]
| Year | Winner | Overall Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tied | 1–1 |
| 2015 | Tied | 1–1 |
| 2016 | SEC | 6–4 |
| 2017 | Tied | 5–5 |
| 2018 | Tied | 5–5 |
| 2019 | Big 12 | 8–2 |
| 2020 | SEC | 7–1 |
| 2021 | SEC | 6–4 |
2021–22[edit]
| Date | Time | Big 12 Team | SEC Team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. Dec. 1 | 7:00 PM | West Virginia | No. 16 Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum • Lexington, KY | SECN+ | 3,587 | Kentucky (83–60) | SEC (1–0) |
| Thu. Dec. 2 | Noon | Texas Tech | No. 20 Georgia | United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX | ESPNU | 8,163 | Georgia (66–56) | SEC (2–0) |
| 9:00 PM | No. 14 Iowa State | LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPN2 | 5,810 | LSU (69–60) | SEC (3–0) | |
| Fri. Dec. 3 | 7:00 PM | Kansas State | No. 1 South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC | SECN+ | 11,657 | South Carolina (65–44) | SEC (4–0) |
| Sat. Dec. 4 | 3:00 PM | Oklahoma | Mississippi State | Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK | Bally Sports Oklahoma | 1,400 | Oklahoma (94–63) | SEC (4–1) |
| 8:00 PM | No. 5 Baylor | Missouri | Ferrell Center • Waco, TX | ESPNU | 4,160 | Baylor (70–68 | SEC (4–2) | |
| Sun. Dec. 5 | 2:00 PM | TCU | Florida | Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX | Big12+ | 1,468 | Florida (63–54) | SEC (5–2) |
| 3:00 PM | Kansas | Vanderbilt | Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS | Big12+ | 1,228 | Kansas (74–67) | SEC (5–3) | |
| 3:00 PM | Oklahoma State | Auburn | Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL | SECN+ | 1,873 | Auburn (77–66) | SEC (6–3) | |
| 4:00 PM | No. 15 Texas | No. 17 Texas A&M | Reed Arena • College Station, TX | SECN | 7,100 | Texas (76–60) | SEC (6–4) | |
| Alabama, Arkansas, Ole Miss and Tennessee did not participate for the SEC. | ||||||||
2020–21[edit]
| Date | Time | Big 12 Team | SEC Team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurs. Dec. 3 | 7:30 PM | Kansas State | #11 Kentucky | Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS | Kentucky (60–49) | SEC (1–0) | ||
| 8:30 PM | Kansas | Ole Miss | The Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MS | SECN | Ole Miss (70–53) | SEC (2–0) | ||
| Sat. Dec. 5 | 3:30 PM | Oklahoma State | Alabama | Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK | Alabama (76–72) | SEC (3–0) | ||
| Sun. Dec. 6 | Noon | #23 Iowa State | #1 South Carolina | Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA | ESPNU | South Carolina (83–65) | SEC (4–0) | |
| Noon | Oklahoma | Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA | Georgia (93–80) | SEC (5–0) | |||
| 2:00 PM | West Virginia | Tennessee | WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV | West Virginia (79–73OT) | SEC (5–1) | |||
| 6:00 PM | #4 Baylor | #16 Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN2 | Arkansas (83–78) | SEC (6–1) | ||
| 8:00 PM | #25 Texas | #12 Texas A&M | Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX | ESPN2 | 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[edit]
| Date | Time | Big 12 Team | SEC Team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. Dec. 4 | 8:00 PM | #7 Baylor | Georgia | Ferrell Center • Waco, TX | ESPN+[4] | 8,172[5] | Baylor (72–38)[6] | Big 12 (1–0) |
| 8:00 PM | Texas Tech | Ole Miss | United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX | 4,212[7] | Texas Tech (84–48)[8] | Big 12 (2–0) | ||
| Thurs. Dec. 5 | 7:00 PM | Iowa State | Alabama | Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN | 1,915[9] | Iowa State (75–66)[10] | Big 12 (3–0) |
| Sat. Dec. 7 | 3:00 PM | Kansas State | #23 Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR | SECN[4] | 2,168[11] | Arkansas (81–72)[12] | Big 12 (3–1) |
| 4:00 PM | Oklahoma | #25 LSU | Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK | 1,237[13] | Oklahoma (98–60)[14] | Big 12 (4–1) | ||
| 8:00 PM | Oklahoma State | #12 Texas A&M | Reed Arena • College Station, TX | SECN[4] | Texas A&M (74–62)[15] | Big 12 (4–2) | ||
| 3:00 PM | TCU | Auburn | Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX | 2,259 | TCU (80–65) | Big 12 (5–2) | ||
| Sun. Dec. 8 | 3:00 PM | Kansas | Florida | Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS | ESPN+[4] | 1,625[16] | Kansas (76–66)[17] | Big 12 (6–2) |
| 2:00 PM | Texas | #17 Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPN2 | 9,371[18] | Texas (66–60)[19] | Big 12 (7–2) | |
| 2:00 PM | West Virginia | #10 Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS | 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[edit]
| Date[22][23] | Time | Big 12 Team | SEC Team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu. Nov. 29 | 7:00 PM | Kansas | LSU | Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, LA | SECN | 1,604 |
Kansas (68–61) | Big 12 (1–0)
|
| 9:00 PM | TCU | Ole Miss | The Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MS | SECN | 1,270 |
TCU (55–50) | Big 12 (2–0)
| |
| Sun. Dec. 2 | 2:00 PM | Kansas State | Vanderbilt | Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS | ESPN3 | 3,130 |
Kansas State (72–61) | Big 12 (3–0)
|
| 2:00 PM | No. 10 Texas | No. 6 Mississippi State | Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX | FS1 | 4,579 |
Mississippi State (67–49) | Big 12 (3–1)
| |
| 2:00 PM | Texas Tech | Florida | O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL | SECN | 1,259 |
Florida (72–67) | Big 12 (3–2)
| |
| 3:00 PM | No. 23 Iowa State | Arkansas | Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA | 10,097 |
Iowa State (91–82) | Big 12 (4–2)
| ||
| 4:00 PM | Oklahoma | Auburn | Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL | SECN | 1,877 |
Auburn (95–79) | Big 12 (4–3)
| |
| 4:00 PM | Oklahoma State | No. 11 Tennessee | Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK | FS1 | 3,493 |
Tennessee (76–63) | Tied (4–4)
| |
| 5:00 PM | West Virginia | Missouri | WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV | 1,273 |
Missouri (68–51) | SEC (5–4)
| ||
| 7:00 PM | No. 4 Baylor | No. 18 South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC | ESPN2 | 10,531 |
Baylor (94–69) | Tied (5–5)
| |
| Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas A&M did not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern | ||||||||
2017–18[edit]
| Date | Time | Big 12 Team | SEC Team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu. Nov. 30 | 7:00 PM | Kansas State | No. 19 Missouri | Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO | SECN | 3,068 |
Missouri (73–59) | SEC 1–0
|
| 7:30 PM | Texas Tech | LSU | United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX | 4,303 |
LSU (48–40) | SEC 2–0
| ||
| 8:00 PM | No. 9 Baylor | No. 20 Kentucky | Ferrell Center • Waco, TX | FCS | 5,356 |
Baylor (90–63) | SEC 2–1
| |
| Fri. Dec. 1 | 1:00 PM | TCU | Alabama | Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX | FSSW | 3,457 |
TCU (88–67) | Tied 2–2
|
| Sat. Dec. 2 | 4:00 PM | Iowa State | Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | SECN | N/A |
Vanderbilt (77–74) | SEC 3–2
|
| Sun. Dec. 3 | 2:00 PM | Oklahoma State | No. 6 Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS | SECN | 5,138 |
Mississippi State (79–76) | SEC 4-2
|
| 3:00 PM | Kansas | Arkansas | Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS | JTV/ESPN3 | 1,795 |
Kansas (71–60) | SEC 4-3
| |
| 3:00 PM | Oklahoma | Florida | Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK | FSOK+ | 2,992 |
Florida (80–61) | SEC 5-3
| |
| 4:00 PM | No. 2 Texas | Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA | SECN | 3,390 |
Texas (81-53) | SEC 5-4
| |
| 8:00 PM | No. 11 West Virginia | No. 18 Texas A&M | Reed Arena • College Station, TX | ESPNU | 3,391 |
West Virginia (71-56) | Tied 5-5
| |
| Auburn, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee did not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern | ||||||||
2016–17[edit]
| Date [24][25] | Time | Big 12 Team | SEC Team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu. Dec. 1 | 6:00 PM | #12 Oklahoma | #17 Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum • Lexington, KY | SECN | 4,400 |
Kentucky (82–68) | SEC 1–0
|
| 7:00 PM | #14 Texas | #3 South Carolina | Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX | ESPN2 | 3,330 |
South Carolina (76–67) | SEC 2–0
| |
| 8:00 PM | Kansas State | #23 Auburn | Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS | 4,160 |
Kansas State (71–66) | SEC 2–1
| ||
| Sat. Dec. 3 | 2:30 PM | Iowa State | #6 Mississippi State | Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA | FSN | 10,643 |
Mississippi State (85–81) OT | SEC 3–1
|
| 4:00 PM | Texas Tech | Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | 1,370 |
Arkansas (66–60) | SEC 4–1
| |
| 8:00 PM | Oklahoma State | Georgia | Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK | 2,497 |
Oklahoma State (71–51) | SEC 4–2
| ||
| Sun. Dec. 4 | 12:00 PM | Kansas | Alabama | Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN | 1,176 |
Alabama (71–65) OT | SEC 5–2
|
| 2:00 PM | TCU | LSU | Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA | SECN | 1,809 |
LSU (67–61) | SEC 6–2
| |
| 2:00 PM | #16 West Virginia | Ole Miss | WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV | 2,634 |
West Virginia (66–61) | SEC 6–3
| ||
| 3:00 PM | #4 Baylor | #22 Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPN2 | 9,244 |
Baylor (88–66) | SEC 6–4
| |
| Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt did not participate for the SEC. All times Eastern | ||||||||
2015–16[edit]
| Date | Time | Big 12 Team | SEC Team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., Dec. 20 | 2:30 PM | #5 Texas | Arkansas | Chesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, OK | FS1 | N/A |
Texas (61–50) | Big 12 (1–0)
|
| 5:00 PM | #17 Oklahoma | #18 Texas A&M | Chesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, OK | FS1 | 2,403 |
Texas A&M (74–68) | Tied (1–1)
| |
All times Eastern | ||||||||
2014–15[edit]
| Date | Time | Big 12 Team | SEC Team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., Dec., 21 | 1:30 PM | #3 Texas | #4 Texas A&M | Verizon Arena • North Little Rock, AR | SECN | 2,544 |
Texas (67–65) | Big 12 (1–0)
|
| 4:00 PM | Oklahoma | Arkansas | Verizon Arena • North Little Rock, AR | SECN | 3,689 |
Arkansas (71-64) | Tied (1-1) | |
| All times Eastern. | ||||||||
Team records[edit]
Big 12 Conference (1–2–4)[edit]
| Institution | Wins | Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Lady Bears | 3 | 0 |
| Iowa State Cyclones | 2 | 2 |
| Kansas Jayhawks | 3 | 1 |
| Kansas State Wildcats | 2 | 2 |
| Oklahoma Sooners | 1 | 5 |
| Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 1 | 3 |
| Texas Longhorns | 4 | 2 |
| TCU Horned Frogs | 3 | 1 |
| Texas Tech Lady Raiders | 0 | 3 |
| West Virginia Mountaineers | 3 | 1 |
| Overall | 22 | 20 |
Southeastern Conference (2–1–4)[edit]
| Institution | Wins | Loss | Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Crimson Tide | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Arkansas Razorbacks | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Auburn Tigers | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Florida Gators | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Georgia Lady Bulldogs | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Kentucky Wildcats | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| LSU Lady Tigers | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Missouri Tigers | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ole Miss Rebels | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| South Carolina Gamecocks | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennessee Lady Volunteers | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Texas A&M Aggies | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Overall | 23 | 21 | --- |
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Big 12/SEC Women's Basketball Challenge Schedule and Ticket Information Released" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. September 30, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Vanderbilt's women's basketball team cancels game against Texas Tech
- ^ MIZZOU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE UPDATE
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