Big Ten/ACC matchups for women's hoops

The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday the pairings for the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge for women's basketball, which is in its second year of a four-year agreement.

The ACC/Big Ten Women's Basketball Challenge matches 11 teams from each conference in head-to-head competition traditionally on the first Wednesday, Thursday and Friday after Thanksgiving, following the men's basketball ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Last year, the ACC won eight of the 11 inaugural Big Ten/ACC Challenge games, which were spread outside the traditional timeframe.

Game times, as well as television and broadband coverage, will be announced at a later date.

2008 Challenge schedule

Dec. 3 games:

Michigan St. at Georgia Tech

North Carolina at Ohio State

Penn State at Florida State

Dec. 4 games:

Northwestern at Clemson

Maryland at Purdue

Virginia at Illinois

Boston College at Minnesota

Iowa at Duke

Virginia Tech at Wisconsin

Dec. 5 games:

N.C. State at Michigan

Indiana at Miami