Following Wisconsin’s Final Four run this past season, Bo Ryan’s Badgers are projected as a top 5 team in the country for
Bo Ryan
next season. With those kind of projections and lofty expectations, come big games.
The 2014 ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups were released yesterday and the Badgers have drawn Duke on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the Kohl Center.
Coming off a 48-38 win at Virginia last season, the Badgers own the most victories (7) among Big Ten teams during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Duke, which owns the ACC’s most wins (13) and best win percentage (.867) during the challenge, upended Michigan at home during last season’s annual series.
One of Duke’s losses in the challenge came back in 2009, a 73-69 loss to the Badgers at the Kohl Center. The teams also met in 2007 and Duke came away with an 82-58 win.
The ACC owns a 10-3-2 mark since the inception of the series in 1999.
Following is the 2014 ACC/Big Ten Challenge schedule
Monday, Dec. 1
Nebraska at Florida State
Rutgers at Clemson
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Illinois at Miami
Minnesota at Wake Forest
North Carolina State at Purdue
Ohio State at Louisville
Pittsburgh at Indiana
Syracuse at Michigan
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Duke at Wisconsin
Georgia Tech at Northwestern
Iowa at North Carolina
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Virginia at Maryland
Virginia Tech at Penn State