BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Highlighted by Kansas State's visit to Texas A&M, the sixth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge will feature 10 games played on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in a matchup of two premier college basketball conferences.
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All 10 of the Big 12's teams and 10 of the SEC's 14 member institutions will participate in this year's event. Each of the 10 SEC teams that participated in the 2018 Challenge are a part of the 2019 event.
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The SEC is coming off a 6-4 win in the Big 12/SEC Challenge after a 5-5 tie in 2017. The SEC is also riding the momentum of a league-record eight schools participating in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, including the Aggies' run to the Sweet 16.
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Kansas State, meanwhile, also made major waves during March Madness by advancing to the Elite Eight for the 12th time in school history.
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The Aggies and Wildcats, who faced off annually as members of the Big 12 Conference from 1997-2012, have played a total of 26 times on the hardwood with KSU holding an 18-8 edge in the all-time series. The most recent meeting came Dec. 12, 2015, when Texas A&M was lifted by a 25-point performance by Jalen Jones en route to a 78-68 victory over the Wildcats inside Reed Arena.
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This will be the fourth year that a bye in the league schedule for participating teams was created to accommodate the single-day format. The four SEC teams not participating will play each other in conference games the same day.
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Four of the 10 games will be televised on ESPN, four on ESPN2 and two games will air on ESPNU. All 10 games will also be available on the ESPN app. ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm – the Saturday roadshow that discusses the top storylines of the college basketball season – will originate from one of the Challenge games.
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"The Big 12/SEC Challenge is a unique opportunity to showcase our basketball programs. Playing the event on a single-date in January puts our programs in the college basketball spotlight," SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said.
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Alabama at Baylor
Arkansas at Texas Tech
Florida at TCU
Texas at Georgia
Kansas at Kentucky
Iowa State at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Oklahoma State
West Virginia at Tennessee
Kansas State at Texas A&M
Vanderbilt at Oklahoma
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All 10 of the Big 12's teams and 10 of the SEC's 14 member institutions will participate in this year's event. Each of the 10 SEC teams that participated in the 2018 Challenge are a part of the 2019 event.
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The SEC is coming off a 6-4 win in the Big 12/SEC Challenge after a 5-5 tie in 2017. The SEC is also riding the momentum of a league-record eight schools participating in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, including the Aggies' run to the Sweet 16.
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Kansas State, meanwhile, also made major waves during March Madness by advancing to the Elite Eight for the 12th time in school history.
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The Aggies and Wildcats, who faced off annually as members of the Big 12 Conference from 1997-2012, have played a total of 26 times on the hardwood with KSU holding an 18-8 edge in the all-time series. The most recent meeting came Dec. 12, 2015, when Texas A&M was lifted by a 25-point performance by Jalen Jones en route to a 78-68 victory over the Wildcats inside Reed Arena.
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This will be the fourth year that a bye in the league schedule for participating teams was created to accommodate the single-day format. The four SEC teams not participating will play each other in conference games the same day.
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Four of the 10 games will be televised on ESPN, four on ESPN2 and two games will air on ESPNU. All 10 games will also be available on the ESPN app. ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm – the Saturday roadshow that discusses the top storylines of the college basketball season – will originate from one of the Challenge games.
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"The Big 12/SEC Challenge is a unique opportunity to showcase our basketball programs. Playing the event on a single-date in January puts our programs in the college basketball spotlight," SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said.
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2019 SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE
(January 26, 2019)Alabama at Baylor
Arkansas at Texas Tech
Florida at TCU
Texas at Georgia
Kansas at Kentucky
Iowa State at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Oklahoma State
West Virginia at Tennessee
Kansas State at Texas A&M
Vanderbilt at Oklahoma