One of College Basketball's premier events is back for the 2023 season.
The 2023 edition of the SEC-Big 12 Challenge will be the final installment, as the SEC is planning to transition to an all-new ACC-SEC Challenge that is set to begin during the 2023-24 season. The end of the deal is primarily due to ESPN ending the contract, and in small part due to Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC in 2025.
The final SEC-Big 12 Challenge will feature several intriguing matchups against evenly-matched teams. The series will kick off with Auburn traveling to West Virginia for an 11 a.m. CT tipoff and will end with a marquee matchup between two of College Basketball's winningest programs, Kansas and Kentucky.
Which matchups are you most excited to watch? Auburn Wire has broken down all ten games and has ranked them from what we feel is least watchable, to the most exciting.
Texas Tech at LSU
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Broadcast info: 1 p.m. CT, ESPNU
ESPN Prediction: Texas Tech (54%)
Ole Miss at Oklahoma State
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Broadcast Information: 7 p.m. CT, ESPN2
ESPN Prediction: Oklahoma State (83%)
Arkansas at Baylor
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Broadcast Information: 3 p.m. CT, ESPN
ESPN Prediction: Baylor (70.8%)
TCU at Mississippi State
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Broadcast Information: 3 p.m. CT, ESPN2
ESPN Prediction: Mississippi State (51.2%)
Auburn at West Virginia
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Broadcast Information: 11 a.m. CT, ESPN
ESPN Prediction: West Virginia (66.4%)
Iowa State at Missouri
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Broadcast Information: 1 p.m. CT, ESPN2
ESPN Prediction: Iowa State (62.3%)
Alabama at Oklahoma
Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Broadcast Information: 1 p.m. CT, ESPN
ESPN Prediction: Alabama (71.9%)
Florida at Kansas State
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Broadcast Information: 5 p.m. CT, ESPN2
ESPN Prediction: Kansas State (69.7%)
Kansas at Kentucky
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Broadcast Information: 7 p.m. CT, ESPN
ESPN Prediction: Kentucky (65.6%)
Texas at Tennessee
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Broadcast Information: 5 p.m. CT, ESPN
ESPN Prediction: Tennessee (84.5%)
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