Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Big 12 Conference (1–2–4)

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)

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

References

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  2. ^ Vanderbilt's women's basketball team cancels game against Texas Tech
  3. ^ MIZZOU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE UPDATE
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