The inaugural ACC-SEC Challenge tips off this week, and Auburn will have a solid draw.
The Tigers welcome Virginia Tech to Neville Arena for an 8:15 tipoff on Wednesday night and College Sports Wire projects the matchup to be one of the best of the week.
College Sports Wire’s Andy Patton ranked all 14 ACC-SEC Challenge matchups and has placed the Auburn-Virginia Tech game in the No. 6 slot. Patton feels that Auburn is on the cusp of a top 25 ranking, and a win over the Hokies could get them there.
Virginia Tech got crushed by FAU in the ESPN Events Invitational championship, 84-50, although prior to that they had upset a previously ranked Iowa State squad. Auburn is looking to get back into the Top 25, and a victory even at home against the Hokies could help Bruce Pearl’s squad get there.
This season’s challenge will feature several noteworthy games such as Duke-Arkansas, Alabama–Clemson, Miami-Kentucky, and Tennessee–North Carolina, which is considered to be the best game of the event according to Patton.
The first-ever ACC-SEC Challenge begins Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT when Mississippi State pays a visit to Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
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