ACC/Big 10 Challenge Set to Return in 2023; Matchups Announced

The ACC/Big 10 Challenge will return to the college softball slate in 2023.

Previously an annual event, the Challenge has not been held in either of the past two seasons due to scheduling issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2023 edition of the event will be hosted by ACC teams and will also include matchups between conference-member teams who are participating in the Clearwater Elite Invitational.

Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Clemson, and NC State will be the host schools for the 2023 Challenge. Each “pod” for the Challenge includes two ACC teams and two Big 10 teams.

Indiana, Michigan, and Nebraska will represent the Big 10 in Clearwater; Duke, Florida State, and Virginia Tech will represent the ACC in that tournament.

Matchups for the ACC/Big 10 Challenge are listed below. The games will be played in Week 2 of the 2023 season, February 16-19.

Atlanta, Ga. (host – Georgia Tech)

Big Ten – Illinois, Wisconsin

ACC – Georgia Tech, Louisville

Chapel Hill, N.C. (host – North Carolina)

Big Ten – Maryland, Minnesota

ACC – North Carolina, Virginia

Clemson, S.C. (host – Clemson)

Big Ten – Northwestern, Ohio State

ACC – Clemson, Notre Dame

Raleigh, N.C. (host – NC State)

Big Ten – Iowa, Purdue

ACC – NC State, Syracuse