Virginia to Play at Maryland in 2018 ACC/B1G Challenge
June 1, 2018
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia will play at former ACC rival Maryland in the 20th ACC-B1G Challenge on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Tip times and networks for this year’s Challenge, which includes 14 games, will be announced at a later date.
All 14 Big Ten teams and 14 of the 15 ACC teams will participate in the 2018 Challenge. Wake Forest will not play in the 2018 event.
The Cavaliers and Terrapins meet for the second time in the Challenge and 183rd time overall. Virginia defeated Maryland 76-65 in College Park in the 2014 Challenge and has won seven of the last eight meetings between the teams. Maryland owns a 107-75 advantage in the series that dates back to 1913.
UVA has a 12-6 record, including a four-game winning streak, in the Challenge. UVA Defeated Wisconsin 49-37 in last season’s Challenge, setting a record for fewest points allowed in the history of the Challenge. The Cavaliers have defeated Wisconsin (2017), Ohio State (2016 and 2015) and Maryland (2014) during their four-game Challenge winning streak. The Cavaliers have won seven of their last eight Challenge games and Virginia is 5-4 all-time on the road in the event.
In 2017-18, Virginia captured the ACC regular-season title, ACC Tournament championship and won a school-record 31 games. Maryland posted a 19-13 record, losing to Wisconsin in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 14 games of the event, matching top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner’s Cup. All games will also be available to stream via the ESPN app.
The ACC took home the Commissioner’s Cup in the last two Challenges, with 11 wins in 2017 and nine wins in 2016. The Big Ten won eight of the 14 matchups in 2014 and 2015, while 2012 and 2013 were both ties. Since its inception, the ACC has won 12 Challenges, while the Big Ten has won five.
2018-2019 Men’s Basketball Season Ticket Information
Season ticket renewals for the 2018-19 season begin Friday, June 8. The season ticket priority-ordering deadline for renewals is July 20. Season tickets that are not renewed will be sold to those individuals currently on the men’s basketball season ticket wait list. There will not be a public sale of season tickets for the 2018-19 season and waitlist requests will be considered in August after the renewal deadline.
The ACC is expected to release Virginia’s complete schedule in late August. For more information regarding season tickets, fans should contact the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-542-UVA1 (8821).
2018 ACC/B1G Challenge Matchups
Monday, November 26
Minnesota at Boston College
Nebraska at Clemson
Tuesday, November 27
Indiana at Duke
Michigan State at Louisville
NC State at Wisconsin
Illinois at Notre Dame
Pitt at Iowa
Virginia Tech at Penn State
Wednesday, November 28
Purdue at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Northwestern
Rutgers at Miami
North Carolina at Michigan
Syracuse at Ohio State
Virginia at Maryland
Virginia All-Time in the ACC/B1G Challenge
1999-2000 – Lost 74-62 at Minnesota
2000-01 – Won 98-79 over Purdue in Charlottesville
2001-02 – Game with Michigan State halted because of wet floor conditions at the Richmond Coliseum 2002-03 – Lost at Michigan State 82-75
2003-04 – Won 86-78 over Minnesota in Charlottesville
2004-05 – Won at Northwestern 48-44
2005-06 – Won 72-57 over Northwestern in Charlottesville
2006-07 – Lost at Purdue 61-59
2007-08 – Won 94-52 over Northwestern in Charlottesville
2008-09 – Lost at Minnesota 66-56
2009-10 – Lost to Penn State 69-66 in Charlottesville
2010-11 – Won 87-79 at Minnesota
2011-12 – Won 70-58 over Michigan in Charlottesville
2012-13 – Won 60-54 at Wisconsin
2013-14 – Lost 45-38 to Wisconsin in Charlottesville
2014-15 – Won 76-65 at Maryland
2015-16 — Won 64-58 at Ohio State
2016-17 — Won 63-61 vs. Ohio State
2017-18 — Won 49-37 vs. Wisconsin
Total – 12-6; Home – 7-2; Away – 5-4