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mzonefan
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Posted: 08/04/21 5:42 am ::: B1G/ACC Challenge |
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https://bigten.org/news/2021/8/2/general-2021-big-ten-acc-womens-basketball-challenge-matchups-announced.aspx
2021 Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge
Wednesday, Dec. 1
North Carolina at Minnesota
Nebraska at Wake Forest
Ohio State at Syracuse
Georgia Tech at Purdue
Rutgers at Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech at Wisconsin
Thursday, Dec. 2
Florida State at Illinois
NC State at Indiana
Iowa at Duke
Miami at Maryland
Michigan at Louisville
Notre Dame at Michigan State
Northwestern at Clemson
Penn State at Boston College
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undersized_post
Joined: 01 Mar 2021 Posts: 2864
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Posted: 08/04/21 12:19 pm ::: |
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Does anyone know how matchups are determined in these types of inter-conference challenges? I've always wondered. Because you have two of the best teams matched up in NC State and Indiana, which also happens to be a Sweet 16 rematch. So I doubt that's a coincidence? But on the other hand you have some huge mismatches like Miami/Maryland, FSU/Illinois, GaTech/Purdue, etc. So how does this happen?
Most looking forward to the Iowa, Indiana, MSU, and Michigan games.
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Ex-Ref
Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 8949
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Posted: 08/04/21 4:52 pm ::: |
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undersized_post wrote: |
Does anyone know how matchups are determined in these types of inter-conference challenges? I've always wondered. Because you have two of the best teams matched up in NC State and Indiana, which also happens to be a Sweet 16 rematch. So I doubt that's a coincidence? But on the other hand you have some huge mismatches like Miami/Maryland, FSU/Illinois, GaTech/Purdue, etc. So how does this happen?
Most looking forward to the Iowa, Indiana, MSU, and Michigan games. |
GaTech/Purdue brings Nell back to Purdue.
_________________ "Women are judged on their success, men on their potential. It’s time we started believing in the potential of women." —Muffet McGraw
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myrtle
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Posted: 08/04/21 9:25 pm ::: |
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undersized_post wrote: |
Does anyone know how matchups are determined in these types of inter-conference challenges? I've always wondered. Because you have two of the best teams matched up in NC State and Indiana, which also happens to be a Sweet 16 rematch. So I doubt that's a coincidence? But on the other hand you have some huge mismatches like Miami/Maryland, FSU/Illinois, GaTech/Purdue, etc. So how does this happen?
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I always thought they matched up the teams based on their finish the previous year, so top teams play top teams and bottom teams play bottom teams...but there must be something else involved.
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mzonefan
Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 4878 Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Posted: 08/05/21 4:16 pm ::: |
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undersized_post wrote: |
Does anyone know how matchups are determined in these types of inter-conference challenges? I've always wondered. Because you have two of the best teams matched up in NC State and Indiana, which also happens to be a Sweet 16 rematch. So I doubt that's a coincidence? But on the other hand you have some huge mismatches like Miami/Maryland, FSU/Illinois, GaTech/Purdue, etc. So how does this happen?
Most looking forward to the Iowa, Indiana, MSU, and Michigan games. |
I’ve got to think that the matchups need to be spread out a bit instead of the top finishers playing each other year after year. Michigan has played 11 teams in 14 years (Maryland was one). Louisville is a new opponent for them in this tournament. The Wolverines haven’t played North Carolina, Boston College or Clemson.
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PG4ever
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summertime blues
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