The ACC/SEC challenge wrapped up with Notre Dame star Hannah Hidalgo getting ejected for taunting in the last 10 seconds of the Fighting Irish's 69-62 loss against Ole Miss. The result gave the SEC a 13-3 victory, solidifying it as the most dangerous conference in the nation.

The worry about the SEC being down this season is premature, but the conference doesn’t have a top-tier title contender despite its depth.

Flau’jae Johnson had 18 points to lead six players in double figures as No. 5 LSU beat Duke 93-77 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday night

In a recent interview with The Associated Press, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips was pleased with his league’s start to the 2025-26 season. That echoed preseason optimism in another AP interview, where he cited school’s enhanced investments and efforts to improve scheduling toward boosting tournament-worthy résumés.

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Trevon Brazile spearheaded the scoring effort with 21 points, while Darius Acuff Jr. notched a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds. Malique Ewin, Meleek Thomas and Billy Richmond III also combined for 39 points off the bench.

Jordan Lee scored a career-best 22 points, Madison Booker added 18 and No. 2 Texas beat No. 11 North Carolina 79-64 on Thursday night in the ACC-SEC challenge.

Thursday's game between Texas and UNC is part of the ACC/SEC Challenge, which annually pits teams from the two conferences against each other. On Wednesday, SEC teams went 6-1 against the ACC.