With North Carolina not playing until Sunday, here are a couple of monumental results pertaining to top competitors in the ACC from Saturday's action.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke had just played with its best start-to-finish level of competitive fight in an opening month gone awry, only to end up with another loss to a top-flight opponent in No. 5 LSU.

Good thing it’s basketball season. The difference a year makes.

Reigning ACC champion and preseason league favorite, Duke is below .500. Is the ACC bound for a poor women's basketball season?

Houpt's 12 points mark her highest scoring performance off the bench this season. She also scored 12 earlier in the year as a starter against Merrimack.

Florida plays at Duke. UNC visits Kentucky. A third ranked matchup pits Louisville against Arkansas. It's the ACC/SEC Men's Challenge.

These days, the SEC has veered into the ACC’s lane.

Syracuse women’s basketball improved to 8-1 and opened conference play with a 78-69 win over SMU on Sunday afternoon, powered by a balanced offense and a fast start at both ends of the floor. Sophie Burrows paced the Orange with 22 points,

Virginia played its most complete game of the season jumping out early at Texas and cruising for the 88 – 69 win.

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.

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.