Ohio State will have a chance to earn a marquee non-conference home win next season as the Buckeyes will host Virginia as part of the annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge, according to ESPN's Brett McMurphy. The game will take place Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Some other notable matchups in the annual series, according to McMurphy, include Maryland at North Carolina, Indiana at Duke, Louisville at Michigan State and Wisconsin at Syracuse. The full list of matchups can be seen here.
ACC-B1G hoops challenge: Maryland at UNC, Indiana at Duke, UL at MSU, UVa at Ohio St., ND at Illinois, Wis. at Syracuse
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) May 13, 2015
Virginia has been one of college basketball's most consistent teams over the last two seasons. The Cavaliers finished last year as the ACC regular-season champions at 30-4 and were a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, but fell to Michigan State in the third round. The Spartans went on to advance to the Final Four.
The season prior, Tony Bennett's squad went 30-7 and won the ACC regular-season and tournament titles. The Cavaliers were a No. 1 seed and advanced to the Sweet 16 before being eliminated by Michigan State.
Other key non-conference matchups already known for Ohio State include neutral games against Kentucky (part of the CBS Sports Classic in Brooklyn), Memphis (part of the Hoophall Miami Invitational) and a road game at UConn.
In last season's ACC-Big Ten Challenge, the Buckeyes traveled to Louisville and fell 64-55 to the Cardinals.
