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Pairings were announced June 8 last year. Here are the likely home/road assignments for the 2018 Challenge:

ACC Home
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Louisville
Notre Dame
Miami

B1G Road
Indiana
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ohio State
Purdue
Rutgers

B1G Home
Illinois
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Northwestern
Penn State
Wisconsin

ACC Road
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
NC State
Pitt
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech

Likely Non-Participant
Wake Forest

Matchups That Definitely Won't Occur
Illinois vs. Duke
Indiana vs. Louisville
Iowa vs. Syracuse
Michigan State vs. North Carolina
Northwestern vs. Miami
Purdue vs. Notre Dame
Purdue vs. Virginia Tech
Wisconsin vs. Virginia

An Early Projection of the Pairings
Michigan State @ Duke
Virginia @ Maryland
Purdue @ Clemson
North Carolina @ Michigan
Virginia Tech @ Wisconsin
Nebraska @ Florida State
Syracuse @ Penn State
Minnesota @ Notre Dame
Georgia Tech @ Iowa
NC State @ Northwestern
Indiana @ Miami
Ohio State @ Louisville
Pitt @ Illinois
Rutgers @ Boston College
 

Gophers at ND? Are the Irish looking at a down year next year? Looks like way too high a profile game for a disrespected Gophers squad.
 

Playing Notre Dame would be a nice change - I can't remember the last time we played them in basketball.

Go Gophers!!
 

Holy Man said:
Gophers at ND? Are the Irish looking at a down year next year? Looks like way too high a profile game for a disrespected Gophers squad.
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Gophers invariably get a worse/less desirable opponent than I project, even last year when it was a solid one (Miami).

Notre Dame might be a bit down, but I agree with Bleed, playing the Irish would be a refreshing change, someone we haven't played in the Challenge. I'd also be cool with BC. As long as their two studs come back, Eagles are on an uptick, and I don't think Gophers have played them.

Hoping to avoid Clemson, FSU, or Miami. Bored with those matchups even though they all should be decent.

So we all know what's gonna' happen, right?

Pitt will participate, and the Gophers will draw the Panthers. Simply playing to avoid a bad/dreadful loss!
 



Also from the Gopherhole history page (without the most recent Miami game)

Atlantic Coast (ACC)
Opponent First game Last game # Games W L PCT
Clemson 1974 2015 3 2 1 0.667
Duke 1954 2012 3 1 2 0.333
Florida State 1972 2016 11 6 5 0.545
Georgia Tech 1978 2002 3 2 1 0.667
Louisville 1978 2014 5 3 2 0.600
Miami (FL) 2009 2012 2 1 1 0.500
North Carolina 1957 2010 4 2 2 0.500
North Carolina State 1954 1959 2 0 2 0.000
Notre Dame 1923 1971 22 7 15 0.318
Pittsburgh 1932 1950 3 1 2 0.333
Syracuse 1990 2013 2 1 1 0.500
Virginia 1980 2010 6 2 4 0.333
Virginia Tech 2011 2011 1 1 0 1.000
Wake Forest 1954 2014 7 4 3 0.571
ATLANTIC COAST (ACC) TOTALS: 74 33 41 0.446
 

Ope3 said:
Also from the Gopherhole history page (without the most recent Miami game)

Atlantic Coast (ACC)
Opponent First game Last game # Games W L PCT
Clemson 1974 2015 3 2 1 0.667
Duke 1954 2012 3 1 2 0.333
Florida State 1972 2016 11 6 5 0.545
Georgia Tech 1978 2002 3 2 1 0.667
Louisville 1978 2014 5 3 2 0.600
Miami (FL) 2009 2012 2 1 1 0.500
North Carolina 1957 2010 4 2 2 0.500
North Carolina State 1954 1959 2 0 2 0.000
Notre Dame 1923 1971 22 7 15 0.318
Pittsburgh 1932 1950 3 1 2 0.333
Syracuse 1990 2013 2 1 1 0.500
Virginia 1980 2010 6 2 4 0.333
Virginia Tech 2011 2011 1 1 0 1.000
Wake Forest 1954 2014 7 4 3 0.571
ATLANTIC COAST (ACC) TOTALS: 74 33 41 0.446
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Would never have guessed Gophers never played BC.
 


I'm suffering from FSU withdrawal. We need another hit.
 



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