In his fourth season, Elliott has led the Cavaliers to a 10-win season for just the second time in program history.

The two-day inter-conference series between the ACC and SEC provided some fireworks, including Isaiah Evans hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer to lead No. 4 Duke to a 67-66 win over 14th-ranked, defending national champion Florida inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

DALLAS – Arkansas women’s basketball (7-3) dropped its second straight game, a 78-63 at SMU (4-5) in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The Hogs outrebounded the Mustangs, 55-41, and collected a season-high 25 offensive boards, but were plagued by missed layups and finished the game 8-28 from the paint.

Madina Okot had 23 points and 13 rebounds and No. 3 South Carolina outlasted No. 22 Louisville 79-77 on Thursday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.

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.

No. 19 James Madison believes it has the resume to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff if it wins Friday's Sun Belt championship against Troy.