The ACC announced on Thursday the pairings and dates for the 2025-26 ACC/SEC Challenge in basketball, but Cal will not be part of the Challenge on the men’s side. Cal will participate in the women’s ACC/SEC Challenge,

The Vanderbilt men's and women's basketball programs have set opponents for the 2025-26 ACC/SEC Challenge in December.

The 2025 men’s basketball ACC/SEC Challenge will be contested Dec. 2-3. Tennessee will face Syracuse for a second consecutive season. The Orange will host Tennessee on Dec. 2 at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York. A game time and ESPN network designation will be announced at a later date.