SEC-Big 12 women's challenge expanded

July 27, 2016 at 9:16 p.m.

by The Associated Press

Arkansas head coach Jimmy Dykes, center, instructs his team during a time out against Texas during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in Oklahoma City, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. Texas won 61-50. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

The Women's Basketball Challenge pitting teams from the Southeastern Conference against the Big 12 is expanding to 10 games this season.

The leagues announced Monday that the Challenge will be held from Dec. 1-4, split across five campus sites from each conference.

The games will include South Carolina at Texas in a matchup featuring two teams that finished last season ranked in the Top 10. Tennessee hosts Baylor, which ended at No. 4.

Kentucky, which wound up No. 12, hosts Oklahoma, which finished 24th.

Arkansas will host Texas Tech on Dec. 3.

The Big 12 and SEC split the four games played over the past two seasons, 2-2. The first Challenge was held in 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it moved to Oklahoma City last season.