Conference Call: Ratings For Big Ten-ACC Challenge
The ACC continued its winning streak against the Big Ten in this year's challenge, and have now won every year since the tournament started in '99. The North Carolina-Ohio State game on ESPN in the late Wednesday time slot was the highest-rated game for the second straight year with a 1.6 coverage rating. However, the game was down 33.3% from a 2.4 last year. The following lists ratings for all games in the '07 Big Ten-ACC Challenge, with comparisons to games from previous years. Miami was only ACC team not to compete this year (THE DAILY).
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RATINGS FOR THE BIG TEN-ACC CHALLENGE
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DAY
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TIME
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NET
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'07 GAME
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RAT.
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'06 GAME
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RAT.
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'05 GAME
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RAT.
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Mon.
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7:00pm
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ESPN2
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Wake Forest-Iowa
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0.4
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Michigan-
N.C. State |
0.6
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Virginia Tech-
Ohio State |
0.4
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Tues.
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7:00pm
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ESPN
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Georgia Tech-
Indiana
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1.1
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Maryland-
Illinois |
1.2
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Wisconsin-
Wake Forest |
1.1
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Tues.
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7:30pm
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ESPN2
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Minnesota-
Florida State |
0.4
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Florida State-
Wisconsin |
0.4
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Purdue-
Florida State |
0.2
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Tues.
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8:00pm
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ESPNU
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Northwestern-
Virginia |
n/a
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Penn State-
Georgia Tech |
n/a
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Clemson-
Penn State |
n/a
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Tues.
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9:00pm
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ESPN
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Wisconsin-
Duke |
1.1
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Indiana-
Duke |
1.8
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Illinois-
North Carolina |
1.9
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Tues.
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9:30pm
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ESPN2
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Purdue-Clemson |
0.3
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Miami-Northwestern |
0.3
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Miami- Michigan |
0.4
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Wed.
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7:00pm
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ESPN
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N.C. State-
Michigan State |
0.8
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Michigan State-
Boston College |
1.0
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Georgia Tech-
Michigan State |
1.2
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Wed.
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7:30pm
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ESPN2
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Illinois-Maryland |
0.6
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Virginia-Purdue |
0.4
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Minnesota-Maryland |
0.5
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Wed.
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8:00pm
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ESPNU
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Boston College-Michigan |
n/a
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Iowa-
Virginia Tech |
n/a
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Northwestern-
Virginia |
n/a
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Wed.
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9:00pm
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ESPN
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North Carolina-
Ohio State |
1.6
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Ohio State-
North Carolina |
2.4
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Duke-
Indiana |
2.5
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Wed.
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9:30pm
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ESPN2
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Virginia Tech-
Penn State |
0.4
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Clemson-
Minnesota |
0.3
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N.C. State-
Iowa |
0.6
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NOTE: All ratings are coverage area ratings.
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