The 14th annual Champions Classic tips off Tuesday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. In this year’s edition, Michigan State will play Kansas in the first game followed by Kentucky taking on Duke. Three of this year’s teams come into the event ranked in the A.P. Poll, with Kentucky at #23, Duke at #7, and Kansas at #1. MSU is unranked, marking the fourth time they have been so for the annual showcase. The other three schools have been ranked each time. As far as all-time records in the Champions Classic go, Duke and Kansas both sport 8-5 records while MSU and Kentucky are both 5-8.