We take a quick break in the Big 12 gauntlet for a premier non-conference showdown weekend. The SEC/Big 12 Challenge always creates incredible matchups, pitting together college basketball’s top conference (Big 12, average NET rank of 29) vs. top squads from the third-best conference (SEC, average NET rank of 74). All-time in the Challenge, the Big 12 leads overall with a 48-41 record and is ahead with a 4-3-2 record. TCU is 5-4 in the Challenge, including a win over Mississippi State in Starkville in the first season of the conference showdown in 2014. Will the Frogs and the Big 12 each be able to stay above .