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Settling matters on the hardwood: A look at some of the Big 12/SEC Challenge's intriguing matchups

For two years, the Big 12/SEC Challenge has been a good idea with an unfocused schedule.

Was it this week or that or both?

Now, there's no confusion. All 10 games will be played Saturday in an interruption of conference schedules with ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU broadcasting the whole lot.

When it comes to conference bragging rights, this isn't football. The Big 12 has gone 13-7 against the SEC in the past two years of the challenge and enters as the nation's top RPI conference with seven likely NCAA bids at the moment.

A look a few of the intriguing matchups:

Iowa State at Texas A&M: An interesting game back in October has become maybe the best in the group, including Kentucky at Allen Fieldhouse against Kansas.