Lady Vols basketball will tip off in the morning this year at the Women’s Champions Classic.
Tennessee will face Louisville at 10:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 20 at the Barclays Center in New York, and UConn will play Iowa in the second game at 1 p.m. ET, the Women’s Champions Classic announced Aug. 21. Both games will be broadcast on FOX.
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The Lady Vols beat Iowa 78-68 at the Barclays Center in the inaugural showcase last year. Both games were played in primetime slots on FOX at 7 and 9 p.m. last season.
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The showcase was initially planned as an annual event featuring UConn, and it will include a rotation of some of the most storied college programs each season. The four teams combine for a total of 19 NCAA championships – thanks to UConn and Tennessee – along with 46 appearances in the Final Four and 120 conference titles.
The game against Louisville at a neutral site is one of several quality matchups on Tennessee’s nonconference schedule for the 2025-26 season. The Lady Vols will also face NC State in a neutral-site matchup to open the season and play UCLA, Stanford and UConn on the road.
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Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.hall@knoxnews.com; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks:knoxnews.com/subscribe
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