Spartans Set to Face LSU, South Carolina in Inaugural Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week

ROSEMONT, Ill. - Michigan State volleyball will face LSU and South Carolina in the inaugural Big Ten/Southeastern Conference Challenge Week inside the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, set for Sept. 1-6, 2026, both conferences announced Monday.

All 18 Big Ten schools and all 16 SEC institutions will match up the week of Sept. 1, culminating with two matches at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Sept. 6. Throughout the week, various campus sites will serve as hosts to two Big Ten teams and two SEC teams, while Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas will host standalone home matches against Big Ten foes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Linear coverage will be available across FOX, FS1, Big Ten Network, ESPN and SEC Network, and streamed coverage on B1G+ and SECN+.

The Spartans will take on LSU on Wednesday, Sept. 1, and South Carolina on Thursday, Sept. 2 in a pair of midweek matchups. Michigan will serve as the host site, with both matches taking place inside the Crisler Center.

MSU is 0-2 all-time against LSU, having last faced the Tigers in a 3-0 loss in Baton Rouge on Sept. 14, 1991. The Spartans own a 4-1 record against South Carolina, their only loss coming in a five-setter in the last meeting between the two schools on Sept. 18, 2004, on the road.

Times and television designations for both matches will be announced at a later date.

MATCH DATE	HOME	AWAY	LOCATION
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Tennessee (H)	Illinois	Food City Center (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Missouri (H)	Oregon	Hearnes Center (Columbia, Mo.)
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Minnesota	Florida	UW Fieldhouse (Madison, Wis.)
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Purdue (H)	Texas A&M	Holloway Gymnasium (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Indiana	Georgia	Holloway Gymnasium (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Vanderbilt (H)	Maryland	Historic Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.)
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Arkansas	Rutgers	Historic Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.)
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Michigan (H)	South Carolina	Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Tuesday, Sept. 1	Michigan State	LSU	Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Texas (H)	USC	Gregory Gymnasium (Austin, Texas)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Kentucky (H)	UCLA	Historic Memorial Coliseum (Lexington, Ky.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Wisconsin (H)	Florida	UW Fieldhouse (Madison, Wis.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Minnesota	Auburn	UW Fieldhouse (Madison, Wis.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Purdue (H)	Georgia	Holloway Gymnasium (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Indiana	Texas A&M	Holloway Gymnasium (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Vanderbilt (H)	Rutgers	Historic Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Arkansas	Maryland	Historic Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Michigan (H)	LSU	Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Michigan State	South Carolina	Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Wednesday, Sept. 2	Ole Miss	Ohio State	McCasland Field House (Norman, Okla.)
Thursday, Sept. 3	Wisconsin (H)	Auburn	UW Fieldhouse (Madison, Wis.)
Thursday, Sept. 3	Mississippi State (H)	Iowa	Newell-Grissom Building (Starkville, Miss.)
Thursday, Sept. 3	Alabama	Northwestern	Newell-Grissom Building (Starkville, Miss.)
Thursday, Sept. 3	Ole Miss	Washington	McCasland Field House (Norman, Okla.)
Thursday, Sept. 3	Oklahoma (H)	Ohio State	McCasland Field House (Norman, Okla.)
Friday, Sept. 4	Mississippi State (H)	Northwestern	Newell-Grissom Building (Starkville, Miss.)
Friday, Sept. 4	Alabama	Iowa	Newell-Grissom Building (Starkville, Miss.)
Friday, Sept. 4	Oklahoma (H)	Washington	McCasland Field House (Norman, Okla.)
Sunday, Sept. 6	Nebraska	Missouri	Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Sunday, Sept. 6	Penn State	Kentucky	Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.)

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