Looking to compete with the likes of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, the SEC and Big East announced Thursday that their challenge event will be expanded and set over three days this season.

The SEC/Big East Challenge will consist of 12 games this season, highlighted by several intriguing matchups.

Here's the full slate:

Thursday, Dec. 1

St. John's at Kentucky

Georgetown at Alabama

Providence at South Carolina

Mississippi at DePaul

Friday, Dec. 2

Vanderbilt at Louisville

Florida at Syracuse

Cincinnati at Georgia

Auburn at Seton Hall

Saturday, Dec. 3

Arkansas at Connecticut

Pittsburgh at Tennessee

West Virginia at Mississippi State

LSU at Rutgers

This is the challenge's fifth year, with each conference having won eight games in the previous four challenges, which used to be known as the SEC/Big East Invitational.

This year's games will be televised on varioius ESPN networks.