Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Announces Neutral-Site Clash With Iowa

Virginia Tech men's basketball has revealed another one of its non-conference showdowns. The Hokies will contest Iowa in a neutral-site showdown at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

It will be the two teams' second meeting in Iowa following a 2009 trip to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for that year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Virginia Tech is 4-0 against the Hawkeyes all-time, with the last meeting coming in 2017. Here's a look at the results of each game:

Nov. 29, 2006 - Cassell Coliseum (Blacksburg, Va.): Virginia Tech won, 69-65
Dec. 1, 2009 - Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa): Virginia Tech won, 70-64
Nov. 27, 2012 - Cassell Coliseum (Blacksburg, Va.): Virginia Tech won, 95-79
Nov. 28, 2017 - Cassell Coliseum (Blacksburg, Va.): Virginia Tech won, 79-55

Last season, Iowa went 24-13 (10-10 Big Ten) under first-year head coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes made it to the Elite Eight last season, toppling No. 8 seed, No. 1 seed and defending national champions Florida and No. 4 seed Nebraska.

TV time and television information for the contest will be allowed at a later date.

With the announcement of the Iowa contest, Virginia Tech men's basketball now has 10 non-conference contests confirmed for the 2026-27 season. Here's the full list:

Nov. 3: vs. Coppin State
Nov. 10: vs. Iowa (Sioux City, Iowa)
Nov. 20, 22: Charleston Classic (two games against two of the following teams: Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Utah)
Nov. 27: vs. Old Dominion
Dec. 1: vs. Ole Miss
Dec. 10: vs. UMES
Dec. 13: vs. Radford
Dec. 21: vs. VMI
TBA: vs. Richmond

Virginia Tech also has its ACC slate fully announced, which means that 28 games are confirmed. Here's the full ACC slate, which has dates yet to be announced:

Home: Boston College, Clemson, Louisville, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, SMU, Syracuse, Virginia
Road: Boston College, California, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Virginia, Wake Forest

Here's a look at the 28 games scheduled by whether they're on the home, road or located at a neutral-site court.

Home: Boston College, Clemson, Coppin State, Louisville, Maryland Eastern Shore, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Ole Miss, Radford, Richmond, SMU, Syracuse, Virginia, VMI
Road: Boston College, California, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Virginia, Wake Forest
Neutral: Iowa (Sioux City, Iowa); two of the following teams @ Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.): Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Utah

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