Mid-American Conference News: February Matchups Announced for 2023-24 MAC-SBC Challenge

By Uncle Tom George

01.22.2024

 

CLEVELAND — The MAC-SBC Challenge — a scheduling alliance in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball — has announced its February pairings. The second MAC-SBC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10 and Sunday, Feb. 11, with the matchups based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. The MAC women and Sun Belt men will host the February matchups.

Each MAC and Sun Belt team included in the MAC-SBC Challenge, currently scheduled to take place during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 campaigns, is guaranteed one home and one away game each season.

Scheduling assistance is provided by Ordinal Sports Group. In addition to relevant NET data, geography and frequency of past contests is considered in determining the matchups.

The Ball State versus James Madison women’s basketball contest will tip off at 2PM ET on Sunday, Feb. 11 live on CBS Sports Network, with tip times and platform designations for other matchups to follow.

MAC-SBC Challenge Women’s Basketball Matchups
Saturday, Feb. 10
App State at Western Michigan
Arkansas State at Akron
Georgia Southern at NIU
Georgia State at Miami
Louisiana at Central Michigan
Old Dominion at Kent State
South Alabama at Eastern Michigan
Southern Miss. at Buffalo
Texas State at Ohio
Troy at Bowling Green
ULM at Toledo

Sunday, Feb. 11
James Madison at Ball State (2pm ET on CBS Sports Network)

MAC-SBC Challenge Men’s Basketball Matchups
Saturday, Feb. 10
Akron at James Madison
Ball State at Texas State
Buffalo at Georgia Southern
Central Michigan at Old Dominion
Kent State at Troy
Eastern Michigan at ULM
Miami at Georgia State
NIU at South Alabama
Ohio at Arkansas State
Toledo at App State
Western Michigan at Southern Miss.

Sunday, Feb. 11
Bowling Green at Louisiana

 

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