NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference has announced its women’s basketball conference schedule for the 2025-26 season.
Each Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball program will play an 18-game league slate. Conference action begins Wednesday, December 17 with five midweek matchups,
The 2025-26 Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball season will culminate with the 2026 Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Championship which will be held March 3-9 at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla.
Last season, James Madison claimed the Sun Belt’s regular season title with an 18-0 record in league play. Arkansas State won the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship as the No. 2 seed to secure its first Sun Belt tournament title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Red Wolves finished the season with a 21-11 overall record and a 15-3 record in league play.
Additionally, James Madison played postseason basketball in the WBIT, earning the top overall seed. Troy, Coastal Carolina and Old Dominion played postseason basketball after earning a bid to compete in the WNIT. Troy made its way to the WNIT title game, but fell to Buffalo, 88-84.
The 2025-26 season will also mark the third year of the
MAC-SBC Challenge – a scheduling alliance that features 13 Sun Belt Conference teams and 13 Mid-American Conference teams. The Sun Belt captured the inaugural MAC-SBC Challenge title in 2023-24 and fell to the MAC at 16-9 during the 2024-25 season.
Team-by-Team Schedules
App State
Dec. 17 at Marshall
Dec. 20 at Georgia Southern
Jan. 3 Marshall
Jan. 7 Coastal Carolina
Jan. 10 Southern Miss
Jan. 14 at Old Dominion
Jan. 17 at Georgia State
Jan. 21 at Texas State
Jan. 24 at Louisiana
Jan. 29 South Alabama
Jan. 31 ULM
Feb. 4 at Troy
Feb. 11 James Madison
Feb. 14 Georgia State
Feb. 18 at Coastal Carolina
Feb. 21 at James Madison
Feb. 25 Georgia Southern
Feb. 27 Old Dominion
Arkansas State
Dec. 17 ULM
Dec. 20 South Alabama
Jan. 1 at Southern Miss
Jan. 3 at ULM
Jan. 8 at South Alabama
Jan. 10 at Troy
Jan. 15 Louisiana
Jan. 1 Southern Miss
Jan. 21 Old Dominion
Jan. 24 James Madison
Jan. 29 at Georgia State
Jan. 31 at Georgia Southern
Feb. 4 Coastal Carolina
Feb. 14 at Marshall
Feb. 18 at Texas State
Feb. 21 at Louisiana
Feb. 24 Troy
Feb. 27 Texas State
Coastal Carolina
Dec. 17 James Madison
Dec. 20 Georgia State
Jan. 1 Marshall
Jan. 3 Georgia Southern
Jan. 7 at App State
Jan. 10 at Marshall
Jan. 17 South Alabama
Jan. 21 at Louisiana
Jan. 24 at Southern Miss
Jan. 28 Texas State
Jan. 31 Troy
Feb. 4 at Arkansas State
Feb. 11 at Old Dominion
Feb. 14 at Georgia Southern
Feb. 18 App State
Feb. 21 Old Dominion
Feb. 24 at Georgia State
Feb. 27 at James Madison
Georgia Southern
Dec. 18 Georgia State
Dec. 20 App State
Jan. 1 at Old Dominion
Jan. 3 at Coastal Carolina
Jan. 7 James Madison
Jan. 10 Old Dominion
Jan. 14 at Georgia State
Jan. 17 at James Madison
Jan. 22 at Troy
Jan. 24 at South Alabama
Jan. 28 Southern Miss
Jan. 31 Arkansas State
Feb. 4 at Texas State
Feb. 1 Coastal Carolina
Feb. 19 Marshall
Feb. 21 ULM
Feb. 25 at App State
Feb. 27 at Marshall
Georgia State
Dec. 18 at Georgia Southern
Dec. 20 at Coastal Carolina
Jan. 1 at James Madison
Jan. 3 at Old Dominion
Jan. 10 James Madison
Jan. 14 Georgia Southern
Jan. 17 App State
Jan. 22 at South Alabama
Jan. 24 at Troy
Jan. 29 Arkansas State
Jan. 31 Texas State
Feb. 4 at ULM
Feb. 12 at Marshall
Feb. 14 at App State
Feb. 19 Old Dominion
Feb. 21 Marshall
Feb. 24 Coastal Carolina
Feb. 27 Louisiana
James Madison
Dec. 17 at Coastal Carolina
Dec. 20 at Marshall
Jan. 1 Georgia State
Jan. 3 Texas State
Jan. 7 at Georgia Southern
Jan. 10 at Georgia State
Jan. 15 Marshall
Jan. 17 Georgia Southern
Jan. 22 at ULM
Jan. 24 at Arkansas State
Jan. 29 Louisiana
Jan. 31 South Alabama
Feb. 4 at Southern Miss
Feb. 11 at App State
Feb. 14 at Old Dominion
Feb. 21 App State
Feb. 25 Old Dominion
Feb. 27 Coastal Carolina
Louisiana
Dec. 17 at Texas State
Dec. 20 at Southern Miss
Jan. 1 Troy
Jan. 3 South Alabama
Jan. 8 ULM
Jan. 10 Texas State
Jan. 15 at Arkansas State
Jan. 17 at ULM
Jan. 21 Coastal Carolina
Jan. 24 App State
Jan. 29 at James Madison
Jan. 31 at Marshall
Feb. 4 Old Dominion
Feb. 12 at Troy
Feb. 14 at South Alabama
Feb. 18 Southern Miss
Feb. 21 Arkansas State
Feb. 27 at Georgia State
ULM
Dec. 17 at Arkansas State
Dec. 20 at Texas State
Jan. 1 South Alabama
Jan. 3 Arkansas State
Jan. 8 at Louisiana
Jan. 10 at South Alabama
Jan. 14 Troy
Jan. 17 Louisiana
Jan. 22 James Madison
Jan. 24 Marshall
Jan. 28 at Old Dominion
Jan. 3 at App State
Feb. 4 Georgia State
Feb. 12 at Southern Miss
Feb. 14 at Troy
Feb. 21 at Georgia Southern
Feb. 25 Texas State
Feb. 27 Southern Miss
Marshall
Dec. 17 App State
Dec. 20 James Madison
Jan. 1 at Coastal Carolina
Jan. 3 at App State
Jan. 7 Old Dominion
Jan. 10 Coastal Carolina
Jan. 15 at James Madison
Jan. 17 at Old Dominion
Jan. 22 at Southern Miss
Jan. 24 at ULM
Jan. 28 Troy
Jan. 31 Louisiana
Feb. 4 at South Alabama
Feb. 12 Georgia State
Feb. 14 Arkansas State
Feb. 19 at Georgia Southern
Feb. 21 at Georgia State
Feb. 27 Georgia Southern
Old Dominion
Dec. 17 Troy
Jan. 1 Georgia Southern
Jan. 3 Georgia State
Jan. 7 at Marshall
Jan. 10 at Georgia Southern
Jan. 14 App State
Jan. 17 Marshall
Jan. 21 at Arkansas State
Jan. 24 at Texas State
Jan. 28 ULM
Jan. 31 Southern Miss
Feb. 4 at Louisiana
Feb. 11 Coastal Carolina
Feb. 14. James Madison
Feb. 19 at Georgia State
Feb. 21 at Coastal Carolina
Feb. 25 at James Madison
Feb. 27 at App State
South Alabama
Dec. 18 at Southern Miss
Dec. 20 at Arkansas State
Jan. 1 at ULM
Jan. 3 at Louisiana
Jan. 8 Arkansas State
Jan. 10 ULM
Jan. 17 at Coastal Carolina
Jan. 22 Georgia State
Jan. 24 Georgia Southern
Jan. 29 at App State
Jan. 31 at James Madison
Feb. 4 Marshall
Feb. 12 Texas State
Feb. 14 Louisiana
Feb. 18 at Troy
Feb. 21 at Texas State
Feb. 25 Southern Miss
Feb. 27 Troy
Southern Miss
Dec. 18 South Alabama
Dec. 20 Louisiana
Jan. 1 Arkansas State
Jan. 3 Troy
Jan. 10 at App State
Jan. 14 at Texas State
Jan. 17 at Arkansas State
Jan. 22 Marshall
Jan. 24 Coastal Carolina
Jan. 28 at Georgia Southern
Jan. 31 at Old Dominion
Feb. 4 James Madison
Feb. 12 ULM
Feb. 14 Texas State
Feb. 18 at Louisiana
Feb. 21 at Troy
Feb. 25 at South Alabama
Feb. 27 at ULM
Texas State
Dec. 17 Louisiana
Dec. 20 ULM
Jan. 3 at James Madison
Jan. 7 at Troy
Jan. 10 at Louisiana
Jan. 14 Southern Miss
Jan. 17 Troy
Jan. 21 App State
Jan. 24 Old Dominion
Jan. 28 at Coastal Carolina
Jan. 31 at Georgia State
Feb. 4 Georgia Southern
Feb. 12 at South Alabama
Feb. 14 at Southern Miss
Feb. 18 Arkansas State
Feb. 21 South Alabama
Feb. 25 at ULM
Feb. 27 at Arkansas State
Troy
Dec. 17 at Old Dominion
Jan. 1 at Louisiana
Jan. 3 at Southern Miss
Jan. 7 Texas State
Jan. 10 Arkansas State
Jan. 14 at ULM
Jan. 17 at Texas State
Jan. 22 Georgia Southern
Jan. 24 Georgia State
Jan. 28 at Marshall
Jan. 31 at Coastal Carolina
Feb. 4 App State
Feb. 12 Louisiana
Feb. 14 ULM
Feb. 18 South Alabama
Feb. 21 Southern Miss
Feb. 24 at Arkansas State
Feb. 27 at South Alabama
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Schedule
Wednesday, December 17
ULM at Arkansas State
Louisiana at Texas State
Troy at Old Dominion
App State at Marshall
Coastal Carolina at James Madison
Thursday, December 18
South Alabama at Southern Miss
Georgia State at Georgia Southern
Saturday, December 20
South Alabama at Arkansas State
Louisiana at Southern Miss
ULM at Texas State
App State at Georgia Southern
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina
James Madison at Marshall
Thursday, January 1
Arkansas State at Southern Miss
Troy at Louisiana
South Alabama at ULM
Marshall at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion
Georgia State at James Madison
Saturday, January 3
Arkansas State at ULM
South Alabama at Louisiana
Troy at Southern Miss
Texas State at James Madison
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
Georgia State at Old Dominion
Marshall at App State
Wednesday, January 7
Texas State at Troy
Coastal Carolina at App State
James Madison at Georgia Southern
Old Dominion at Marshall
Thursday, January 8
Arkansas State at South Alabama
ULM at Louisiana
James Madison at Georgia Southern
Saturday, January 10
Arkansas State at Troy
Texas State at Louisiana
ULM at South Alabama
Southern Miss at App State
Coastal Carolina at Marshall
James Madison at Georgia State
Old Dominion at Georgia Southern
Wednesday, January 14
Troy at ULM
Southern Miss at Texas State
App State at Old Dominion
Georgia Southern at Georgia State
Thursday, January 15
Louisiana at Arkansas State
Marshall at James Madison
Saturday, January 17
Louisiana at ULM
Troy at Texas State
South Alabama at Coastal Carolina
Southern Miss at Arkansas State
App State at Georgia State
Georgia Southern at James Madison
Marshall at Old Dominion
Wednesday, January 21
App State at Texas State
Coastal Carolina at Louisiana
Old Dominion at Arkansas State
Thursday, January 22
Georgia Southern at Troy
Georgia State at South Alabama
James Madison at ULM
Marshall at Southern Miss
Saturday, January 24
App State at Louisiana
Coastal Carolina at Southern Miss
Georgia Southern at South Alabama
Georgia State at Troy
James Madison at Arkansas State
Marshall at ULM
Old Dominion at Texas State
Wednesday, January 28
Troy at Marshall
Texas State at Coastal Carolina
ULM at Old Dominion
Southern Miss at Georgia Southern
Thursday, January 29
Arkansas State at Georgia State
Louisiana at James Madison
South Alabama at App State
Saturday, January 31
Arkansas State at Georgia Southern
Louisiana at Marshall
Troy at Coastal Carolina
Texas State at Georgia State
ULM at App State
South Alabama at James Madison
Southern Miss at Old Dominion
Wednesday, February 4
App State at Troy
Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State
Georgia Southern at Texas State
Georgia State at ULM
James Madison at Southern Miss
Marshall at South Alabama
Old Dominion at Louisiana
Saturday, February 7
Arkansas State at MAC
Louisiana at MAC
Troy at MAC
Texas State at MAC
ULM at MAC
South Alabama at MAC
Southern Miss at MAC
App State at MAC
Coastal Carolina at MAC
Georgia Southern at MAC
James Madison at MAC
Marshall at MAC
Old Dominion at MAC
Wednesday, February 11
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion
James Madison at App State
Thursday, February 12
Louisiana at Troy
Texas State at South Alabama
ULM at Southern Miss
Georgia State at Marshall
Saturday, February 14
Arkansas State at Marshall
Louisiana at South Alabama
Texas State at Southern Miss
ULM at Troy
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern
Georgia State at App State
James Madison at Old Dominion
Wednesday, February 18
Arkansas State at Texas State
South Alabama at Troy
Southern Miss at Louisiana
App State at Coastal Carolina
Thursday, February 19
Marshall at Georgia Southern
Old Dominion at Georgia State
Saturday, February 21
Arkansas State at Louisiana
ULM at Georgia Southern
South Alabama at Texas State
Southern Miss at Troy
App State at James Madison
Marshall at Georgia State
Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina
Tuesday, February 24
Troy at Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Wednesday, February 25
Texas State at ULM
Southern Miss at South Alabama
Georgia Southern at App State
Old Dominion at James Madison
Friday, February 27
Louisiana at Georgia State
Troy at South Alabama
Texas State at Arkansas State
Southern Miss at ULM
Coastal Carolina at James Madison
Georgia Southern at Marshall
Old Dominion at App State