2025-26 MAC-SBC Challenge

18056


















2024-25 Results
2023-24 Results

Men's Basketball
First Round Matchups
Date Game Time Broadcast Result
Monday, Nov. 3
Central Michigan 82, App State 66
 6 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
Arkansas State 89, Ohio 85
 6 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3 Western Michigan 76, Coastal Carolina 71 6 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3 Eastern Michigan 71, Georgia State 49 5:30 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
Akron 85, James Madison 71
 6 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
Ball State 75, Louisiana 64
6 p.m.
 ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
Northern Illinois 102, ULM 82
7 p.m.
 ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
Marshall 78, UMass 72
6 p.m.
 ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3 Miami (Ohio) 87, Old Dominion 72
6 p.m.
 ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
Buffalo 85, Southern Miss 79
 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3 South Alabama 76, Toledo 74 6 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3
Bowling Green 83, Texas State 48
 6 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
Troy 103, Kent State 97 (OT)
 6 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
TOTAL SBC 4, MAC 9
 
Second Round Matchups
Date Game Time Broadcast Result
Saturday, Feb. 7
App State 65, Eastern Michigan 60
 12 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7
Arkansas State 91, Bowling Green 54
 2 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7 Coastal Carolina 94, UMass 91 (3OT) 12 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7 Northern Illinois 75, Georgia State 74 1 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7
James Madison 73, Toledo 71
 3 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7
Louisiana 85, Central Michigan 80
3 p.m.
 ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7
Ball State 73, ULM 68
2 p.m.
 ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7
#23/24 Miami (Ohio) 90, Marshall 74
3 p.m.
 ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7 Ohio at Old Dominion
6 p.m.
 ESPN+
Saturday, Feb. 7
South Alabama Buffalo 
 3 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7 Southern Miss 66, Kent State 65 2 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7
Texas State 77, Western Michigan 61
 4 p.m. ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7
Troy 79, Akron 69
 5 p.m. ESPN2 20139
TOTAL


Women's Basketball
First Round Matchups
Date Game Time Broadcast Result
Monday, Nov. 3
App State 65, Western Michigan 45
 TBA ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3
Ball State 68, Arkansas State 66
 TBA ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3 Miami (Ohio) 63, Coastal Carolina 53 TBA ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3 Georgia Southern 98, Central Michigan 72 TBA ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3
James Madison 80, Kent State 48
 TBA ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3
Bowling Green 82, Louisiana 67
TBA
 ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
ULM 80, Eastern Michigan 71
TBA
 ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3
Marshall 53, Buffalo 39
TBA
 ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3 UMass 58, Old Dominion 52
TBA
 ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
South Alabama 87, Akron 63
 TBA ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3 Southern Miss 77, Northern Illinois 56 TBA ESPN+ 20139
Monday, Nov. 3
Ohio 72, Texas State 66
 TBA ESPN+ 19111
Monday, Nov. 3
Troy 88, Toledo 51
 TBA ESPN+ 20139
TOTAL SBC 8, MAC 5

Second Round Matchups
Date Game Time Broadcast Result
Saturday, Feb. 7
App State 63, Kent State 68
 12 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7
Arkansas State 76, Eastern Michigan 73
 1 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7 Coastal Carolina 82, Bowling Green 93 1 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7 Georgia Southern 67, Miami (Ohio) 78 12 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7
Louisiana 82, Akron 71
 11 a.m. ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7
ULM 73, Buffalo 64
1 p.m.
 ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7
Marshall 88, Central Michigan 81
12 p.m.
 ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7
Old Dominion 84, Ohio 76
12 p.m.
 ESPN+ 20139
Saturday, Feb. 7 South Alabama 67, Western Michigan 73
12 p.m.
 ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7
Southern Miss 67, Toledo 76
 1 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7 Texas State 69, Northern Illinois 71 2 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Saturday, Feb. 7
Troy 86, Ball State 87
 12 p.m. ESPN+ 19111
Sunday, Feb. 8
James Madison 71, UMass 57
 11 a.m. CBS Sports Network 20139
TOTAL SBC 5, MAC 8