CLEVELAND — The MAC-SBC Challenge -- a scheduling alliance in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball -- will kick off during the opening week of the 2023-24 season this November with 12 Mid-American Conference (MAC) men’s basketball programs hosting 12 Sun Belt Conference (SBC) teams, while the 12 MAC women’s basketball programs will visit 12 SBC teams. 
 
The second MAC-SBC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, 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.
 
Each MAC-SBC Challenge game will be carried on an ESPN platform.