February Men’s Basketball Matchups Announced for 2025-26 MAC-SBC Challenge
 
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 round of the 2025-26 MAC-SBC Challenge contest will take place on Saturday, Feb. 7 with matchups based on real-time NET rankings.
 
The MAC men will be on the road for all 13 second-round matchups and tip-off times will be announced later in January.
 
Each MAC and Sun Belt team included in the MAC-SBC Challenge, which was created in 2023-24 and will continue through the 2026-27 season, 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 are considered in determining the matchups.
 
Saturday, Feb. 7
Akron at Troy
Ball State at Louisiana-Monroe
Bowling Green at Arkansas State
Buffalo at South Alabama
Central Michigan at Louisiana
Eastern Michigan at Appalachian State
Kent State at Southern Mississippi
Massachusetts at Coastal Carolina
Miami at Marshall
Northern Illinois at Georgia State
Ohio at Old Dominion
Toledo at James Madison
Western Michigan at Texas State