The University of Akron Athletics
MAC Announces First Round of the 2024-25 MAC-SBC Challenge
June 27 | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The MAC-SBC Challenge -- the second installment of a scheduling alliance in men's and women's basketball -- will tip off on Monday, Nov. 4 with 12 Mid-American Conference (MAC) women's basketball programs hosting 12 Sun Belt Conference (SBC) teams, while the 12 MAC men's basketball programs will visit 12 SBC teams.
The women's basketball team will host Georgia State to begin the challenge while the men's basketball team will travel to Arkansas State.
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.
