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 MAC-SBC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, with the matchups based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. The MAC men and Sun Belt women will host the February matchups.
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.