Ball State University Athletics
Matchups Announced for First Round of MAC-SBC Challenge
July 02, 2026 | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
The Ball State men's basketball team is set to play at Georgia Southern on Monday, Nov. 2 for the regular season opener, while the Ball State women's basketball team hosts Arkansas State the same day at Worthen Arena.
Game times will be announced at a later date. The second round of the MAC-SBC Challenge for the 2026-27 season is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, when the MAC men will be at home and the MAC women on the road. Opponents for those games are determined in the weeks leading up to them.
The Chris Capko era officially begins when the men's basketball team travels down to Statesboro, Ga., to take on the Eagles to begin the campaign.
Head coach Brady Sallee and the Ball State women's team will look to get off to a good start coming off a 2025-26 season when they won the MAC regular season title.
2026-27 MAC-SBC Challenge Basketball November Matchups
Women's Basketball
South Alabama at Akron
Arkansas State at Ball State
Georgia Southern at Bowling Green
Georgia State at Buffalo
Old Dominion at Central Michigan
Appalachian State at Eastern Michigan
Troy at Kent State
Marshall at Massachusetts
James Madison at Miami
Louisiana Monroe at Ohio
Louisiana Tech at Toledo
Coastal Carolina at Western Michigan
Men's Basketball
Akron at Louisiana
Ball State at Georgia Southern
Bowling Green at Georgia State
Buffalo at Marshall
Central Michigan at Louisiana Monroe
Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Kent State at Louisiana Tech
Massachusetts at Troy
Miami at James Madison
Ohio at South Alabama
Toledo at Arkansas State
Western Michigan at Old Dominion
