NEW ORLEANS – The initial matchups for the third year of the MAC-SBC Challenge — a scheduling alliance in the sports of men's and women's basketball — were announced on Tuesday. Challenge games on Nov. 3 will open the regular season for both the App State men's and women's basketball teams.
The women will face Western Michigan in Boone, while the men will play at Central Michigan. Each MAC-SBC Challenge contest will be carried on an ESPN platform.
The second matchups in the MAC-SBC Challenge will take place in February, with the matchups to be announced in January and set based on real-time NET rankings.