ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Illinois State will host 2018 NCAA Tournament participant San Diego State in the 2018 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge, announced by the MVC office on Thursday morning. The game will be played on Dec. 1 on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.
The Challenge Series features head-to-head competition between 10 Mountain West and 10 Missouri Valley teams annually, with each conference hosting five games apiece each season. The 2018 edition of the Challenge Series is the eighth.
Annual matchups for teams in the Challenge Series are based upon factors including the previous year's achievements, records and RPI rankings, as well as projected rankings/strength of teams in the upcoming season, based upon composite sources.