NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt and Mid-American Conferences announced the second round of matchups for the 2025-26 MAC-SBC Challenge on Tuesday, and South Alabama women's basketball will travel to face Western Michigan at 1 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 7, in Kalamazoo, Mich.
The MAC-SBC Challenge is a scheduling alliance in which 13 Mid-American teams compete against 13 Sun Belt teams. These matchups were determined using real-time NET rankings and the Ordinal Sports group. Relevant NET data, geography and the frequency of past contests are also considered in scheduling. Each game will be carried on an ESPN platform.