Bulls to Travel to Old Dominion in Season Opener for the 2024 MAC-SBC Challenge

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Sun Belt Conference (SBC) announced the initial matchups for the 2024 MAC-SBC Challenge on Thursday afternoon. The Bulls will travel to Norfolk, Va. to face the Old Dominion Monarchs on Monday, Nov. 4. This will mark the fourth meeting between the Bulls and Monarchs.

The second MAC-SBC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, 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 is guaranteed one home and one away game each season.

Scheduling assistance is provided by Ordinal Sports Group. In addition to relevant NET data, geography and frequency of past contests is considered in determining the matchups.

Each MAC-SBC Challenge game will be carried on an ESPN platform.

MAC-SBC Challenge Basketball Matchups
Men's Basketball
Akron at Arkansas State
Ball State at Georgia State
Bowling Green at Southern Miss
Buffalo at Old Dominion
Central Michigan at South Alabama
Eastern Michigan at Texas State
Kent State at Louisiana
Miami at Appalachian State
Northern Illinois at Georgia Southern
Ohio at James Madison
Toledo at Troy
Western Michigan at Coastal Carolina

Women's Basketball
Georgia State at Akron
Old Dominion at Ball State
Southern Miss at Bowling Green
Troy at Buffalo
Coastal Carolina at Central Michigan
Texas State at Eastern Michigan
James Madison at Kent State
Appalachian State at Miami
Louisiana at Northern Illinois
Georgia Southern at Ohio
Marshall at Toledo
Arkansas State at Western Michigan

For the complete MAC release, click here.

For more information about the upcoming season, check out UBBulls.com.

University at Buffalo Athletics

Bulls to Travel to Old Dominion in Season Opener for the 2024 MAC-SBC Challenge

Related Videos