MONROE, La. – Both Warhawk basketball teams will be participating in the third MAC-SBC Challenge, with the men's basketball team traveling to Northern Illinois and the women's team hosting Eastern Michigan on November 3, in matchups jointly announced by the Mid-American Conference and Sun Belt Conference Tuesday (July 1) morning.
 
The scheduling alliance will act as the season-opening game in 2025-26, with 13 SBC schools participating. 
 
The men's basketball matchup against the Huskies and the women's against the Eagles will be the first series matchups in program history.
 
The MAC-SBC Challenge comes at the recommendation of the Sun Belt's strategic planning committees for men's and women's basketball, as the conference looks to return to its roots and bolster its success on the hardwood.

Each MAC-SBC Challenge game will be carried on an ESPN platform.
 
The remainder of the 2025-26 ULM basketball schedules will be announced at a later date.
 
MAC-SBC Challenge Men's Basketball Matchups
App State at Central Michigan
Arkansas State at Ohio
Coastal Carolina at Western Michigan
Georgia State at Eastern Michigan
James Madison at Akron
Louisiana at Ball State
ULM at Northern Illinois
Marshall at UMass
Old Dominion at Miami (Ohio)
Southern Miss at Buffalo
South Alabama at Toledo
Texas State at Bowling Green
Troy at Kent State
 
MAC-SBC Challenge Women's Basketball Matchups
Western Michigan at App State
Ball State at Arkansas State
Miami (Ohio) at Coastal Carolina
Central Michigan at Georgia Southern
Kent State at James Madison
Bowling Green at Louisiana
Eastern Michigan at ULM
Buffalo at Marshall
UMass at Old Dominion
Akron at South Alabama
Northern Illinois at Southern Miss
Ohio at Texas State
Toledo at Troy