MONROE, La. – Both Warhawk basketball teams will be participating in the fourth MAC-SBC Challenge, with the men's basketball team hosting Central Michigan and the women's team traveling to Ohio on November 2, in matchups jointly announced by the Mid-American Conference and Sun Belt Conference on Thursday (July 2).
 
The scheduling alliance will act as the season-opening game in 2026-27, with 12 SBC schools participating. 
 
The men's basketball matchup against the Chippewas will be the second in program history, as the Warhawks defeated Central Michigan on the road in 2023 in a prior iteration of the MAC/SBC Challenge. The women's against the Bobcats will be the first series matchup 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 2026-27 ULM basketball schedules will be announced at a later date.
 
MAC-SBC Challenge Men's Basketball Matchups
Toledo at Arkansas State
Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Ball State at Georgia Southern
Bowling Green at Georgia State
Miami (Ohio) at James Madison
Akron at Ragin' Cajuns
Central Michigan at ULM
Kent State at Louisiana Tech
Buffalo at Marshall
Western Michigan at Old Dominion
Ohio at South Alabama
UMass at Troy
 
MAC-SBC Challenge Women's Basketball Matchups
App State at Eastern Michigan
Arkansas State at Ball State
Coastal Carolina at Western Michigan
Georgia Southern at Bowling Green
Georgia State at Buffalo
James Madison at Miami (Ohio)
Louisiana Tech at Toledo
ULM at Ohio
Marshall at UMass
Old Dominion at Central Michigan
South Alabama at Akron
Troy at Kent State