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Toledo to Visit Arkansas State to Open 2026-27 Season as Part of MAC-SBC Challenge
7/2/2026 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Rockets to face Red Wolves on Monday, Nov. 2 in Jonesboro
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball program will open its 2026-27 season with a trip to Jonesboro, Ark. to face Arkansas State University on Monday, Nov. 2. The matchup will be the first of two non-conference contests for the Rockets in the 2026-27 MAC-SBC Challenge, per an announcement from the Mid-American Conference.
The MAC-SBC Challenge enters its fourth season and is a scheduling alliance of the men's and women's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The first meeting of the programs will take place in the first week of November. The 12 MAC men's basketball programs will visit 12 SBC schools, while the 12 MAC women's basketball programs will host their 12 SBC counterparts.
The second MAC-SBC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2027, with matchups based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. The MAC men and Sun Belt women will host the February matchups.
Toledo posted a 19-15 record last season and registered its sixth consecutive Top Four league finish with an 11-7 league mark. The Rockets advanced to the MAC Championship game last year by posting victories over Bowling Green in the quarterfinals and UMass in the semifinals. Senior center Austin Parks is the Rockets' top returning scorer after averaging a career-high 10.7 ppg and 5.6 rpg. He also ranked fourth in MAC with team-high 61.7 FG% and sixth with 1.3 bpg.
Arkansas State registered a 20-12 overall record last season and tied for second place in the Sun Belt with an 11-7 ledger. Toledo has won each of its previous four meetings vs. the Red Wolves, including a 73-65 home victory on Dec. 13, 2014 in its last matchup vs. ASU.
Scheduling assistance for the MAC-SBC Challenge is provided by Ordinal Sports Group. In addition to relevant NET data, geography and frequency of past contests are considered in determining the matchups. Each MAC-SBC Challenge game will be carried on an ESPN platform.
MAC-SBC Challenge Men's Basketball Matchups
Monday, Nov. 2
Toledo at Arkansas State
Akron at Louisiana
Ball State at Georgia Southern
Bowling Green at Georgia State
Buffalo at Marshall
Central Michigan at Louisiana Monroe
Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Kent State at Louisiana Tech
Miami at James Madison
UMass at Troy
Ohio at South Alabama
Western Michigan at Old Dominion
The MAC-SBC Challenge enters its fourth season and is a scheduling alliance of the men's and women's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The first meeting of the programs will take place in the first week of November. The 12 MAC men's basketball programs will visit 12 SBC schools, while the 12 MAC women's basketball programs will host their 12 SBC counterparts.
The second MAC-SBC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2027, with matchups based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. The MAC men and Sun Belt women will host the February matchups.
Toledo posted a 19-15 record last season and registered its sixth consecutive Top Four league finish with an 11-7 league mark. The Rockets advanced to the MAC Championship game last year by posting victories over Bowling Green in the quarterfinals and UMass in the semifinals. Senior center Austin Parks is the Rockets' top returning scorer after averaging a career-high 10.7 ppg and 5.6 rpg. He also ranked fourth in MAC with team-high 61.7 FG% and sixth with 1.3 bpg.
Arkansas State registered a 20-12 overall record last season and tied for second place in the Sun Belt with an 11-7 ledger. Toledo has won each of its previous four meetings vs. the Red Wolves, including a 73-65 home victory on Dec. 13, 2014 in its last matchup vs. ASU.
Scheduling assistance for the MAC-SBC Challenge is provided by Ordinal Sports Group. In addition to relevant NET data, geography and frequency of past contests are considered in determining the matchups. Each MAC-SBC Challenge game will be carried on an ESPN platform.
MAC-SBC Challenge Men's Basketball Matchups
Monday, Nov. 2
Toledo at Arkansas State
Akron at Louisiana
Ball State at Georgia Southern
Bowling Green at Georgia State
Buffalo at Marshall
Central Michigan at Louisiana Monroe
Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Kent State at Louisiana Tech
Miami at James Madison
UMass at Troy
Ohio at South Alabama
Western Michigan at Old Dominion
Sunday, March 15
Friday, March 13
Thursday, March 12
Friday, March 06
