MAC vs SBC initial Matchups

[RaginDave]

https://ragincajuns.com/news/2023/6/...ball-challenge

Some interesting matchups and some 1 interesting omission. UL matches up with MAC regular season champion, Toledo. Toledo lost in the first round of the NIT to Michigan and lost to the MAC tournament champion Kent State. Interesting omission is Marshall, who was one of the better SBC teams last year is not playing in the 1st matchups, nor is Coastal Carolina.

Troy at Ohio
USM at Akron, who finished 3rd in the MAC
JMU at Kent State
ODU at Ball State
USA at Buffalo
stAte at Bowling Green
App at NIU
Texas State at Miami
Georgia State at WMU
Georgia Southern at EMU
ULM at CMU

On the women's side the Cajuns will face Kent State who finished 4th in the MAC last year.

[Esqueleto]

https://ragincajuns.com/news/2023/6/...ball-challenge

Some interesting matchups and some 1 interesting omission. UL matches up with MAC regular season champion, Toledo. Toledo lost in the first round of the NIT to Michigan and lost to the MAC tournament champion Kent State. Interesting omission is Marshall, who was one of the better SBC teams last year is not playing in the 1st matchups, nor is Coastal Carolina.

Troy at Ohio
USM at Akron, who finished 3rd in the MAC
JMU at Kent State
ODU at Ball State
USA at Buffalo
stAte at Bowling Green
App at NIU
Texas State at Miami
Georgia State at WMU
Georgia Southern at EMU
ULM at CMU

On the women's side the Cajuns will face Kent State who finished 4th in the MAC last year.

I'm sure we'll get screwed by not getting a return home game.

[ZoomZoom]

Oh boy…but it better than Nobody Delta College of Alaska-Nome.

[Million$Mullet]

I'm sure we'll get screwed by not getting a return home game.

Kent or Akron would be nice.

[Balanced_view]

I'm sure we'll get screwed by not getting a return home game.

Stay in the top 12 NET and we guaranteed to get a home return game later in the season. The higher our NET, the better NET match up.

[RaginDave]

Stay in the top 12 NET and we guaranteed to get a home return game later in the season. The higher our NET, the better NET match up.

Agreed. But I feel like Marshall got screwed with the away game. They were one of the best teams in the belt and they don’t get the first game.

[AirBill]

Why are all the games being played at MAC schools? Was that by design, and the SBC is host next season?

[Jacob81]

I thought everyone played in Feb at sunbelt home courts?? Did I read that wrong.

[Million$Mullet]

I thought everyone played in Feb at sunbelt home courts?? Did I read that wrong.

The second contest will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10, with the matchups set based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. So we won’t know till sun belt play starts.

[Jacob81]

The second contest will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10, with the matchups set based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. So we won’t know till sun belt play starts.

I read it as they will match seed for seed 1-12 and all the Feb games will be sunbelt home games.

[Million$Mullet]

I read it as they will match seed for seed 1-12 and all the Feb games will be sunbelt home games.

That’s right. They will go off net rankings.

Nov. 8-Nov. 11 – MAC Women at Sun Belt Women
Nov. 8-Nov. 11 – Sun Belt Men at MAC Men
Feb. 10 – Sun Belt Women at MAC Women
Feb. 10 – MAC Men at Sun Belt Men

[AirBill]

Ah, thanks.