2026-27 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Schedule: Full Game Dates, Times and TV Channels
The 2026-27 Sun Belt men's basketball schedule features a full slate of nonconference matchups, conference games, neutral-site tournaments, and the MAC-SBC Challenge. The regular-season schedule in this listing runs from November 2, 2026, through February 26, 2027, with all 14 Sun Belt teams competing throughout the season.
Teams including App State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, Troy, Texas State, and ULM will look to build momentum during the regular season.
Below is the complete 2026-27 Sun Belt men's basketball schedule, organized by date and month. It includes the listed tipoff times, matchups, TV channels, and locations for neutral-site games.
2026-27 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Schedule: Quick Overview
Season: 2026-27
Schedule dates covered: November 2, 2026, to February 26, 2027Teams: Sun Belt men's basketball programs
Conference games: Marked [Conf.]
Listed broadcast platforms: ESPN+, ACC Network, ACC Network Extra, SECN+, FloCollege, and FloSports, along with games with no TV network listed
MAC-SBC Challenge: February 6, 2027
Time zone: Not specified in the source schedule
TBA: Game time, opponent, or broadcast details have not been announced in the source
Schedule format: Away team at home team, time (TV network). Neutral-site games use “vs.” and include the location when supplied. Games marked [Conf.] are identified as Sun Belt conference games in the source. Times and TV assignments may change.
November 2026 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Schedule
Monday, November 2
Kent State at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Merrimack at App State, 5:00 a.m. as listed, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Bowling Green at Georgia State, 5:00 p.m.
Ball State at Georgia Southern, 6:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Marshall, 6:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
UMass at Troy, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Miami (Ohio) at James Madison, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Central Michigan at ULM, 6:30 p.m.
Akron at Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Toledo at Arkansas State, 7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan at Old Dominion, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tougaloo at Southern Miss, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4
Regent at Old Dominion, 6:00 p.m.
Christendom College at App State, 6:00 p.m.
Champion Christian at ULM, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 5
Georgia State at Charlotte, time TBA
Arkansas-Monticello at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Coastal Carolina at Duke, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 6
Georgia Southern at Georgia Tech, time TBA
James Madison at Kentucky, time TBA
Arkansas State at Alabama, time TBA
Troy at Florida State, 6:00 p.m. (ACC Network Extra)
Southern Miss at Iowa State, 7:00 p.m.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, November 7
Andrew College at Georgia State, 12:00 p.m.
Toledo at Marshall, 1:00 p.m.
Old Dominion at Bucknell, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, November 9
App State at Auburn, time TBA
Louisiana Tech at LSU, time TBA
ULM at Texas A&M, time TBA
Marshall at Ohio State, 5:00 p.m.
USC Upstate at Coastal Carolina, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southern-New Orleans at Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tuesday, November 10
Georgia State at Fresno State, time TBA
ULM at TCU, time TBA
LMU at Troy, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Mercer at Georgia Southern, 6:00 p.m.
UT Martin at Arkansas State, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 11
James Madison at Delaware, 5:00 p.m.
Old Dominion at Norfolk State, 6:00 p.m.
Jackson State at Southern Miss, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 12
Virginia University of Lynchburg at Coastal Carolina, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, November 13
Georgia Southern at UCF, time TBA
App State at Charlotte, time TBA
ULM at Arizona State, time TBA
Troy at NC State, 6:00 p.m. (ACC Network)
Southern Miss at Texas State, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 14
Louisiana Tech at Nicholls, time TBA
ULM at Grand Canyon, time TBA
Longwood at Old Dominion, 3:00 p.m.
Marshall at Youngstown State, 5:00 p.m.
Louisiana at UNCW, 6:00 p.m. (FloCollege)
Dillard at Arkansas State, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 15
Norfolk State at Georgia State, 12:00 p.m.
Mercyhurst at James Madison, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Coastal Carolina at Wisconsin, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, November 16
Dallas Christian at ULM, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 17
Jacksonville State at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
ETSU at Marshall, 6:00 p.m.
CSUN at Troy, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Middle Tennessee at Georgia Southern, 6:00 p.m.
UTA at Southern Miss, 7:00 p.m.
Old Dominion at Virginia, 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18
James Madison at Towson, time TBA
ULM at LSU, time TBA
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas State, 7:00 p.m.
Louisiana at San Francisco, 9:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, November 19
Georgia Southern at Houston Christian, time TBA
Tulane at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Southern Miss at Grambling State, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, November 20
Georgia State at Jacksonville State, time TBA
North Texas at App State, 5:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Tennessee, 6:00 p.m. (SECN+)
Marshall at North Carolina, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 21
Virginia University of Lynchburg at James Madison, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southern Miss vs. Nicholls, 4:00 p.m., Pensacola, Florida
Valparaiso vs. Troy, 7:00 p.m., Pensacola, Florida
Sunday, November 22
Troy vs. Nicholls, 2:00 p.m., Pensacola, Florida
Southern Miss vs. Valparaiso, 5:00 p.m., Pensacola, Florida
Louisiana at USC, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, November 23
Georgia Southern at Northern Kentucky, time TBA
St. Bonaventure vs. App State, 10:00 a.m., Kissimmee, Florida
Arkansas State vs. Southern Utah, 2:30 p.m., Miami, Florida
Georgia State vs. Tulane, 3:00 p.m., Fort Myers, Florida
Tuesday, November 24
Georgia Southern at Bellarmine, time TBA
Alcorn State at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
App State vs. Yale, 2:00 p.m., Kissimmee, Florida
Arkansas State vs. Long Beach State, 2:30 p.m., Miami, Florida
Hampton at Old Dominion, 6:00 p.m.
Charleston Southern at James Madison, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Campbell at Coastal Carolina, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
HCU at ULM, 6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Christian at Louisiana, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, November 25
Akron vs. App State, 2:00 p.m., Kissimmee, Florida
Arkansas State vs. FIU, 2:30 p.m., Miami, Florida
Prairie View A&M at Marshall, 3:00 p.m.
Georgia State vs. FGCU, 3:00 p.m., Fort Myers, Florida
Friday, November 27
Texas State at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech, 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 28
Georgia Southern at UNC Asheville, time TBA
Troy at Chattanooga, 1:00 p.m.
Western Illinois at Coastal Carolina, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
East Texas A&M at Marshall, 3:00 p.m.
McNeese at Louisiana, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, November 29
ULM at Tulane, time TBA
Dartmouth at App State, 12:00 p.m.
Rice at Arkansas State, 1:00 p.m.
William & Mary at James Madison, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Grambling State at Southern Miss, 3:00 p.m.
December 2026 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Schedule
Tuesday, December 1
Mercer at Georgia State, 6:00 a.m. as listed
Carolina University at App State, 5:30 p.m.
Drexel at Old Dominion, 6:00 p.m.
Furman at Troy, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, December 2
Georgia Southern at USC Upstate, time TBA
ULM at Lamar, time TBA
Louisiana Tech at Texas State, time TBA
Coastal Carolina at Queens, 6:00 p.m.
UNCW at Marshall, 6:00 p.m.
Houston Christian at Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tulane at Southern Miss, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 3
James Madison at Elon, time TBA
Missouri State at Arkansas State, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 5
App State at Kentucky, time TBA
Johnson C. Smith at Georgia Southern, time TBA
Georgia State at ULM, 12:00 p.m. [Conf.]
Richmond at Old Dominion, 1:00 p.m.
Winthrop at Coastal Carolina, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
UAB at Troy, 4:15 p.m. (ESPN+)
Bethune-Cookman at Marshall, 6:00 p.m.
Southern Miss at Oregon State, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 6
Louisiana Tech at Jacksonville State, time TBA
Louisiana at Tulane, 1:00 p.m.
Little Rock at Arkansas State, 2:00 p.m.
Longwood at James Madison, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, December 9
Georgia Southern at Wofford, time TBA
Arkansas Baptist College at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Kennesaw State at Georgia State, 6:00 p.m.
James Madison at North Carolina A&T, 6:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at East Carolina, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, December 10
Southern Miss at McNeese, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 12
UNCW at Georgia Southern, time TBA
ULM vs. Ole Miss, Southaven, Mississippi, time TBA
SFA at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Old Dominion at George Mason, time TBA
Arkansas State at St. Thomas, 2:00 p.m.
Texas Southern at Georgia State, 2:00 p.m.
MUW at Troy, 3:33 p.m. (ESPN+)
Kentucky Christian at Marshall, 6:00 p.m.
Louisiana at Oral Roberts, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 13
East Carolina at App State, 12:00 p.m.
Carolina University at Coastal Carolina, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Monday, December 14
Tuskegee at Southern Miss, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 16: Sun Belt Conference Games
Louisiana Tech at Troy, time TBA (ESPN+)
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Old Dominion at Marshall, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Georgia State at James Madison, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
South Alabama at Arkansas State, 7:00 p.m.
ULM at Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, December 18
Georgia State at Pittsburgh, time TBA
Saturday, December 19: Sun Belt Conference Games
James Madison at Southern Miss, time TBA (ESPN+)
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State, 2:00 p.m.
App State at Louisiana Tech, 3:00 p.m.
Marshall at Louisiana, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Coastal Carolina at Troy, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Monday, December 21
App State at Grambling State, time TBA
William Carey at Troy, time TBA
Tuesday, December 22
Jackson State at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Coastal Carolina at William & Mary, 11:00 a.m. (FloSports)
The Apprentice School at Old Dominion, 12:00 p.m.
Coastal Georgia at Georgia State, 12:00 p.m.
Coppin State at James Madison, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southern Miss vs. Ole Miss, Biloxi, Mississippi, 3:00 p.m.
Louisiana at LSU, 5:00 p.m.
Crowley's Ridge at Arkansas State, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 23
WVU Tech at Marshall, 5:00 p.m.
Monday, December 28
ULM at Oklahoma, time TBA
Charleston Southern at Old Dominion, 4:00 p.m.
Notre Dame of Maryland at James Madison, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, December 31: Sun Belt Conference Games
ULM at Old Dominion, time TBA (ESPN+)
Louisiana Tech at Coastal Carolina, time TBA (ESPN+)
Southern Miss at Georgia State, 12:00 p.m.
Troy at App State, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Arkansas State at James Madison, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Louisiana at Georgia Southern, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
South Alabama at Marshall, 3:00 p.m.
January 2027 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Schedule
Saturday, January 2: Sun Belt Conference Games
Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion, time TBA (ESPN+)
ULM at Coastal Carolina, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
South Alabama at App State, 12:00 p.m.
Louisiana at Georgia State, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Troy at James Madison, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southern Miss at Georgia Southern, 2:00 p.m.
Arkansas State at Marshall, 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 6: Sun Belt Conference Game
Georgia State at Troy, time TBA (ESPN+)
Thursday, January 7: Sun Belt Conference Games
Georgia Southern at South Alabama, time TBA
App State at Arkansas State, time TBA
James Madison at Louisiana Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Marshall at ULM, 6:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Southern Miss, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Old Dominion at Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, January 9: Sun Belt Conference Games
Georgia State at Arkansas State, 2:00 p.m.
Old Dominion at Southern Miss, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
James Madison at Louisiana, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
App State at ULM, 2:00 p.m.
Marshall at Louisiana Tech, 3:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at South Alabama, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Georgia Southern at Troy, 3:33 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, January 13: Sun Belt Conference Games
James Madison at Georgia Southern, time TBA (ESPN+)
App State at Old Dominion, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Troy at Southern Miss, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, January 14: Sun Belt Conference Games
Marshall at Georgia State, 2:00 p.m.
Arkansas State at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m.
South Alabama at ULM, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, January 15: Sun Belt Conference Game
Louisiana at Coastal Carolina, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, January 16: Sun Belt Conference Games
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama, time TBA
Georgia State at App State, 12:00 p.m.
Old Dominion at James Madison, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southern Miss at Arkansas State, 2:30 p.m.
ULM at Troy, 3:33 p.m. (ESPN+)
Georgia Southern at Marshall, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 20: Sun Belt Conference Games
Coastal Carolina at App State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 6:00 p.m.
ULM at Southern Miss, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 21: Sun Belt Conference Games
Marshall at James Madison, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Troy at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
South Alabama at Louisiana, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, January 23: Sun Belt Conference Games
James Madison at Georgia State, time TBA (ESPN+)
App State at Georgia Southern, time TBA
Louisiana Tech at ULM, time TBA
Marshall at Coastal Carolina, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southern Miss at South Alabama, 3:00 p.m.
Troy at Louisiana, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Arkansas State at Old Dominion, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, January 27: Sun Belt Conference Games
Old Dominion at App State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
South Alabama at Troy, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Louisiana at Arkansas State, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, January 28: Sun Belt Conference Games
Georgia State at Marshall, time TBA
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Saturday, January 30: Sun Belt Conference Games
Old Dominion at Georgia Southern, time TBA (ESPN+)
South Alabama at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Louisiana at Southern Miss, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Arkansas State at Troy, 3:33 p.m. (ESPN+)
ULM at James Madison, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
App State at Marshall, 6:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
February 2027 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Schedule
Wednesday, February 3: Sun Belt Conference Games
Georgia State at Old Dominion, time TBA (ESPN+)
Marshall at Georgia Southern, time TBA
James Madison at Coastal Carolina, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Troy at ULM, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Louisiana Tech at Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Arkansas State at South Alabama, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 6: MAC-SBC Challenge
Southern Miss at App State, 12:00 p.m. [Conf.]
Marshall at opponent TBA, time TBA
Coastal Carolina in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opponent and time TBA
James Madison in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opponent and time TBA (ESPN+)
Georgia State in the SBC-MAC Challenge, opponent and time TBA
Old Dominion in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opponent and time TBA
Troy in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opponent and time TBA
Arkansas State in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opponent and time TBA
Louisiana Tech, opponent and time TBA
Louisiana in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opponent and time TBA
ULM in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opponent and time TBA
Wednesday, February 10: Sun Belt Conference Games
App State at James Madison, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Louisiana at Troy, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
ULM at Arkansas State, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 11: Sun Belt Conference Games
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion, time TBA (ESPN+)
Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss, time TBA
Coastal Carolina at Marshall, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, February 13: Sun Belt Conference Games
ULM at Louisiana Tech, time TBA
Georgia Southern at App State, 12:00 p.m.
South Alabama at Georgia State, 12:00 p.m.
Troy at Arkansas State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southern Miss at Louisiana, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
James Madison at Marshall, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, February 17: Sun Belt Conference Games
James Madison at Old Dominion, time TBA (ESPN+)
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina, time TBA (ESPN+)
Southern Miss at ULM, 6:30 p.m.
Arkansas State at Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, February 18: Sun Belt Conference Games
Troy at South Alabama, time TBA (ESPN+)
Marshall at App State, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 20: Sun Belt Conference Games
App State at Georgia State, time TBA
Louisiana Tech at Georgia Southern, time TBA
Arkansas State at ULM, 2:30 p.m.
Louisiana at South Alabama, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Coastal Carolina at James Madison, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Southern Miss at Troy, 4:15 p.m. (ESPN+)
Marshall at Old Dominion, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tuesday, February 23: Sun Belt Conference Games
Old Dominion at Georgia State, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
App State at Coastal Carolina, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Georgia Southern at James Madison, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, February 24: Sun Belt Conference Games
ULM at South Alabama, time TBA
Louisiana at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Arkansas State at Southern Miss, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 26: Sun Belt Conference Games
Georgia State at Georgia Southern, time TBA
James Madison at App State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Louisiana at ULM, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas State, 7:30 p.m.
Troy at Marshall, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
South Alabama at Southern Miss, 8:00 p.m.
Sun Belt Men's Basketball Schedule: Important Notes
Game times: The source schedule does not identify a time zone. All listed times have been retained as provided.
TBA listings: Several matchups still need confirmed start times, opponents, or broadcast details.
Questionable early start times: The source lists Merrimack at App State on November 2 at 5:00 a.m. and Mercer at Georgia State on December 1 at 6:00 a.m. These times may be errors and should be verified before publication.
Conference games: The source specifically marks selected games with [Conf.]. Those labels are retained above.
MAC-SBC Challenge: Several February 6 matchups do not yet have opponents or tipoff times listed.
Sun Belt Tournament: Tournament dates and details are not included in the supplied schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the 2026-27 Sun Belt men's basketball schedule begin?
The schedule begins on November 2, 2026, with matchups including Kent State at Louisiana Tech, Merrimack at App State, Bowling Green at Georgia State, and several other games.
When does the listed Sun Belt regular-season schedule end?
The schedule provided ends on February 26, 2027, with seven listed games, including James Madison at App State, Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion, and Troy at Marshall.
Which TV networks will broadcast Sun Belt men's basketball games?
The source lists ESPN+, ACC Network, ACC Network Extra, SECN+, FloCollege, and FloSports for selected games. Many other games do not have a TV network listed.
What does TBA mean on the Sun Belt basketball schedule?
TBA means that the time, opponent, or broadcast information has not been announced in the supplied schedule.
What is the MAC-SBC Challenge?
The schedule includes a MAC-SBC Challenge date on February 6, 2027. Several Sun Belt teams are listed for the event, but many opponents and start times remain TBA in the source.
Are all game times Eastern Time?
The source does not specify a time zone. The times in this article are reproduced from the supplied schedule and should be checked against official team listings before publication.
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