All of you with perpetually terrible football programs can rejoice! Basketball is here to save you from misery. Unless you suck at basketball too, then well, baseball season is 4 short months away!

The Season kicks off in less than 12 short hours. Anyone eager to catch some top quality basketball can wake up at the crack of dawn and watch App State play Merrimack in something called Rock Hill, SC at 6am ET on Youtube.

Anywho, here's the schedule:

Monday Nov 2nd:

Merrimack vs App State (Rock Hill, SC)
Bowling Green at Georgia State
Eastern Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Ball State at Georgia Southern
Miami (OH) at JMU
Buffalo at Marshall
Western Michigan at ODU
UMass at Troy
Kent State at La Tech
Central Michigan at ULM
Toledo at Arkansas State
Ohio at South Alabama
Akron at Louisiana
Tougaloo (Non D1) at Southern Miss

Wednesday Nov 4th: (Non D1 day)

Christendom (Non D1) at App State
Regent (Non D1) at ODU
Champions Baptist (Non D1) at ULM

Thursday Nov 5th:

Georgia State at Charlotte
Arkansas Monticello (Non D1) at La Tech
Coastal Carolina at #2 Duke
Jacksonville State at South Alabama

Friday Nov 6th:

JMU at #23 Kentucky
Troy at Florida State
Georgia Southern at Georgia Tech
Southern Miss at #18 Iowa State
Arkansas State at #20 Alabama
Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Louisiana

Saturday Nov 7th:

Andrew College (Non D1) at Georgia State
Toledo at Marshall
ODU at Bucknell

Why in God’s name is App State playing a basketball game at 6am eastern time

(11-01-2026 07:29 PM)debragga Wrote:  Why in God’s name is App State playing a basketball game at 6am eastern time

Pretty sure there is an around the clock marathon of men's games.

(11-01-2026 08:18 PM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  

(11-01-2026 07:29 PM)debragga Wrote:  Why in God’s name is App State playing a basketball game at 6am eastern time

Pretty sure there is an around the clock marathon of men's games.

From what I gather it is free on Field of 68 youtube channel. No word on whether they are rebranding to let's let more mediocre power schools in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPC8-sFOkuo

(11-01-2026 08:39 PM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  

(11-01-2026 08:18 PM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  

(11-01-2026 07:29 PM)debragga Wrote:  Why in God’s name is App State playing a basketball game at 6am eastern time

Pretty sure there is an around the clock marathon of men's games.

From what I gather it is free on Field of 68 youtube channel. No word on whether they are rebranding to let's let more mediocre power schools in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPC8-sFOkuo

I’ll be there, lol. It’s only 30 minutes away and I don’t have to take off work, just go in an hour late. I’m still trying to figure out the tailgating situation.

(11-01-2026 07:29 PM)debragga Wrote:  Why in God’s name is App State playing a basketball game at 6am eastern time

That's not even the early game:

Fans of High Point and Liberty can watch their programs play at Midnight ET (At least that's a decent game) And then Grambling State and Northern Illinois square off at 3am ET.

Queens University and Winthrop follow the App game at the more normal time of 9am ET.

APP with the easy win over favored Merrimack.
APPs SP+ jumps from 257th to 211th.

Go Sun Belt - get these non-conference wins!

I was in Rock Hill (an affluent suburb of Charlotte) for the game. The NIU/Grambling game at 3 a.m. was reallty exciting and came down to the last shot.

App State suffocated Merrimack in the first half on both ends and then went on cruise control. The App State defense is still really good.

(11-01-2026 07:29 PM)debragga Wrote:  Why in God’s name is App State playing a basketball game at 6am eastern time

So they got to avoid the MAC challenge?

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(11-02-2026 01:01 PM)hannibalDawg Wrote:  

(11-01-2026 07:29 PM)debragga Wrote:  Why in God’s name is App State playing a basketball game at 6am eastern time

So they got to avoid the MAC challenge?

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The Sun Belt has more teams than the MAC. I believe So. Miss is the other SBC team not involved.

I'm feeling good about the SBC tonight.

halftime in Ruston

Tech 41
Kent State 32

Halftime in Monroe

ULM 43
Central Michigan 32

(11-02-2026 01:01 PM)hannibalDawg Wrote:  

(11-01-2026 07:29 PM)debragga Wrote:  Why in God’s name is App State playing a basketball game at 6am eastern time

So they got to avoid the MAC challenge?

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14 Sun Belt teams, 12 MAC teams. Two designated survivors.

App and USM play each other on MAC weekend in February.

FINAL

Tech 85
Kent State 75

Looks like it’s gonna be a losing record vs the MAC tonight. Not a good start to the season for the conference.

GS beats Ball St 67-55

(11-02-2026 09:59 PM)Eagleholic Wrote:  Looks like it’s gonna be a losing record vs the MAC tonight. Not a good start to the season for the conference.

5-7 as projected vs MAC. 7-7 overall

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AState wins a back and forth game with Toledo 71-70.

It wasn't pretty, Every time we made a run, Toledo would answer. But we got it done.

(11-02-2026 10:25 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  AState wins a back and forth game with Toledo 71-70.

It wasn't pretty, Every time we made a run, Toledo would answer. But we got it done.

I watched the last few minutes of that game. It was exciting and there was a good atmosphere. Congrats on the W.