SoCon
Tracking the 2024-25 Southern Conference non-conference schedules.
Conference Play Overview: SoCon’s 10 men’s basketball teams will all play double-round-robin, 18-game intraleague schedules, totaling 90 league contests over nine weeks from Wednesday, Jan. 1, to Saturday, March 1.
All 10 teams open league play on Jan. 1. After another full lineup of games on Saturday, Jan. 4, the schedule settles into a Wednesday-Saturday format outside a pair of Thursday games on Jan. 9 and Feb. 27. UNCG versus Chattanooga and VMI against Samford will be the home-and-home matchups on those two Thursdays. Additional games might later be moved due to national television assignments.
The 2025 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championship is scheduled at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 7-10.
Note: The City of Asheville is going through a major disaster recovery effort after Hurricane Helene. If you feel compelled to assist in the recovery efforts, the SoCon partnered with World Central Kitchen (WCK), an organization harnessing the power of food to nourish communities and strengthen economies worldwide. More info on how to help is here - https://soconsports.com/article/blt361039ac760fe292/
SoCon SCHEDULE
Non-Conference Schedules
Chattanooga
Home
Nov. 14 vs. Morehead State
Nov. 21 vs. Non-D1 (Johnson)
Nov. 25 vs. Tennessee State (Coke Classic)
Nov. 27 vs. Bryant (Coke Classic)
Dec. 3 vs. Lipscomb (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 15 vs. Alabama A&M
Dec. 18 vs. Non-D1 (Tennessee Wesleyan)
Road
Nov. 4 at USC
Nov. 7 at Saint Mary’s
Nov. 11 at Austin Peay (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 17 at SEMO
Dec. 12 at Evansville
Dec. 21 at Indiana
East Tennessee State
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Newberry)
Nov. 8 vs. Eastern Kentucky (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 13 vs. Non-D1 (Tusculum)
Nov. 22 vs. USC Upstate (MTE)
Nov. 24 vs. Queens (MTE)
Nov. 30 vs. Austin Peay
Road
Nov. 16 at Davidson
Nov. 27 at Charlotte
Dec. 3 at James Madison
Dec. 7 at Wichita State
Dec. 14 at Jacksonville (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 21 at Kansas City
Notes: The Bucs will travel to play Austin Peay during the 2025-26 season.
Furman
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Columbia Int’l)
Nov. 11 vs. Jacksonville (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 15 vs. Tulane
Dec. 7 vs. Princeton
Dec. 14 vs. South Carolina State
Road
Nov. 8 at Belmont
Nov. 23 at Charleston Southern
Nov. 30 at Kansas (Vegas Showdown)
Dec. 4 at Florida Gulf Coast (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 21 at Harvard
Downtown Greenville Events Greenville, SC
Nov. 20 vs. TBA
Dec. 18 vs. TBA
Vegas Showdown Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 26 vs. Seattle U.
Note: The Paladins will host Harvard and Charleston Southern during the 2025-26 season.
Mercer
Home
Nov. 7 vs. Non-D1 (Virginia-Lynchburg)
Nov. 13 vs. Non-D1 (Trinity Baptist)
Dec. 4 vs. West Georgia (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 15 vs. Chicago State
Road
Nov. 11 at DePaul
Nov. 16 at South Alabama
Nov. 21 at South Carolina (Fort Myers Tip-off)
Dec. 8 at Stetson (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 14 at Queens
Dec. 21 at Winthrop
Dec. 28 at Georgia State
Fort Myers Tip-Off Fort Myers, FL
Nov. 25 vs. Jacksonville
Nov. 26 vs. Miami-Ohio or Siena
Note: The Bears will host Winthrop during the 2025-26 campaign.
Samford
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Mississippi College)
Nov. 12 vs. Non-D1 (Rhodes)
Nov. 17 vs. Texas Southern
Nov. 26 vs. North Dakota St. (MTE)
Nov. 27 vs. Utah Valley (MTE)
Nov. 29 vs. West Georgia (MTE)
Dec. 8 vs. Austin Peay (SoCon/ASUN)
Road
Nov. 8 at Cornell
Nov. 15 at North Alabama (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 19 at Michigan State
Dec. 5 at South Carolina State
Dec. 18 at Arizona
Dec. 21 at Alabama A&M
Note: Samford will host Cornell as part of the 2025-26 season.
The Citadel
Home
Nov. 7 vs. Non-D1 (Erskine)
Nov. 11 vs. Stetson (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 14 vs. Non-D1 (North Greenville)
Nov. 17 vs. North Carolina A&T
Nov. 20 vs. Charleston
Nov. 26 vs. Non-D1 (St. Andrews)
Dec. 3 vs. Non-D1 (Toccoa Falls)
Dec. 12 vs. Campbell
Road
Nov. 4 at Boston College
Dec. 12 at Campbell
Dec. 16 at Central Arkansas (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 18 at Vanderbilt
Note: The College of Charleston and The Citadel agreed to a four-game series beginning this season with alternating home sites through the 2027-28 season.
UNC Greensboro
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 16 vs. Non-D1 (North Carolina Wesleyan)
Dec. 3 vs. High Point
Dec. 17 vs. Non-D1 (William Peace)
Dec. 28 vs. Non-D1 (VA Lynchburg)
Road
Nov. 11 at SMU
Nov. 21 at Indiana
Dec. 7 at North Carolina A&T
Dec. 14 at North Florida
Dec. 21 at Elon
Ball Dawgs Classic Henderson, NV
Nov. 25 vs. Long Beach State
Nov. 26 vs. San Jose State
Nov. 27 vs. UTEP
Note: The Spartans will host North Florida as part of the 2025-26 season.
VMI
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Washington College)
Nov. 12 vs. Non-D1 (Christendom)
Dec. 3 vs. Non-D1 (Virginia-Lynchburg)
Dec. 7 vs. Queens (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 12 vs. Non-D1 (Regent)
Road
Nov. 9 at Bellarmine (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 18 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 22 at Davidson
Nov. 26 at Loyola-Maryland
Nov. 29 at George Washington
Dec. 21 at Richmond
Greenbrier Tip-Off White Sulphur Springs, WV
Nov. 15 vs. Tennessee Tech
Nov. 16 vs. Charleston Southern or UTRGV
Note: The Keydets will host Loyola-Maryland during the 2025-26 season.
Western Carolina
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Bob Jones)
Nov. 13 vs. Non-D1 (Truett McConnell)
Dec. 4 vs. Bellarmine (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 7 vs. USC Upstate
Dec. 19 vs. Non-D1 (Milligan)
Road
Nov. 8 at Queens (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 19 at Wake Forest
Nov. 30 at Marquette
Dec. 14 at UNC Asheville
Dec. 17 at Tennessee
Harrah’s Cherokee Center Game Asheville, NC
Nov. 27 vs. Florida State
Wofford
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Non-D1 (Erskine)
Dec. 1 vs. North Alabama (SoCon/ASUN)
Dec. 4 vs. Gardner-Webb
Dec. 28 vs. Non-D1 (Kentucky Christian)
Road
Nov. 9 at Lipscomb (SoCon/ASUN)
Nov. 13 at Presbyterian
Nov. 16 at Duke
Nov. 23 at Milwaukee (Cream City Challenge)
Dec. 7 at Elon
Dec. 16 at Charleston
Dec. 18 at Saint Louis
Cream City Challenge Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 22 vs. St. Thomas
Nov. 24 vs. Portland State
Note: The Terriers will host Elon and Presbyterian as part of the 2025-26 season.