NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- Old Dominion will gear up for its Sun Belt schedule with a non-conference slate that includes no shortage of commonwealth rivals.
The Monarchs unveiled their non-conference schedule Monday afternoon, featuring seven Division I opponents from the state. ODU will travel to UVA, Virginia Tech, Norfolk State and George Mason, while hosting Longwood, Hampton and Richmond.
An exhibition game against VCU will serve as a tune-up for the campaign and the silver and blue will also host area non-Division I opponents Regent and Apprentice.
The Norfolk State match-up is a return trip from last year's showdown at Chartway Arena, a 60-57 Old Dominion victory that featured a near-sellout crowd and plenty of energy in the building. This will mark the first match-up in the series on the Spartans' campus with full capacity permitted in the stands since the 1972-1973 season. They did meet at Echols Hall during the COVID-19-altered 2020-2021 campaign, where a very limited capacity was permitted.
The match-up with UVA in Charlottesville will mark the first meeting between the two programs since the 2012-2013 slate, a 63-61 upset victory for the Monarchs at the Richmond Coliseum. The silver and blue last faced Virginia Tech during the 2021-2022 campaign and will resume that rivalry in Blacksburg this year.
ODU tips off its 2026-2027 season November 2 at home against Western Michigan.
The full Old Dominion non-conference schedule is below:
October 17- vs. VCU (exhibition)
November 2- vs. Western Michigan (MAC-Sun Belt Challenge)
November 4- vs. Regent
November 7- @ Bucknell
November 11- @ Norfolk State
November 14- vs. Longwood
November 17- @ Virginia
November 24- vs. Hampton
November 27- @ Virginia Tech
December 1- vs. Drexel
December 5- vs. Richmond
December 12- @ George Mason
December 22- vs. Apprentice School
December 28- vs. Charleston Southern
February 6- @ TBD MAC Opponent (MAC-Sun Belt Challenge)
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