Southern Conference teams open conference play this week

1. Chattanooga

2. East Tennessee State

3. UNC-Greensboro

4. Furman

5. Mercer

6. Wofford

7. Samford

8. The Citadel

9. Western Carolina

10. VMI

Wednesday

Mars Hill at Western Carolina, 2 p.m.

Mercer at Kennesaw St., 7 p.m.

UNC-Greensboro at The Citadel, 7 p.m.

Fort Valley State at Samford, 8 p.m.

Thursday

Savannah State at East Tennessee State, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Mercer at Wofford, 1 p.m.

VMI at East Tennessee State, 2 p.m.

Chattanooga at Western Carolina, 2 p.m.

The Citadel at Furman, 4 p.m.

This story was originally published December 26, 2016 at 10:14 AM with the headline "Southern Conference teams open conference play this week."