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Due to the size of the WAC the Chicago State Cougars will be busy when it comes to their non-conference slate. The Cougars schedule starts out with a challenging road trip before playing a slew of regional rivals in the Chicago area. Chicago State will also head out to an event at Oakland where they will play the Golden Grizzlies along with Western Carolina and Georgia State.
| Date | Opponent | Notes |
| Nov 14 | at Arizona State | |
| Nov 16 | at Creighton | |
| Nov 18 | vs IU-Northwest | Non-Division I |
| Nov 22 | vs Trinity Christian | Non-Division I |
| Nov 24 | vs Georgia State | Rochester, MI |
| Nov 25 | at Oakland | |
| Nov 26 | vs Western Carolina | Rochester, MI |
| Nov 29 | at Notre Dame | |
| Dec 4 | vs DePaul | |
| Dec 6 | at Toledo | |
| Dec 14 | at Southern Illinois | |
| Dec 17 | at Western Kentucky | |
| Dec 20 | vs Saint Joseph's | |
| Dec 22 | at SIU-Edwardsville | |
| Dec 29 | vs Nebraska-Omaha | |
| Dec 31 | at Green Bay | |
| Jan 3 | Bowling Green |