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A recent ruling by the Southland Conference presidential board of directors puts a more challenging slant on the University of Central Arkansas' basketball scheduling.

The board, at the SLC's annual spring meeting at Galveston, Texas, approved an advisory council recommendation last week to reduce the number of non NCAA Division I opponents in men's and women's basketball to three in 2010-11 (when UCA should first become eligible for postseason competition) and to two in 2011-2012.

One obvious solution from UCA's standpoint is for Arkansas State and Arkansas-Little Rock agree to play on a regular basis on some kind of home-and-home arrangement.

Don't hold your breath.

UCA officials are already skipping over that and looking for a workable Plan C.