The 2026-27 SEC basketball schedule took its first real shape this week: the Southeastern Conference has announced each school’s conference opponents for the 2027 season, giving fans the first official look at every league matchup before tip-off. Specific dates, game times, and television assignments will be released later this summer, but the home-and-away pairings for all 16 teams are now set.
League play tips off Saturday, January 2, 2027 and runs through Saturday, March 6, 2027. The 2027 SEC Tournament returns to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 10-14, 2027.
2026-27 SEC Basketball Schedule: Quick Facts
- Season: 2026-27 (the SEC’s “2027 season”)
- Conference play: Saturday, January 2 through Saturday, March 6, 2027
- Format: 18 league games per team; each team plays the other 15 teams at least once, with 3 opponents played twice (two permanent rivals plus one rotating)
- Total league games: 144 across the 16 teams
- SEC Tournament: March 10-14, 2027, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
- Dates, times and TV: to be announced at a later date
How the 2026-27 SEC Schedule Works
Every SEC team plays an 18-game conference schedule. Each school faces the other 15 league members at least once, and three of those opponents twice, home and away. Two of the repeat opponents are permanent rivals that stay the same every year, while the third rotates annually. With 16 teams playing 18 games apiece, the league slate spans 144 conference games.
2026-27 SEC Conference Opponents, Team by Team
Below is every team’s confirmed 2026-27 conference opponent set, exactly as announced by the SEC. “Home & Away” lists the three opponents each team plays twice; the other columns show the single home and single away matchups. Click any team to open its full SportsBrackets schedule page and printable.
| Team | Plays Twice (Home & Away) | Home Only | Away Only |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State | Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt | Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M |
| Arkansas | Alabama, LSU, Missouri | Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Oklahoma | Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| Auburn | Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss | Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee | Arkansas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| Florida | Georgia, South Carolina, Texas | Kentucky, Ole Miss, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee |
| Georgia | Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina | Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas, Vanderbilt | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
| Kentucky | Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M | Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas |
| LSU | Arkansas, Auburn, Texas A&M | Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt | Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma |
| Mississippi State | Alabama, Ole Miss, South Carolina | Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M | Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| Missouri | Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee | Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M | Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Texas, Vanderbilt |
| Oklahoma | Georgia, Missouri, Texas | Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Texas A&M |
| Ole Miss | Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State | Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina |
| South Carolina | Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M | Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| Tennessee | Kentucky, Missouri, Vanderbilt | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina | Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M |
| Texas | Florida, Oklahoma, Texas A&M | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee | Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt |
| Texas A&M | LSU, Texas, Vanderbilt | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee | Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina |
| Vanderbilt | Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M | Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma |
Printable SEC Basketball Schedules
Want a clean, printable copy? Each team page above includes a free printable PDF in team colors, and our hub collects every Power Four and Big East schedule in one place.
2027 SEC Tournament and March Madness
The road to the postseason runs through Nashville. See the bracket, dates, and printable for the 2027 SEC Tournament, then look ahead to the 2027 March Madness schedule and bracket as the SEC again loads up for a deep NCAA Tournament run. The league earned 14 NCAA Tournament bids in 2025 and 10 in 2026, and led the nation in average NET, WAB, KenPom, and Torvik rankings during the 2026 regular season.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the 2026-27 SEC basketball season start?
SEC conference play tips off Saturday, January 2, 2027, and runs through Saturday, March 6, 2027. Non-conference games begin in November 2026.
How many conference games does each SEC team play?
Each SEC team plays 18 league games. Teams face the other 15 members at least once and play three opponents twice, two permanent rivals plus one rotating opponent.
When and where is the 2027 SEC Tournament?
The 2027 SEC Tournament is March 10-14, 2027, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Are the SEC game dates and TV times set yet?
Not yet. The SEC has announced only the conference opponents and home-and-away pairings. Specific dates, tip-off times, and television assignments will be announced at a later date.
Source: SEC Sports official release.
Full 2026-27 SEC Schedule by Date
The SEC released the full dated conference schedule on July 27, 2026, the second phase after June’s opponent reveal. Every league game is listed below by date. A few dates sit on a two-day window pending final scheduling, and game times and TV networks are expected to follow.
| Date | Matchups (Away at Home) |
|---|---|
| Saturday, January 2, 2027 | Missouri at Arkansas South Carolina at LSU Alabama at Mississippi State Kentucky at Oklahoma Auburn at Texas A&M Georgia at Ole Miss Vanderbilt at Tennessee Florida at Texas |
| January 5 or 6, 2027 | LSU at Alabama Tennessee at Auburn Oklahoma at Florida Ole Miss at Kentucky Mississippi State at Vanderbilt Texas A&M at Missouri Texas at Georgia Arkansas at South Carolina |
| Saturday, January 9, 2027 | Alabama at Arkansas Georgia at Auburn Tennessee at LSU Kentucky at Missouri Mississippi State at Oklahoma Vanderbilt at Florida Texas at Ole Miss Texas A&M at South Carolina |
| January 12 or 13, 2027 | Florida at Mississippi State Oklahoma at Georgia Missouri at Tennessee South Carolina at Vanderbilt Ole Miss at Alabama Arkansas at Texas A&M LSU at Kentucky Auburn at Texas |
| Saturday, January 16, 2027 | Florida at Alabama Ole Miss at Auburn South Carolina at Missouri LSU at Texas A&M Mississippi State at Georgia Vanderbilt at Kentucky Arkansas at Tennessee Oklahoma at Texas |
| January 19 or 20, 2027 | Texas at LSU Auburn at Vanderbilt Georgia at Arkansas Kentucky at Mississippi State Missouri at Oklahoma Texas A&M at Florida Alabama at South Carolina |
| Saturday, January 23, 2027 | Oklahoma at Alabama Auburn at LSU South Carolina at Mississippi State Florida at Georgia Tennessee at Kentucky Texas A&M at Ole Miss Arkansas at Texas Missouri at Vanderbilt |
| January 26 or 27, 2027 | Alabama at Missouri Tennessee at Texas A&M LSU at Arkansas Mississippi State at Auburn Vanderbilt at Ole Miss Texas at South Carolina |
| Saturday, January 30, 2027 | Auburn at Alabama Mississippi State at Arkansas Ole Miss at Missouri South Carolina at Oklahoma LSU at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Kentucky at Texas Texas A&M at Vanderbilt |
| February 2 or 3, 2027 | Kentucky at Ole Miss Georgia at Tennessee Vanderbilt at LSU Missouri at Mississippi State Oklahoma at Texas A&M South Carolina at Florida |
| Friday, February 5, 2027 | Ole Miss at LSU |
| Saturday, February 6, 2027 | Oklahoma at Auburn Tennessee at Missouri Texas A&M at Mississippi State Texas at Florida Alabama at Kentucky Georgia at South Carolina Arkansas at Vanderbilt |
| February 9 or 10, 2027 | Florida at Auburn Vanderbilt at Georgia South Carolina at Kentucky Ole Miss at Arkansas Tennessee at Oklahoma Alabama at Texas |
| Saturday, February 13, 2027 | Arkansas at Alabama LSU at Oklahoma Georgia at Texas A&M Missouri at Florida Mississippi State at Ole Miss Auburn at South Carolina Kentucky at Tennessee Texas at Vanderbilt |
| February 16 or 17, 2027 | Auburn at Arkansas Kentucky at Georgia Mississippi State at Alabama Florida at LSU Oklahoma at Missouri Tennessee at Ole Miss Texas A&M at Texas |
| Saturday, February 20, 2027 | Missouri at Auburn LSU at Mississippi State Texas at Oklahoma Vanderbilt at Texas A&M Georgia at Florida Arkansas at Kentucky Ole Miss at South Carolina Alabama at Tennessee |
| Tuesday, February 23, 2027 | Arkansas at Missouri South Carolina at Tennessee |
| February 23 or 24, 2027 | Texas at Mississippi State Georgia at Oklahoma LSU at Auburn Alabama at Texas A&M Ole Miss at Florida Kentucky at Vanderbilt |
| Saturday, February 27, 2027 | Vanderbilt at Alabama Florida at Arkansas Texas A&M at LSU Missouri at Georgia Auburn at Kentucky Oklahoma at Ole Miss Mississippi State at South Carolina Tennessee at Texas |
| March 2 or 3, 2027 | Arkansas at LSU Vanderbilt at Oklahoma Auburn at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Tennessee Missouri at Texas Georgia at Alabama Texas A&M at Kentucky Florida at South Carolina |
| Saturday, March 6, 2027 | Oklahoma at Arkansas Alabama at Auburn LSU at Missouri Ole Miss at Mississippi State Texas at Texas A&M Kentucky at Florida South Carolina at Georgia Tennessee at Vanderbilt |
