SEC announces home-away conference basketball schedules for 2026-27
Alabama coach Nate Oats and his team will face a difficult road schedule in 2026-27.
By GRAHAM DUNN
The Alabama Crimson Tide will face Arkansas twice in the upcoming 2026-27 Southeastern Conference season, pitting two teams expected to battle for basketball supremacy.
The Crimson Tide, a Sweet 16 participant in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, will face the likes of Florida and Vanderbilt in home games while traveling to Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M on the road.
Auburn, looking to return to the NCAA Tournament after missing last season, will face LSU as its revolving home and away opponent next season. The Tigers’ home slate includes Florida at Tennessee while traveling to Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas.
The league announced each school’s conference opponents for the 2027 season, which begins Jan. 2.
Each team plays the other 15 at least once during league play. Three teams will be played a second time during the schedule – two which are permanent opponents and one that will change each year.
Alabama and Auburn will play their annual home-and-home series. Last year, the Crimson Tide swept the two games while the two teams split the series with both winning on the other’s home court in 2024.
The SEC Tournament returns to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville March 10-14, 2027.
The SEC has earned more NCAA Tournament berths than any other conference over the last two seasons (14 in 2025 and 10 in 2026). The SEC’s two-year average of 12 NCAA Tournament teams tops the prior single-season record (11) set by the Big East in 2011.
The SEC finished the 2026 regular season leading the nation in average NET (46.3), WAB (46.4), KenPom (40.7) and Torvik (42.4) rankings. The +19.65 KenPom rating by the SEC was the fifth highest in history and second highest over the last 21 seasons.
Times, dates and television information will be announced at a later date.
Alabama’s non-conference schedule includes home dates against Sam Houston State, Seton Hall, St. John’s (Birmingham) plus neutral-site games against Houston and three games at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. Road games include Iowa, at Miami, Fla in the ACC- SEC Challenge and at USF.
Auburn’s home schedule includes Arizona and Middle Tennessee St (Huntsville) plus neutral site games against three games at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Wisconsin in Nashville as well as a game at Clemson in the ACC-SEC Challenge.
SEC Home-Away Opponents for 2026-27
Alabama
Home/Away: Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State
Home: Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Away: Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M
Arkansas
Home/Away: Alabama, LSU, Missouri
Home: Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Oklahoma
Away: Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Auburn
Home/Away: Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss
Home: Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Away: Arkansas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Florida
Home/Away: Georgia, South Carolina, Texas
Home: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Away: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee
Georgia
Home/Away: Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina
Home: Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas, Vanderbilt
Away: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Kentucky
Home/Away: Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Home: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Away: Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
LSU
Home/Away: Arkansas, Auburn, Texas A&M
Home: Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt
Away: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Home/Away: Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State
Home: Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Away: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina
Mississippi State
Home/Away: Alabama, Ole Miss, South Carolina
Home: Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M
Away: Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Missouri
Home/Away: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Home: Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Away: Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Texas, Vanderbilt
Oklahoma
Home/Away: Georgia, Missouri, Texas
Home: Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Away: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
South Carolina
Home/Away: Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State
Home: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M
Away: Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Home/Away: Kentucky, Missouri, Vanderbilt
Home: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina
Away: Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M
Texas
Home/Away: Florida, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Home: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Away: Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
Home/Away: LSU, Texas, Vanderbilt
Home: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Away: Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina
Vanderbilt
Home/Away: Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Home: Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas
Away: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma