The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has officially unveiled the home and away opponents for the 2025ā26 menās basketball season, setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most competitive and compelling campaigns in recent memory. With the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the league, the SECās 16-team format continues to evolve, and this yearās matchups reflect a careful balance of tradition, rivalry, and fresh intrigue.
Each team will play 18 conference games, including three home-and-away seriesātwo permanent rivals and one rotating opponentāalong with 12 single matchups split evenly between home and road games. This structure ensures that every team faces all 15 other SEC programs at least once during the regular season.
For powerhouse programs like Kentucky, Alabama, and Arkansas, the schedule is packed with marquee matchups. Kentucky will face Florida, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt both home and away, while also hosting Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Their road slate includes trips to Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, South Carolina, and Texas A&Māmaking for a challenging path through the SEC gauntlet.
Alabamaās schedule is equally intense, with home-and-away games against Auburn, Mississippi State, and Tennessee. The Crimson Tide will host Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, and Texas A&M, while traveling to face Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and Vanderbilt. These matchups promise high-stakes showdowns, especially with Alabamaās recent rise as a national contender.
Arkansas, under the leadership of John Calipari, will engage in home-and-away battles with Auburn, LSU, and Missouri. The Razorbacks will welcome Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt to Bud Walton Arena, while hitting the road to face Alabama, Florida, Georgia