The Southeastern Conference has unveiled its full slate of opponents for the 2026‑27 women’s basketball season, setting the stage for a competitive campaign that begins on European soil.
Oklahoma will open the year with two marquee non‑conference matchups in Paris and New York, facing North Carolina in France on November 2 before meeting Syracuse in New York on December 3 as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge.
Home‑court battles
Back on campus, the Sooners are slated to host a who’s‑who of the league, welcoming Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas and Vanderbilt for a series of high‑stakes home games.
Among those visitors, South Carolina, Texas, Vanderbilt and Kentucky stand out as teams ranked in ESPN’s Way‑Too‑Early Top 25, underscoring the intensity of the home schedule.
Road challenges and ranked opponents
The road trip takes Oklahoma to Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Texas A&M, where they will encounter seven opponents currently listed in the preseason Top 25.
The Sooners themselves sit at No. 24 in the same poll, positioning them as a contender to climb the rankings throughout the 16‑game conference slate.
SEC teams will again play a single round‑robin format, with each program facing 14 conference foes and two rotating opponents; Oklahoma’s designated rotating partner is South Carolina.
Last season the team posted an 11‑5 record in conference play and advanced to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, a foundation that head coach Jennie Baranczyk hopes to build upon.
Returning talent includes national freshman of the year Aaliyah Chavez and senior All‑Conference honoree Sahara Williams, complemented by five other contributors from a year ago and a fresh influx of seven newcomers.
The complete schedule, complete with dates and times, will be released later, but the early‑season European fixtures already promise a historic start to the campaign.