A packed nonconference slate
Arkansas soccer revealed its 2026 schedule on Thursday, outlining a season that blends a strong home nonconference slate with a challenging road assignment at Loyola Maryland.
All five of the team’s nonconference games will be played on its home turf at Razorback Field, giving the Razorbacks a familiar environment to open the campaign.
The lone road match comes on August 16, when Arkansas travels to face Loyola Maryland, a program that reached the Sweet 16 a season ago.
Before the regular season begins, the Razorbacks will test themselves in preseason exhibitions against Kansas City and Memphis, opponents that captured recent conference tournament accolades.
Notable nonconference opponents
Among the home nonconference opponents are Baylor, North Carolina, Clemson, Little Rock and Jackson State. Baylor advanced to the Sweet 16 last year, North Carolina reached the third round, while Clemson fell in the second round to Vanderbilt. Little Rock entered the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 2 seed, and Jackson State fell to Grambling State in the SWAC final.
In conference play, Arkansas will host Texas, Georgia, Auburn, Missouri and Florida, and will journey to Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Kentucky. The schedule builds on the Razorbacks’ fifth SEC regular‑season title and their run to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
Returning key players from the previous campaign aim to translate that momentum into a deeper tournament run, leveraging experience gained from a strong finish to the last season.