Basketball

Florida Gators lock in 2026‑27 SEC home‑and‑away slate

Season opener set for Nov. 2 in Tampa as Gators return 81.8% of last year's scoring

Conference schedule set

The University of Florida has released the home and away designations for its 2026‑27 Southeastern Conference season, outlining which rivals will host the Gators and which will travel to Gainesville.

Florida will face Texas in a traditional home‑and‑away series, while permanent conference partners Georgia and South Carolina will also rotate on a home‑and‑away basis. The remaining SEC teams will meet the Gators on a single‑visit format, ensuring each opponent appears once on the schedule.

Home games will include contests against Kentucky, Ole Miss, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt, each bringing a distinct style of play to the O'Connell Center.

On the road, the Gators are slated to visit Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee, testing their mettle against some of the conference's most storied programs.

The team enters the new season having retained 81.8% of the scoring output from last year's SEC championship squad, a continuity that coaches say positions them as a contender from the outset. The campaign opens on Monday, November 2, with a neutral‑site showdown against Miami in Tampa.

Fans can look forward to a schedule that blends familiar rivalries with fresh challenges, all under the banner of the SEC's digital network coverage.

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