The Southeastern Conference announced on Thursday the full slate of opponents for the 2026‑27 men’s basketball season, laying out a demanding conference schedule that will require each of the league’s 15 schools to meet at least once, with three of those meetings set up as home‑and‑home contests.
Home and Away Matchups
For the University of Oklahoma, the home schedule will feature games against Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vanderbilt, while the road slate will take the team to Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss, Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M.
Season Timeline
Conference play is slated to begin on Saturday, January 2, and will run through Saturday, March 6, compressing the league season into a tight window that heightens the stakes for every matchup.
SEC Tournament in Nashville
The SEC Tournament is scheduled for March 10‑14 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, where the conference’s top teams will battle for the championship and secure an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Historical Context
The conference enters the new season with momentum, having placed a nation‑leading ten teams in the 2025‑26 NCAA Tournament, and six of those programs — Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Vanderbilt — are slated to appear in Norman next year.