The SEC Basketball Schedule 2026-27 is loaded from tip to finish, and if you’ve been trying to track down every matchup in one place — this is it. Sixteen teams. Months of conference basketball. Rivalries, road traps, and games that will likely decide NCAA Tournament seeding before March even arrives.
The Southeastern Conference enters this stretch with Florida sitting atop the standings at 16-2 in conference play, Arkansas right behind at 13-5, and Vanderbilt making noise nobody quite expected at 11-7. Alabama and Tennessee are right there too. This is a genuinely deep conference this season — probably 7 or 8 teams with legitimate NCAA Tournament cases — and the schedule below is going to sort all of that out.
SEC Basketball Schedule 2026-27
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Tennessee at Arkansas
Auburn at Georgia
Florida at Missouri
Vanderbilt at South Carolina
LSU at Texas A&M
Mississippi State at Texas
Ole Miss at Oklahoma
Kentucky at Alabama
January 6/7, 2026
Georgia at Florida
Oklahoma at Mississippi State
Alabama at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M at Auburn
Missouri at Kentucky
South Carolina at LSU
Arkansas at Ole Miss
Texas at Tennessee
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Arkansas at Auburn
Tennessee at Florida
Mississippi State at Kentucky
Missouri at Ole Miss
Georgia at South Carolina
Oklahoma at Texas A&M
LSU at Vanderbilt
Texas at Alabama
January 13/14, 2026
Kentucky at LSU
Alabama at Mississippi State
Auburn at Missouri
Florida at Oklahoma
South Carolina at Arkansas
Ole Miss at Georgia
Texas A&M at Tennessee
Vanderbilt at Texas
Saturday, January 17, 2026
South Carolina at Auburn
Arkansas at Georgia
Missouri at LSU
Ole Miss at Mississippi State
Kentucky at Tennessee
Florida at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M at Texas
Alabama at Oklahoma
January 20/21, 2026
Texas at Kentucky
Auburn at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at Texas A&M
Vanderbilt at Arkansas
LSU at Florida
Georgia at Missouri
Oklahoma at South Carolina
Saturday, January 24, 2026
LSU at Arkansas
Auburn at Florida
Ole Miss at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
Oklahoma at Missouri
South Carolina at Texas A&M
Georgia at Texas
Tennessee at Alabama
January 27/28, 2026
Texas at Auburn
Tennessee at Georgia
Mississippi State at LSU
Florida at South Carolina
Missouri at Alabama
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Arkansas at Oklahoma
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Kentucky at Arkansas
Alabama at Florida
Texas A&M at Georgia
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at Missouri
LSU at South Carolina
Auburn at Tennessee
Texas at Oklahoma
Tuesday, February 3 / February 3-4, 2026
Texas A&M at Alabama (Tuesday)
Oklahoma at Kentucky
South Carolina at Texas
Ole Miss at Tennessee
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Alabama at Auburn
Tennessee at Kentucky
Georgia at LSU
Arkansas at Mississippi State
Missouri at South Carolina
Florida at Texas A&M
Oklahoma at Vanderbilt
Ole Miss at Texas
February 10/11, 2026
Alabama at Ole Miss
Missouri at Texas A&M
Vanderbilt at Auburn
Florida at Georgia
Arkansas at LSU
Tennessee at Mississippi State (Wednesday, February 11)
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Auburn at Arkansas
Kentucky at Florida
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Texas at Missouri
LSU at Tennessee
Texas A&M at Vanderbilt
Georgia at Oklahoma
South Carolina at Alabama
February 17/18, 2026
South Carolina at Florida
Auburn at Mississippi State
LSU at Texas
Arkansas at Alabama
Georgia at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at Missouri
Oklahoma at Tennessee
Ole Miss at Texas A&M
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Missouri at Arkansas
Kentucky at Auburn
Texas at Georgia
Alabama at LSU
Florida at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at South Carolina
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M at Oklahoma
Tuesday, February 24 / February 24-25, 2026
Tennessee at Missouri (Tuesday)
LSU at Ole Miss
Texas A&M at Arkansas
Kentucky at South Carolina
Georgia at Vanderbilt
Auburn at Oklahoma
Mississippi State at Alabama
Florida at Texas (Wednesday, February 25)
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Ole Miss at Auburn
Arkansas at Florida
South Carolina at Georgia
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Oklahoma at LSU
Missouri at Mississippi State
Alabama at Tennessee
Texas at Texas A&M
March 3/4, 2026
Texas at Arkansas
Mississippi State at Florida
Kentucky at Texas A&M
LSU at Auburn
Alabama at Georgia
Tennessee at South Carolina
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Missouri at Oklahoma
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Florida at Kentucky
Texas A&M at LSU
South Carolina at Ole Miss
Georgia at Mississippi State
Arkansas at Missouri
Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Oklahoma at Texas
Auburn at Alabama
Key Games to Watch This Season
A few matchups that are going to feel bigger the closer we get to Selection Sunday:
Tennessee at Alabama (January 24) — top-five SEC showdown, both teams desperate for the win.
Kentucky at Tennessee (January 17) — rivalry games don’t need context, but both programs have tournament stakes attached.
Alabama at Auburn (February 7) — the Iron Bowl of basketball, full stop.
Florida at Texas (February 25) — a late-season test for the conference leader.
Auburn at Alabama (March 7) — potential regular-season finale with serious seeding implications for both.
FAQ
Q: Where can I find the full SEC Basketball Schedule 2026-27?
A: The complete SEC Basketball Schedule 2026-27 is listed above, covering every conference matchup from January 3 through March 7, 2026, for all 16 Southeastern Conference teams.
Q: Who are the top teams in the SEC basketball standings heading into this stretch?
A: Florida leads the Southeastern Conference at 16-2 in conference play, followed by Arkansas at 13-5 and Alabama at 13-5. Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Texas A&M are all in the mix as well.
Q: What are the biggest SEC basketball matchups in January 2026?
A: Kentucky at Tennessee (January 17) and Tennessee at Alabama (January 24) are the marquee SEC basketball matchups in January. Texas at Tennessee (January 6/7) is another one to circle early.
Q: When is Alabama vs Auburn in SEC basketball 2026?
A: Alabama hosts Auburn on Saturday, February 7, 2026, in one of the most anticipated rivalry games on the entire SEC college basketball schedule.
