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The Southeastern Conference announced its 144-game 2026 men's basketball league schedule on Wednesday, with all 16 teams playing 18 conference contests for the second straight season.
Unlike last season, Oklahoma will open SEC play at home, hosting Ole Miss on Saturday, Jan. 3. But like the 2024-25 campaign, the Sooners close the regular season at Texas when they take on the Longhorns on Saturday, March 7.
Each SEC team will play the other 15 squads at least once during league play, and each team will twice play three others during the schedule. For the second straight year, the Sooners will take on Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M both home and away.
Weekend dates for the 2026 SEC slate have been finalized, as have some midweek dates. Most of the midweek contests, however, will be announced by the conference office at a later time, as will tip times and TV network and streaming designations.
OU will play five Saturday home contests: Jan. 3 vs. Ole Miss, Jan. 17 vs. Alabama, Jan. 31 vs. Texas, Feb. 14 vs. Georgia and Feb. 21 vs. Texas A&M. Its four midweek home games will be Jan. 13 or 14 vs. Florida, Jan. 27 or 28 vs. Arkansas, Feb. 24 or 25 vs. Auburn and March 3 or 4 vs. Missouri.
All nine SEC opponents that visit Lloyd Noble Center in 2026 made the 2025 NCAA Tournament, including five that advanced to at least the Sweet 16: Florida (national champion), Auburn (Final Four), Alabama (Elite Eight), Arkansas (Sweet 16) and Ole Miss (Sweet 16).
The Sooners' five Saturday road contests will be played Jan. 10 at Texas A&M, Jan. 24 at Missouri, Feb. 7 at Vanderbilt, Feb. 28 at LSU and March 7 at Texas. Their four midweek road games will be Jan. 6 or 7 at Mississippi State, Jan. 20 or 21 at South Carolina, Feb. 3 at Kentucky and Feb. 17 or 18 at Tennessee. Tennessee advanced to last season's Elite Eight and Kentucky to the Sweet 16.
The SEC Tournament will be played at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena for the fourth straight year. The event will run from March 11-15.
The SEC is coming off one of the most dominant seasons in history, with its teams winning a record 88.9% (185-23) of their regular season non-conference games in 2025. Their KenPom.com rating of +22.09 was the highest in history. The league also set NCAA records with 14 NCAA Tournament selections and seven Sweet 16 teams, and tied the NCAA record with four Elite Eight squads. Florida's national title was the SEC's first since 2012.
According to 247Sports, three of OU's incoming transfers rank among the SEC's top 11 (Xzayvier Brown at No. 8, Derrion Reid at No. 9 and Nijel Pack at No. 11), and a fourth (Tae Davis) ranks No. 19.
Oklahoma season tickets are on sale now, starting at just $199. For more information, contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 405-325-2424, email outickets@ou.edu or visit www.SoonerSports.com/Tickets.
New courtside seats are being added for the 2025-26 season along the south baseline of Lloyd Noble Center. Fans interested in more information should contact the Sooner Club at (405) 325-8000 or soonerclub@ou.edu.
The Sooners' non-conference schedule is expected to be announced later this month.
OKLAHOMA'S 2026 SEC MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Saturday, Jan. 3 // vs. Ole Miss // Norman
Tuesday or Wednesday, Jan. 6 or 7 // at Mississippi State // Starkville, Miss.
Saturday, Jan. 10 // at Texas A&M // College Station, Texas
Tuesday or Wednesday, Jan. 13 or 14 // vs. Florida // Norman
Saturday, Jan. 17 // vs. Alabama // Norman
Tuesday or Wednesday, Jan. 20 or 21 // at South Carolina // Columbia, S.C.
Saturday, Jan. 24 // at Missouri // Columbia, Mo.
Tuesday or Wednesday, Jan. 27 or 28 // vs. Arkansas // Norman
Saturday, Jan. 31 // vs. Texas // Norman
Tuesday, Feb. 3 // at Kentucky // Lexington, Ky.
Saturday, Feb. 7 // at Vanderbilt // Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday, Feb. 14 // vs. Georgia // Norman
Tuesday or Wednesday, Feb. 17 or 18 // at Tennessee // Knoxville, Tenn.
Saturday, Feb. 21 // vs. Texas A&M // Norman
Tuesday or Wednesday, Feb. 24 or 25 // vs. Auburn // Norman
Saturday, Feb. 28 // at LSU // Baton Rouge, La.
Tuesday or Wednesday, March 3 or 4 // vs. Missouri // Norman
Saturday, March 7 // at Texas // Austin, Texas
Wednesday-Sunday, March 11-15 // at SEC Tournament // Nashville, Tenn.