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ESPN reveals coverage plans for more than 230 SEC basketball games in 2026-27

Published: Oct 7, 2026 · 6:35 PM EDT

It’s almost time for SEC basketball season. With exhibition action beginning next week, the SEC and ESPN revealed the coverage schedule for more than 230 games on the schedule.

It all starts with Alabama and Ole Miss in exhibition action on Oct. 15. The SEC/ESPN announcement includes the nonconference slate, beginning with Florida and Miami’s meeting in Tampa on Nov. 2.

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Conference play begins on Jan. 2. Games will air on linear network ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and the SEC Network. Here’s the full schedule, featuring ESPN’s preseason top 25 rankings:

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Where to Watch
Thu, Oct 15	9 p.m.	Exhibition	SEC Network
Thu, Oct 15	9 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at Ole Miss	SEC Network
Wed, Oct 28	6 p.m.	Exhibition	SEC Network
Wed, Oct 28	6 p.m.	UCF at No. 22 Kentucky	SEC Network
Mon, Nov 2	6 p.m.	Orion180 Tipoff Classic (Tampa, Fla.)	ESPN2
Mon, Nov 2	6 p.m.	No. 18 Miami vs. No. 1 Florida	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Chicago State at Texas	SEC Network
Tue, Nov 3	6 p.m.	Wofford at No. 7 Tennessee	SEC Network
Thu, Nov 5	6 p.m.	Wake Forest at No. 24 Vanderbilt	ESPN2
Fri, Nov 6	7 p.m.	James Madison at No. 22 Kentucky	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	Saint Louis at No. 14 Missouri	ESPNU
Sun, Nov 8	1 p.m.	Capital Showcase (Washington, D.C.)	ESPN
Sun, Nov 8	1 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at No. 12 Virginia	ESPN
Mon, Nov 9	7 p.m.	Grambling State at No. 4 Texas	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Appalachian State at Auburn	SEC Network
Tue, Nov 10	6 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at Florida State	ESPN2
	9:30 p.m.	Champions Classic (Chicago)	ESPN
	9:30 p.m.	No. 25 Kansas vs. No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN
Fri, Nov 13	7 p.m.	Merrimack at No. 1 Florida	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	Georgia at North Carolina	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Seton Hall at No. 16 Alabama	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 6 Arizona at Auburn	ESPN2
Sun, Nov 15	3 p.m.	Baylor vs. No. 4 Texas	ESPN
Mon, Nov 16	7 p.m.	Jacksonville at Georgia	SEC Network
Tue, Nov 17	4:30 p.m.	Players Era 8 – Quarterfinal #2	ESPN
Tue, Nov 17	4:30 p.m.	No. 1 Florida vs. Notre Dame	ESPN
	9 p.m.	No. 8 Michigan State at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN2
	12 a.m.	West Virginia at Auburn	ESPN
Wed, Nov 18	7 p.m.	Elon at South Carolina	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Alcorn State at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
Fri, Nov 20	8 p.m.	Georgia at Georgia Tech	ESPNU
Mon, Nov 23	2:30 p.m.	Southwest Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal #1	ESPN2
Mon, Nov 23	2:30 p.m.	Ole Miss at Clemson	ESPN2
Tue, Nov 24	3 p.m.	Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #1A	ESPN
Tue, Nov 24	3 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee vs. Maryland	ESPN
	10 p.m.	Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #3B	ESPN2
	10 p.m.	Baylor vs. No. 16 Alabama	ESPN2
Wed, Nov 25	2:30 p.m.	Battle 4 Atlantis	ESPN2
Wed, Nov 25	2:30 p.m.	Texas A&M vs. Xavier	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	Battle 4 Atlantis	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	Wake Forest at Mississippi State	ESPN2
Thu, Nov 26	11 a.m.	ESPN Events Invitational – Magic Group	ESPN
Thu, Nov 26	11 a.m.	Georgia vs. Cincinnati	ESPN
Fri, Nov 27	1:30 or 7:30 p.m.	Battle 4 Atlantis TBD vs. Mississippi State	SEC Network
	5 p.m.	Battle 4 Atlantis	SEC Network
	5 p.m.	Marquette vs. Texas A&M	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	ESPN Events Invitational – Magic Group	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Georgia vs. UCF	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Wichita State at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN2
Tue, Dec 1	5 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPN2
Tue, Dec 1	5 p.m.	Boston College at Georgia	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	Pittsburgh at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Florida State at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPNU
	7 p.m.	Auburn at Clemson	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at North Carolina	ESPN
	9 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Wake Forest at LSU	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	No. 4 Texas at No. 15 Louisville	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPNU
	9 p.m.	Syracuse at Oklahoma	ESPNU
	9:30 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPN
	9:30 p.m.	No. 2 Duke at No. 1 Florida	ESPN
Wed, Dec 2	7:15 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPN
Wed, Dec 2	7:15 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky at No. 12 Virginia	ESPN
	9:15 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	SEC Network
	9:15 p.m.	Georgia Tech at Mississippi State	SEC Network
	9:15 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPN
	9:15 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at No. 18 Miami	ESPN
	9:15 p.m.	SEC/ACC Challenge	ESPNU
	9:15 p.m.	Stanford at Texas A&M	ESPNU
Sat, Dec 5	Noon	Arizona State at Oklahoma	ESPNU
Sun, Dec 6	Noon	Vermont at No. 1 Florida	SEC Network
	4 p.m.	Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas A&M	SEC Network
	5 p.m.	No. 25 Kansas vs. No. 14 Missouri	ESPN
	7 p.m.	NC State vs. No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN
Mon, Dec 7	7 p.m.	Alabama A&M at Mississippi State	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Alabama State at Oklahoma	SEC Network
Tue, Dec 8	6:30 p.m.	Jimmy V Classic (New York, N.Y.)	ESPN
Tue, Dec 8	6:30 p.m.	No. 17 Houston vs. No. 16 Alabama	ESPN
	7:30 p.m.	Bryant at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Oakland at No. 10 Arkansas	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Jimmy V Classic (New York, N.Y.)	ESPN
	9 p.m.	Georgia vs. No. 2 Duke	ESPN
Sat, Dec 12	Noon	Hall of Fame Series (Orlando)	ESPNU
Sat, Dec 12	Noon	Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 Florida	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	West Georgia at No. 24 Vanderbilt	SEC Network
	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma	ESPN2
	3 p.m.	Houston Hoopfest	ESPNU
	3 p.m.	Florida State vs. Texas A&M	ESPNU
	3:30 p.m.	Battle in Birmingham	ESPN
	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 St. John’s vs. No. 16 Alabama	ESPN
	4 p.m.	No. 15 Louisville at No. 22 Kentucky	ABC
	5:30 p.m.	Houston Hoopfest	ESPN
	5:30 p.m.	No. 18 Miami vs. No. 4 Texas	ESPN
	7 p.m.	Nebraska vs. No. 14 Missouri	ESPNU
Sun, Dec 13	3:30 p.m.	Houston Hoopfest	ESPN
Sun, Dec 13	3:30 p.m.	LSU vs. No. 17 Houston	ESPN
Tue, Dec 15	9 p.m.	Clemson at South Carolina	ESPN2
Wed, Dec 16	6 p.m.	West Georgia at Georgia	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at South Florida	ESPN2
	8 p.m.	Morehead State at No. 7 Tennessee	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Memphis at No. 4 Texas	ESPN2
Thu, Dec 17	7 p.m.	Holy Cross at Texas A&M	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Jackson State at Oklahoma	SEC Network
Fri, Dec 18	6 p.m.	Grand Canyon at No. 1 Florida	ESPNU
Sat, Dec 19	4 p.m.	Wisconsin vs. Auburn	ESPN
	6:30 p.m.	Basketball Hall of Fame Series (Phoenix)	ESPN
	6:30 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Arizona	ESPN
	7 p.m.	NC State vs. Ole Miss	ESPNU
Sun, Dec 20	2 p.m.	Gardner-Webb at Georgia	SEC Network
	4 p.m.	Marist at No. 7 Tennessee	SEC Network
	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 14 Missouri	ESPN2
Mon, Dec 21	7 p.m.	Florida A&M at No. 1 Florida	SEC Network
Tue, Dec 22	1 p.m.	Sacred Heart at No. 22 Kentucky	SEC Network
	6 p.m.	Louisiana at LSU	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	Chicago State at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
	8:30 p.m.	Oklahoma at SMU	ESPNU
Mon, Dec 28	7 p.m.	Gardner-Webb at No. 22 Kentucky	SEC Network
Tue, Dec 29	6 p.m.	LIU at No. 1 Florida	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	Alcorn State at No. 24 Vanderbilt	SEC Network
	10 p.m.	Samford at No. 16 Alabama	SEC Network
Sat, Jan 2	Noon	No. 22 Kentucky at Oklahoma	ESPN/ESPN2
	1 p.m.	Georgia at Ole Miss	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN/ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	South Carolina at LSU	SEC Network
	4 p.m.	No. 14 Missouri at No. 10 Arkansas	ESPN/ESPN2
	6 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at Mississippi State	SEC Network
	6 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at No. 4 Texas	ESPN/ESPN2
	8:30 p.m.	Auburn at Texas A&M	SEC Network
Tue, Jan 5	7 p.m.	LSU at No. 16 Alabama	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	Ole Miss at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN/ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 4 Texas at Georgia	ESPN/ESPNU
Wed, Jan 6	7 p.m.	Mississippi State at No. 24 Vanderbilt	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at Auburn	ESPN2/ESPNU
	9 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at South Carolina	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Oklahoma at No. 1 Florida	ESPN2
Sat, Jan 9	11 a.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at No. 1 Florida	ESPN
	Noon	No. 4 Texas at Ole Miss	ESPNU
	1 p.m.	Georgia at Auburn	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at No. 10 Arkansas	ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Texas A&M at South Carolina	SEC Network
	4 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky at No. 14 Missouri	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	Mississippi State at Oklahoma	SEC Network
	8:30 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at LSU	SEC Network
Tue, Jan 12	7 p.m.	Oklahoma at Georgia	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at Texas A&M	ESPN2/ESPNU
	9 p.m.	South Carolina at No. 24 Vanderbilt	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Auburn at No. 4 Texas	ESPN/ESPN2
Wed, Jan 13	7 p.m.	LSU at No. 22 Kentucky	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 14 Missouri at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN2/ESPNU
	9 p.m.	Ole Miss at No. 16 Alabama	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at Mississippi State	ESPN2/ESPNU
Sat, Jan 16	Noon	Oklahoma at No. 4 Texas	ESPN/ESPN2
	Noon	No. 10 Arkansas at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN/ESPN2
	1 p.m.	South Carolina at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at No. 16 Alabama	ESPN/ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Mississippi State at Georgia	SEC Network
	4 p.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN/ESPN2
	6 p.m.	LSU at Texas A&M	SEC Network
	8:30 p.m.	Ole Miss at Auburn	SEC Network
Tue, Jan 19	7 p.m.	No. 14 Missouri at Oklahoma	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
	7 p.m.	Auburn at No. 24 Vanderbilt	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 4 Texas at LSU	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Georgia at No. 10 Arkansas	ESPNU
Wed, Jan 20	6 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at South Carolina	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	Texas A&M at No. 1 Florida	ESPN2/ESPNU
	8:30 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky at Mississippi State	SEC Network
Sat, Jan 23	1 p.m.	South Carolina at Mississippi State	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
	3:30 p.m.	Auburn at LSU	SEC Network
	4 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at Georgia	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
	6 p.m.	Texas A&M at Ole Miss	SEC Network
	6 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at No. 4 Texas	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
	8 p.m.	No. 14 Missouri at No. 24 Vanderbilt	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
	8:30 p.m.	Oklahoma at No. 16 Alabama	SEC Network
Tue, Jan 26	7 p.m.	Mississippi State at Auburn	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at Texas A&M	ESPN/ESPN2
	9 p.m.	LSU at No. 10 Arkansas	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at No. 14 Missouri	ESPN
Wed, Jan 27	8 p.m.	No. 4 Texas at South Carolina	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at Ole Miss	ESPN2/ESPNU
Sat, Jan 30	Noon	No. 22 Kentucky at No. 4 Texas	ESPN/ESPN2
	1 p.m.	South Carolina at Oklahoma	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	Texas A&M at No. 24 Vanderbilt	ESPN/ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	LSU at Georgia	SEC Network
	6 or 6:30 p.m.	Auburn at No. 16 Alabama	ESPN/ESPN2
	6 p.m.	Ole Miss at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
	8:30 p.m.	Mississippi State at No. 10 Arkansas	SEC Network
	8 or 8:30 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN/ESPN2
Tue, Feb 2	7 p.m.	South Carolina at No. 1 Florida	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Oklahoma at Texas A&M	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at LSU	ESPNU
	9 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky at Ole Miss	ESPN/ESPN2
Wed, Feb 3	7 p.m.	Georgia at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN2
	8 p.m.	No. 14 Missouri at Mississippi State	SEC Network
Sat, Feb 6	Noon	No. 4 Texas at No. 1 Florida	ESPN
	1 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN/ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Oklahoma at Auburn	SEC Network
	4 p.m.	Ole Miss at LSU	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	Texas A&M at Mississippi State	SEC Network
	8 or 8:30 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at No. 24 Vanderbilt	ESPN
	8:30 p.m.	Georgia at South Carolina	SEC Network
Tue, Feb 9	7 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at No. 4 Texas	ESPN
	7 p.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at Georgia	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at Auburn	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Ole Miss at No. 10 Arkansas	SEC Network
Wed, Feb 10	7 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at Oklahoma	ESPN2/ESPNU
	8 p.m.	South Carolina at No. 22 Kentucky	SEC Network
Sat, Feb 13	Noon	No. 14 Missouri at No. 1 Florida	ESPN/ESPN2
	1 p.m.	LSU at Oklahoma	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	No. 4 Texas at No. 24 Vanderbilt	ESPN/ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Georgia at Texas A&M	SEC Network
	4 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN
	6 p.m.	Auburn at South Carolina	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at No. 16 Alabama	ESPN2
	8:30 p.m.	Mississippi State at Ole Miss	SEC Network
Tue, Feb 16	7 p.m.	Oklahoma at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky at Georgia	ESPN/ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Mississippi State at No. 16 Alabama	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Auburn at No. 10 Arkansas	ESPN/ESPN2
Wed, Feb 17	7 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at Ole Miss	ESPN2/ESPNU
	8 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at LSU	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	Texas A&M at No. 4 Texas	ESPN2/ESPNU
Sat, Feb 20	Noon	No. 14 Missouri at Auburn	ESPN
	2 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at No. 7 Tennessee	ESPN/ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Ole Miss at South Carolina	SEC Network
	4 or 4:30 p.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at Texas A&M	ESPN2
	6 or 6:30 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN
	6 p.m.	LSU at Mississippi State	SEC Network
	8:30 p.m.	Georgia at No. 1 Florida	SEC Network
	8:30 p.m.	No. 4 Texas at Oklahoma	ESPN
Tue, Feb 23	7 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at No. 14 Missouri	ESPN2/ESPNU
	7 p.m.	South Carolina at No. 7 Tennessee	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at Texas A&M	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky at No. 24 Vanderbilt	ESPN/ESPN2
Wed, Feb 24	7 p.m.	LSU at Auburn	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 4 Texas at Mississippi State	ESPN2/ESPNU
	9 p.m.	Ole Miss at No. 1 Florida	ESPN/ESPN2
	9 p.m.	Georgia at Oklahoma	SEC Network
Sat, Feb 27	1 p.m.	Mississippi State at South Carolina	SEC Network
	3 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at No. 10 Arkansas	ABC
	3:30 p.m.	Oklahoma at Ole Miss	SEC Network
	4 or 4:30 p.m.	Auburn at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN/ESPN2
	6 or 6:30 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at No. 4 Texas	ESPN/ESPN2
	6 p.m.	No. 14 Missouri at Georgia	SEC Network
	8:30 p.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at No. 16 Alabama	ESPN/ESPN2
	8:30 p.m.	Texas A&M at LSU	SEC Network
Tue, Mar 2	6 p.m.	Mississippi State at No. 7 Tennessee	SEC Network
	7 p.m.	No. 14 Missouri at No. 4 Texas	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
	8 p.m.	No. 1 Florida at South Carolina	SEC Network
	9 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas at LSU	ESPNU
	10 p.m.	Auburn at Ole Miss	SEC Network
Wed, Mar 3	7 p.m.	Texas A&M at No. 22 Kentucky	ESPN2/ESPNU
	7 p.m.	Georgia at No. 16 Alabama	ESPN2/ESPNU
	9 p.m.	No. 24 Vanderbilt at Oklahoma	ESPN2/ESPNU
Sat, Mar 6	Noon	South Carolina at Georgia	SEC Network
	Noon	Oklahoma at No. 10 Arkansas	ESPN/ESPNU
	2 p.m.	LSU at No. 14 Missouri	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee at No. 24 Vanderbilt	ESPN/ESPNU
	4 or 4:30 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky at No. 1 Florida	ESPN
	4 p.m.	Ole Miss at Mississippi State	SEC Network
	6 p.m.	No. 16 Alabama at Auburn	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	No. 4 Texas at Texas A&M	SEC Network

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