The SEC is set to announce permanent opponents for all 16 SEC teams on Tuesday, but a new report has revealed those matchups for 2026 and beyond.
On3’s Chris Low reported the full list of permanent opponents on Monday morning, more than 24 hours before they’re set to be officially announced by the SEC. There are some surprises on Low’s list — Alabama will no longer play LSU on an annual basis. Florida and Tennessee also no longer have an annual game on the calendar, per Low’s reporting.
Here’s a full list of the permanent opponents according to Low:
- Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State
- Arkansas: Missouri, Texas, LSU
- Auburn: Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt
- Florida: Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky
- Georgia: Auburn, Florida, South Carolina
- Kentucky: Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina
- LSU: Arkansas, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
- Mississippi State: Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Alabama
- Missouri: Arkansas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma
- Oklahoma: Missouri, Ole Miss, Texas
- Ole Miss: Mississippi State, LSU, Oklahoma
- South Carolina: Georgia, Florida, Kentucky
- Tennessee: Alabama, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
- Texas: Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma
- Texas A&M: LSU, Missouri, Texas
- Vanderbilt: Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State
Permanent opponent pairings will be re-evaluated after 4 seasons. The SEC is moving to a 9-game conference schedule in 2026. Three of those 9 games will come from permanent opponent pairings. The other 6 conference games will allow for SEC teams to host every other team in the league at least once over a 4-year period.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
