SEC Announces Home/Away Opponents for 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced each school’s conference opponents for the upcoming 2026 men’s basketball season on Wednesday. Eight of South Carolina’s nine home games will be against teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

The Gamecocks will face Georgia (permanent two-game opponent), Florida (permanent two-game opponent) and LSU twice, playing every other team in the league once.

In addition to the three games against the Bulldogs, Gators and Tigers, the home portion of the schedule features games against Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. The matchup with the Sooners will be the first between the two schools at Colonial Life Arena.

The Gamecocks will face Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas and Texas A&M on the road. Carolina’s road trip to Austin to face the Longhorns will be just the second ever in program history and first since Jan. 23, 1982.

Conference play will begin on Saturday, January 3, and runs through Saturday, March 7.

The SEC Tournament returns to Nashville, Tenn., as Bridgestone Arena will host the event from March 11-15, 2026.

The SEC is coming off one of the most dominate seasons in history. SEC teams won a record 88.9 percent (185-23) of their regular season non-conference games in 2025. Their KenPom.com rating of +22.09 was the highest in history.  In 2025, the SEC also set NCAA records with 14 NCAA Tournament selections and seven Sweet 16 teams while tying the NCAA record with four teams in the Elite Eight. Auburn and Florida advanced to the Final Four with the Gators winning the league’s first National Championship since 2012.

Times, dates and television information will be announced at a later date.

Stay tuned to GamecocksOnline.com for more information on the team’s non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

Season tickets for 2025-26 start as low as $95. To request information on season tickets, visit https://cloud.e.athletics.sc.edu/bb26.

2026 SEC Opponents

at Alabama

at Arkansas

at Auburn

at Florida

at Georgia

at LSU

at Ole Miss

at Texas

at Texas A&M

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

LSU

Mississippi State

Missouri

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Vanderbilt

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