ESPN Unveils Prolific 2025-26 SEC Men's Basketball Schedule, Beginning Nov. 3

· Over 200 linear games set to air across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network, ESPNU and ESPNews

· Six SEC teams ranked in ESPN.com's Preseason Top 25

· 30 top-25 matchups during '25-'26 campaign

ESPN and the SEC have announced the 2025-26 network designations with the men's basketball season on the horizon. More than 200 linear games will air across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network, ESPNU, ESPNews and the all new ESPN app.

ESPN tips off its industry-leading coverage of the SEC men's college basketball season on Monday, Nov. 3 with Southern at No. 12 Arkansas on SEC Network at 7 p.m. ET. The following day, Texas will face the 10th-ranked Duke Blue Devils the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational in Charlotte, N.C.

2025-26 SEC on ESPN Men's College Basketball Schedule Highlights:

· Non-Conference Showdowns: The SEC men's non-conference schedule features nearly a dozen ranked matchups and numerous tournaments, including the aforementioned Dick Vitale Invitational. Following the inaugural event, the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers hit the road to face the 19th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. The game is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN2 on Nov. 13. Continuing the momentum, ESPN is set to air The Battleground 2k25 on Nov. 16, which features two 2024-25 Final Four teams in No. 17Auburn and No. 3 Houston (3 p.m.). Two days later, the Champions Classic returns to Madison Square Garden as Michigan State takes on No. 9 Kentucky on ESPN (9 p.m.).

o The slate continues strong through December with Gonzaga taking on Kentucky in a top-25 matchup on ESPN2 (Dec. 5, 7 p.m.), followed by the Music City Madness game on Dec. 6 featuring No. 16 Illinois vs. No. 18 Tennessee in Nashville (8 p.m., ESPN2). All eyes will be on the Jimmy V Classic on Dec. 9 as the reigning national champion Florida Gators compete against the 2023 and 2024 national champion UConn Huskies on ESPN (9 p.m.).

o The non-conference season wraps up with four highly anticipated ranked matchups on Dec. 13 and 16. On Dec. 13, ESPN2 is home to the Revocruit Rematch in Dallas between No. 12 Arkansas and No. 11 Texas Tech at Noon. Later that night, ESPN is set for a doubleheader featuring three ranked teams - Indiana faces No. 9 Kentucky at 7:30 p.m., followed by No. 13 Arizona taking on No. 19Alabama in the C.M. Newton Classic at 9:30 p.m. On Dec. 16, No. 6 Louisville and No. 18 Tennessee on ESPN at 7 p.m.

· ACC/SEC Challenge: The two-day men's challenge will see four Top-25 matchups, including an ESPN doubleheader on

Tue, Dec. 2, as reigning national champions Florida head to Cameron Arena to take on No. 10 Duke (7:30 p.m.), followed by No. 25 North Carolina heading to No. 9 Kentucky for a late-night clash (9:30 p.m.). Wednesday, features back-to-back ranked matchups on ESPN, when No. 6 Louisville travels to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks on ESPN (7 p.m.), followed by No. 24 NC State at No. 17 Auburn at 9 p.m. More details of the third annual ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge are available here.

· SEC MBB on ABC: Beginning in February, ABC is set to air three SEC teams throughout the remainder of the regular season. No. 19 Alabama hits the road to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the No. 2 Gators to tip off the month. A rising power in men's hoops, Alabama has made the Sweet 16 (2023), Elite Eight (2025) and Final Four (2024) in the past three seasons. Florida is the reigning national champion and enters the season as ESPN's preseason No. 2-ranked team.

o On Valentine's Day, the Gators will once again be featured on ABC as the ninth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats come to town for a classic SEC rivalry. Head coach Mark Pope led the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in his first season in Lexington, Ky., while Florida has a chance to win back-to-back titles for the second time in program history.

· Conference Rivalries: Throughout the '25-'26 conference season, viewers can tune in every week for strong matchups each Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Last season, the SEC got a record 14 teams into the NCAA Tournament, in turn creating a stellar conference slate this year. League play will feature 19 top-25 matchups, tipping off on Jan. 3 with No. 9 Kentucky at No. 19 Alabama on ESPN (noon). Following that bout is No. 18 Tennessee vs. No. 12 Arkansas on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. The competition continues to heat up throughout the spring, leading to the final weekend of regular season play "Rivalry Saturday" on March 7. The final day of play includes numerous traditional rivalries, such as Florida at Kentucky, Auburn at Alabama, Oklahoma at Texas, Vanderbilt at Tennessee and more. ESPN is home to two top matchups in the afternoon and evening windows, beginning when No. 2 Florida heads to Rupp Arena to face No. 9 Kentucky at 4 p.m. Later that night, in-state rivalry between No. 17 Auburn and No. 19 Alabama

comes to a head in the final game of the season as the two top-20 teams face off at 8:30 p.m.

SEC Network

SEC Network (SECN) will showcase more than 100 men's basketball games during the 2025-26 season beginning on Nov. 3. The second-ranked Florida Gators appear on SECN nine times throughout the season, while fellow top-25 conference foes No. 9 Kentucky (6), No. 12 Arkansas (6), No. 17 Auburn (9), No. 18 Tennessee (7) and No. 19 Alabama (8) combine for 36 appearances on the network.

SEC Network+ will stream an additional 180+ games throughout the season.

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SEC on ESPN Networks 2025-26 Men's College Basketball Schedule:

Date Time (ET) Game Network

Mon, Nov 3 7 p.m. Southern at Arkansas SEC Network

Tue, Nov 4 8:45 p.m. Dick Vitale Invitational Texas vs. Duke ESPN

Wed, Nov 5 9 p.m. North Alabama at Mississippi State SEC Network

Sun, Nov 9 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss at South Carolina SEC Network

Tue, Nov 11 7 p.m. Florida State at Florida SEC Network 9 p.m. Memphis at Ole Miss SEC Network

Thu, Nov 13 7 p.m. Purdue at Alabama ESPN2

Fri, Nov 14 9 p.m. Georgia Tech at Georgia SEC Network

Sun, Nov 16 3 p.m. The Battleground 2K25 Houston vs. Auburn ESPN 8:30 p.m. Miami at Florida ESPN

Mon, Nov 17 6:30 p.m. Florida A&M at Georgia SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Rice at Tennessee SEC Network

Tue, Nov 18 6:30 p.m. Champions Classic Michigan State vs. Kentucky ESPN 9 p.m. Rider at Texas SEC Network

Wed, Nov 19 9 p.m. Jackson State at Auburn SEC Network

Fri, Nov 21 9 p.m. Charleston Classic (MM) Xavier vs. Georgia ESPN2

Mon, Nov 24 11:30 p.m. Maui Invitational Arizona State vs. Texas ESPN2

Wed, Nov 26 12 p.m. Battle 4 Atlantis Vanderbilt vs. Western Kentucky ESPN/ESPN2

Wed, Nov 26 7 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Kentucky SEC Network

Fri, Nov 28 5 p.m. Battle in the Bay Texas A&M vs. Florida State ESPN2

Tue, Dec 2 7 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Tennessee at Syracuse ESPN2 7 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Texas A&M at Pittsburgh ESPNU 7 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Virginia Tech at South Carolina SEC Network 7:30 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Florida at Duke ESPN 9 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Missouri at Notre Dame ESPNU 9 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Miami at Ole Miss SEC Network 9:30 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge North Carolina at Kentucky ESPN

Wed, Dec 3 7:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Louisville at Arkansas ESPN 7:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Clemson at Alabama ESPNU 9:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge NC State at Auburn ESPN 9:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Virginia at Texas ESPNU 9:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge SMU at Vanderbilt SEC Network

Fri, Dec 5 7 p.m. Gonzaga at Kentucky ESPN2

Sat, Dec 6 8 p.m. Music City Madness Illinois vs. Tennessee ESPN

Sun, Dec 7 1 p.m. Missouri at Kansas ESPN2 2 p.m. UTSA at Alabama SEC Network 3 p.m. Coast to Coast Challenge Texas Tech vs. LSU ESPN2 4 p.m. San Francisco at Mississippi State SEC Network 5 p.m. Hoop Hype XL Texas A&M vs. SMU ESPN2

Mon, Dec 8 8 p.m. Southern at Texas SEC Network

Tue, Dec 9 7 p.m. NC Central at Kentucky SEC Network 9 p.m. Jimmy V Classic Florida vs. UConn ESPN

Sat, Dec 13 Noon Revocruit Rematch Arkansas vs. Texas Tech ESPN2 2 p.m. Holiday Hoopsgiving Cincinnati vs. Georgia ESPNU 2:30 p.m. Orange Bowl Basketball Classic George Washington vs. Florida ESPN2 4:30 p.m. Holiday Hoopsgiving Chattanooga vs. Auburn SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Central Arkansas at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Kentucky ESPN 8:30 p.m. Compete 4 Cause Classic SMU vs. LSU SEC Network 9:30 p.m. C.M. Newton Classic Arizona vs. Alabama ESPN

Sun, Dec 14 2 p.m. Bethune Cookman at Missouri SEC Network 7 p.m. Jacksonville at Texas A&M SEC Network

Tue, Dec 16 7 p.m. Louisville at Tennessee ESPN 7 p.m. Kansas City at Oklahoma SEC Network 9 p.m. Queens at Arkansas SEC Network

Wed, Dec 17 6:30 p.m. St. Francis at Florida SEC Network

Sat, Dec 20 2 p.m. Memphis at Mississippi State ESPN2

Sun, Dec 21 1 p.m. Ole Miss at NC State ESPN

Mon, Dec 22 7 p.m. Prairie View at LSU SEC Network 9 p.m. Stetson at Oklahoma SEC Network

Wed, Dec 29 6 p.m. Dartmouth at Florida SEC Network 8 p.m. Alcorn State at Ole Miss SEC Network 10 p.m. Queens at Auburn SEC Network

Tue, Dec 30 6 p.m. Albany at South Carolina SEC Network 8 p.m. South Carolina State at Tennessee SEC Network

Sat, Jan 3 12 p.m. Kentucky at Alabama ESPN 1 p.m. Auburn at Georgia SEC Network 2 p.m. Vanderbilt at South Carolina ESPNU 3 p.m. Tennessee at Arkansas ESPN2 3:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Oklahoma SEC Network 4 p.m. LSU at Texas A&M ESPNU 6 p.m. Mississippi State at Texas SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Florida at Missouri SEC Network

Tue, Jan 6 7 p.m. South Carolina at LSU ESPNU 7 p.m. Georgia at Florida SEC Network 9 p.m. Texas at Tennessee ESPN/ESPN2 9 p.m. Texas A&M at Auburn SEC Network

Wed, Jan 7 7 p.m. Missouri at Kentucky ESPN2 7 p.m. Oklahoma at Mississippi State SEC Network 9 p.m. Alabama at Vanderbilt ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. Arkansas at Ole Miss SEC Network

Sat, Jan 10 12 p.m. Tennessee at Florida ESPN/ESPN2 1 p.m. LSU at Vanderbilt SEC Network 2 p.m. Georgia at South Carolina ESPN2 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma at Texas A&M SEC Network 6 p.m. Arkansas at Auburn ESPN/ESPN2 6 p.m. Missouri at Ole Miss SEC Network 8 p.m. Texas at Alabama ESPN 8:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Kentucky SEC Network

Tue, Jan 13 7 p.m. Texas A&M at Tennessee SEC Network 9 p.m. Florida at Oklahoma ESPN/ESPN2 9 p.m. Alabama at Mississippi State SEC Network

Wed, Jan 14 7 p.m. Auburn at Missouri ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Ole Miss at Georgia ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Kentucky at LSU SEC Network 9 p.m. Vanderbilt at Texas ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. South Carolina at Arkansas SEC Network

Sat, Jan 17 12 p.m. Kentucky at Tennessee ESPN 1 p.m. Alabama at Oklahoma SEC Network 2 p.m. Florida at Vanderbilt ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Missouri at LSU SEC Network 4 p.m. Arkansas at Georgia ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 6 p.m. Texas A&M at Texas ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 6 p.m. South Carolina at Auburn SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Mississippi State SEC Network

Tue, Jan 20 7 p.m. LSU at Florida ESPN2 7 p.m. Oklahoma at South Carolina SEC Network 9 p.m. Auburn at Ole Miss ESPN or ESPNU 9 p.m. Vanderbilt at Arkansas ESPN or ESPNU 9 p.m. Georgia at Missouri SEC Network

Wed, Jan 21 7 p.m. Texas at Kentucky SEC Network 9 p.m. Mississippi State at Texas A&M SEC Network

Sat, Jan 24 12 p.m. Ole Miss at Kentucky ESPN 1 p.m. Georgia at Texas SEC Network 2 p.m. Oklahoma at Missouri ESPN/ESPN2 3:30 p.m. South Carolina at Texas A&M SEC Network 6 p.m. Vanderbilt at Mississippi State SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tennessee at Alabama ESPN 8:30 p.m. LSU at Arkansas SEC Network 4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Auburn at Florida ESPN/ESPN2

Tue, Jan 27 7 p.m. Arkansas at Oklahoma ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Tennessee at Georgia SEC Network 9 p.m. Kentucky at Vanderbilt ESPN 9 p.m. Missouri at Alabama SEC Network

Wed, Jan 28 7 p.m. Texas at Auburn ESPN2 7 p.m. Mississippi State at LSU SEC Network 9 p.m. Florida at South Carolina SEC Network

Sat, Jan 31 1 p.m. Texas A&M at Georgia SEC Network 2 p.m. Texas at Oklahoma ESPN/ESPN2 3:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Missouri SEC Network 6 p.m. LSU at South Carolina SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Kentucky at Arkansas ESPN 8:30 p.m. Auburn at Tennessee ESPN 8:30 p.m. Vanderbilt at Ole Miss SEC Network

Sun, Feb 1 1 p.m. Alabama at Florida ABC

Tue, Feb 3 7 p.m. Ole Miss at Tennessee ESPN2 7 p.m. South Carolina at Texas SEC Network

Wed, Feb 4 7 p.m. Texas A&M at Alabama SEC Network 9 p.m. Oklahoma at Kentucky ESPN2

Sat, Feb 7 12 p.m. Arkansas at Mississippi State ESPN/ESPN2 1 p.m. Missouri at South Carolina SEC Network 2 p.m. Ole Miss at Texas ESPN/ESPN2 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma at Vanderbilt SEC Network 6 p.m. Georgia at LSU SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tennessee at Kentucky ESPN 8:30 p.m. Florida at Texas A&M SEC Network 4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Alabama at Auburn ESPN/ESPN2

Tue, Feb 10 7 p.m. Vanderbilt at Auburn SEC Network 9 p.m. Arkansas at LSU SEC Network

Wed, Feb 11 7 p.m. Florida at Georgia ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Alabama at Ole Miss SEC Network 9 p.m. Tennessee at Mississippi State ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. Missouri at Texas A&M SEC Network

Sat, Feb 14 1 p.m. Texas A&M at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3 p.m. Kentucky at Florida ABC 3:30 p.m. Georgia at Oklahoma SEC Network 6 p.m. LSU at Tennessee SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Ole Miss ESPN/ESPN2 8:30 p.m. Auburn at Arkansas ESPN/ESPN2 8:30 p.m. Texas at Missouri ESPN/ESPN2 8:30 p.m. South Carolina at Alabama SEC Network

Tue, Feb 17 7 p.m. South Carolina at Florida SEC Network 9 p.m. Georgia at Kentucky ESPN/ESPN2 9 p.m. LSU at Texas SEC Network

Wed, Feb 18 7 p.m. Oklahoma at Tennessee ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Arkansas at Alabama ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Ole Miss at Texas A&M SEC Network 9 p.m. Auburn at Mississippi State ESPN2 9 p.m. Vanderbilt at Missouri SEC Network

Sat, Feb 21 12 p.m. Florida at Ole Miss ESPN/ESPN2 1 p.m. Mississippi State at South Carolina SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Texas at Georgia SEC Network 6 p.m. Alabama at LSU SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Kentucky at Auburn ESPN 8:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Oklahoma SEC Network 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. Tennessee at Vanderbilt ESPN/ESPN2 4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Missouri at Arkansas ESPN/ESPN2

Tue, Feb 24 7 p.m. Kentucky at South Carolina SEC Network 9 p.m. Auburn at Oklahoma ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. Tennessee at Missouri SEC Network

Wed, Feb 25 7 p.m. Florida at Texas ESPN2 7 p.m. Georgia at Vanderbilt SEC Network 9 p.m. Texas A&M at Arkansas ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. Mississippi State at Alabama ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. LSU at Ole Miss SEC Network

Sat, Feb 28 1 p.m. Missouri at Mississippi State SEC Network 2 p.m. Vanderbilt at Kentucky ESPN/ESPN2 3:30 p.m. South Carolina at Georgia SEC Network 4 p.m. Texas at Texas A&M ESPN/ESPN2 6 p.m. Oklahoma at LSU SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Arkansas at Florida ESPN/ESPN2 8:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Auburn SEC Network 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Alabama at Tennessee ESPN/ESPN2

Tue, Mar 3 6 p.m. Tennessee at South Carolina SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Alabama at Georgia ESPNews 7 p.m. Kentucky at Texas A&M ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Missouri at Oklahoma ESPNU 8 p.m. Mississippi State at Florida SEC Network 10 p.m. LSU at Auburn SEC Network

Wed, Mar 4 6:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Vanderbilt ESPNews 7 p.m. Texas at Arkansas ESPN2/ESPNU

Sat, Mar 7 12 p.m. Arkansas at Missouri ESPN 1 p.m. South Carolina at Ole Miss SEC Network 2 p.m. Vanderbilt at Tennessee ESPN or ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Georgia at Mississippi State SEC Network 4 p.m. Florida at Kentucky ESPN 6 p.m. Texas A&M at LSU SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Auburn at Alabama ESPN 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma at Texas SEC Network

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