FAYETTEVILLE — For the second consecutive year, the Arkansas women’s basketball team will open SEC play against Vanderbilt.
The Razorbacks will begin their conference schedule with a Dec. 31 game in Nashville, Tennessee, with a New Year’s Eve matchup against the Commodores. Arkansas will start and end its 16-game slate against a team from the neighboring state, finishing with a Feb. 28 finale vs. Tennessee.
Game times and TV designations for conference matchups are typically announced by the SEC office in October.
Arkansas is set to play home games against Florida (Jan. 3), Ole Miss (Jan. 7), LSU (Jan. 17), Mississippi State (Jan. 28), Texas A&M (Feb. 4), Oklahoma (Feb. 11), Alabama (Feb. 14) and Tennessee (Feb. 28).
The Razorbacks will travel to Vanderbilt (Dec. 31), South Carolina (Jan. 10), Kentucky (Jan. 14), Georgia (Jan. 21), Auburn (Jan. 31), Texas (Feb. 8), Missouri (Feb. 21) and Mississippi State (Feb. 25).
They have two open dates, Jan. 24 and Feb. 18. The first is sandwiched between a game at Georgia and vs. Mississippi State, and the second comes between a game vs. Alabama and at Missouri.
Arkansas is entering its second season under coach Kelsi Musick, who had a 12-20 overall and 1-15 SEC record in her first year. The Razorbacks opened their league slate last year with an 88-71 home loss to Vanderbilt.
With the announcement of the SEC schedule, 30 dates are known on Arkansas’ 2026-27 schedule. Thirteen nonconference games and a preseason exhibition have been previously reported.
The Razorbacks were one of six SEC teams to miss the NCAA Tournament last season and have not made an appearance since 2022.
Known games for Arkansas women’s basketball in 2026-27
Oct. 29 — Cameron (exhibition)
Nov. 2 — New Orleans
Nov. 6 — Northwestern State
Nov. 9 – Kansas City
Nov. 13 — Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Nov. 17 — at Little Rock
Nov. 24 — San Diego Classic (Opponent TBD)
Nov. 25 — San Diego Classic (Opponent TBD)
Nov. 29 — Louisiana Tech
Dec. 3 — Wake Forest
Dec. 6 — Arkansas State
Dec. 15 — Central Arkansas
Dec. 19 — Missouri State
Dec. 28 — ULM
Dec. 31 — at Vanderbilt
Jan. 3 — Florida
Jan. 7 — Ole Miss
Jan. 10 — at South Carolina
Jan. 14 — at Kentucky
Jan. 17 — LSU
Jan. 21 — at Georgia
Jan. 28 — Mississippi State
Jan. 31 — at Auburn
Feb. 4 — Texas A&M
Feb. 8 — at Texas
Feb. 11 — Oklahoma
Feb. 14 — Alabama
Feb. 21 — at Missouri
Feb. 25 — at Mississippi State
Feb. 28 — Tennessee
ewesterman@wholehogsports.com
Ethan Westerman is a reporter for WholeHogSports covering Arkansas football, men’s and women’s basketball and softball. He has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and marketing from the University of Arkansas.
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