Vanderbilt’s 2026-27 SEC basketball schedule opens and closes against in-state rival Tennessee, bookending an 18-game conference slate that includes home-and-home matchups with both Tennessee and Kentucky and a loaded lineup of home games at Memorial Gymnasium. More Sports News
The Southeastern Conference announced the 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule Monday, giving each program nine home and nine road games. Every school faces every conference opponent at least once. Vanderbilt draws home-and-home series with Tennessee and Kentucky, along with Texas A&M as its rotating two-game opponent.
Vanderbilt will host Mississippi State, South Carolina, Auburn, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas A&M at Memorial Gymnasium this season. Saturday home highlights include Missouri (Jan. 23), Texas A&M (Jan. 30), Arkansas (Feb. 6), Texas (Feb. 13) and the regular-season finale against Tennessee on Rivalry Saturday (March 6).
The Commodores travel to Florida, Ole Miss, LSU, Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma, in addition to the three home-and-home opponents — Tennessee, Kentucky and Texas A&M. The schedule opens with a road trip to Knoxville on Jan. 2, followed by trips to Florida (Jan. 9) and Kentucky (Jan. 16) as part of a five-game opening stretch.
Tipoff times, TV designations and specific dates for midweek games will be announced by the SEC at a later date.
2026-27 Men’s Basketball Season Tickets are available now through vucommodores.com.
Source: Vanderbilt Commodores Athletics
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