The University of Arkansas and the Southeastern Conference have announced the men’s basketball conference schedule for the upcoming 2026 season. The Razorbacks will face a tough slate, including home games against Sweet 16 teams Kentucky and Auburn.
The season opener is set to be played at Tennessee on January 3 in Bud Walton Arena, marking the second consecutive year the Razorbacks open with a road game. The team’s first two road games are scheduled for Ole Miss (January 6-7) and Auburn (January 10).
In Fayetteville, Arkansas will play four of its next six games, including contests against South Carolina (January 13-14), Vanderbilt (January 20-21), LSU (January 24), and Kentucky (January 31). Road games over this period are scheduled at Georgia (January 17) and Oklahoma (January 27-28).
The Razorbacks will have a midweek bye in the first week of February before traveling to Mississippi State (February 7) and back to Baton Rouge for two more games against LSU (February 10-11). The final seven games are home contests, starting with a matchup against Auburn on February 14.
The regular season concludes with road games at Missouri (March 7), Florida (February 28), Texas (March 3-4), and a doubleheader against Missouri (March 7) before the SEC Tournament returns to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena from March 11-15.
Source: https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sec-arkansas-announce-mbb-conference-schedule