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
Vanderbilt 2026-27 SEC Schedule Structure
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.
Commodores Home Schedule at Memorial Gymnasium
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).
Vanderbilt Road Games in SEC Play
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.
Full 2026-27 SEC Men’s Basketball Schedule
- Jan. 2 — at Tennessee
- Jan. 5 or 6 — Mississippi State
- Jan. 9 — at Florida
- Jan. 12 or 13 — South Carolina
- Jan. 16 — at Kentucky
- Jan. 19 or 20 — Auburn
- Jan. 23 — Missouri
- Jan. 26 or 27 — at Ole Miss
- Jan. 30 — Texas A&M
- Feb. 2 or 3 — at LSU
- Feb. 6 — Arkansas
- Feb. 9 or 10 — at Georgia
- Feb. 13 — Texas
- Feb. 20 — at Texas A&M
- Feb. 23 or 24 — Kentucky
- Feb. 27 — at Alabama
- March 2 or 3 — at Oklahoma
- March 6 — Tennessee
Tipoff times, TV designations and specific dates for midweek games will be announced by the SEC at a later date.
2026-27 Season Tickets on Sale Now
2026-27 Men’s Basketball Season Tickets are available now through vucommodores.com.
Source: Vanderbilt Commodores Athletics
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