Rueben Chinyelu (#9), Alex Condon, and the Gators are set for a challenging 18-game conference slate after the SEC schedule was released.

After navigating the conference’s toughest schedule to become national champions in 2025, the Florida men's basketball team has its full 2026 league schedule. The Southeastern Conference officially announced the slate of games on Wednesday, featuring several major showdowns for the defending champions.

The Gators’ home weekends are loaded with elite teams, including Saturday contests in the O'Connell Center against: Tennessee (Jan. 10), Auburn (Jan. 24), Alabama (Jan. 31), Kentucky (Feb. 14), and Arkansas (Feb. 28). Midweek home games at the Exactech Arena include visits from Georgia (Jan. 6/7), LSU (Jan. 20/21), South Carolina (Feb. 17/18), and Mississippi State (March 3/4).

League play will both begin and end on the road for the Gators, starting with a trip to Missouri on Jan. 3 and concluding on March 7 at Kentucky. Other road games include the team's first trip to Texas (Feb. 25) since 1997 and their inaugural visit to Oklahoma (Jan. 13/14) since the Sooners joined the SEC. Florida will also travel to Vanderbilt (Jan. 17), South Carolina (Jan. 27/28), Texas A&M (Feb. 7), Georgia (Feb. 10/11), and Ole Miss (Feb. 21).

Under the SEC’s current format, the Gators maintain permanent home-and-home series against Georgia and South Carolina, with Kentucky serving as the rotational home-and-home opponent for the 2025-26 season. All other opponents are split evenly between home and away venues.

Beyond the SEC, Florida’s non-conference schedule includes high-profile neutral-site matchups with Arizona and UConn, a road trip to Duke, the annual home rivalry game against Florida State, the Rady Children's Invitational over Thanksgiving in San Diego, and the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Florida.

Specific midweek dates, final game times, and television network assignments will be announced at a later date.

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2025-26 Men's Basketball Season Tickets

After an incredible year with a 15–1 home record, nine sellouts, and the program’s highest attendance since the 2016–2017 season, the defending National Champions are ready for another exciting year. Season ticket packages for the 2025–2026 campaign are available now and selling fast. Be sure to secure your seats while supplies last!

2026 Florida Men's Basketball SEC Schedule