SEC releases Mizzou hoops’ conference slate

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Mizzou men's basketball team now knows what its entire 18-game conference schedule will consist of, after the Southeastern Conference released the full slate, on Monday morning.

Head coach Dennis Gates and his team will host a total of nine SEC games in this highly-anticipated 2026-27 campaign, including five Saturday clashes and four midweeks.

In the upcoming year, the Tigers will welcome Texas A&M, Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas and LSU to Mizzou Arena. You can find a full look at the schedule below.

• Saturday, January 2: Mizzou at Arkansas
• January 5/6: Texas A&M at Mizzou (SEC home opener) 
• Saturday, January 9: Kentucky at Mizzou
• January 12/13: Mizzou at Tennessee
• Saturday, January 16: South Carolina at Mizzou 
• January 19/20: Mizzou at Oklahoma
• Saturday, January 23: Mizzou at Vanderbilt
• January 26/27: Alabama at Mizzou 
• Saturday, January 30: Ole Miss at Mizzou 
• February 2/3: Mizzou at Mississippi State 
• Saturday, February 6: Tennessee at Mizzou
• Saturday, February 13: Mizzou at Florida 
• February 16/17: Oklahoma at Mizzou 
• Saturday, February 20: Mizzou at Auburn
• Tuesday, February 23: Arkansas at Mizzou 
• Saturday, February 27: Mizzou at Georgia
• March 2/3: Mizzou at Texas
• Saturday, March 6: LSU at Mizzou (regular-season finale) 

Coach Gates and his squad will have another gauntlet ahead, as the SEC continues to earn more NCAA Tournament berths than any other conference. In fact, in the last two years the league has averaged 12 NCAA Tournament teams, which tops the prior single-season record of 11 set by the Big East in 2011.

Heading into the 2026-27 season, Mizzou is one of eight conference teams ranked in ESPN's 'Way-Too-Early' Top-25 rankings, coming in at No. 21. That preseason hype comes thanks to a historic transfer and freshmen class in Columbia, as Coach Gates landed some of guys like guard Jason Crowe Jr., forward Toni Bryant, forward Bryson Tiller, guard Jamier Jones and a bevy of other players.

The team will hope to make its third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance with that loaded roster and also make a run in the SEC Tournament, which will return to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville from March 10-14, 2027.