Sources: SEC annual football opponents for next four seasons
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:02 am
From On3:
The SEC will unveil full opponents and matchups for the next four years Tuesday night on SEC Network and ESPN2 (7 p.m. ET). Beginning in 2026, the league shifts to a nine-game schedule: three annual opponents and six rotational ones, ensuring every team plays all others at least once every two years and home-and-home within four.
Here are the annual opponents for each school, per On3's Chris Low:
Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State
Arkansas: Missouri, Texas, LSU
Auburn: Georgia, Alabama, Vanderbilt
Florida: Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky
Georgia: Auburn, Florida, South Carolina
Kentucky: South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida
LSU: Arkansas, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Mississippi State: Ole Miss, Alabama, Vanderbilt
Missouri: Arkansas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma
Oklahoma: Texas, Ole Miss, Missouri
Ole Miss: Mississippi State, LSU, Oklahoma
South Carolina: Georgia, Kentucky, Florida
Tennessee: Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Texas: Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Texas A&M: Texas, LSU, Missouri
Vanderbilt: Tennessee, Mississippi State, Auburn
The SEC said priorities in building the model were preserving rivalries, balancing competitive fairness, creating rotation frequency, and ensuring home/away balance alongside Power 4 non-conference games.
The SEC will unveil full opponents and matchups for the next four years Tuesday night on SEC Network and ESPN2 (7 p.m. ET). Beginning in 2026, the league shifts to a nine-game schedule: three annual opponents and six rotational ones, ensuring every team plays all others at least once every two years and home-and-home within four.
Here are the annual opponents for each school, per On3's Chris Low:
Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State
Arkansas: Missouri, Texas, LSU
Auburn: Georgia, Alabama, Vanderbilt
Florida: Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky
Georgia: Auburn, Florida, South Carolina
Kentucky: South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida
LSU: Arkansas, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Mississippi State: Ole Miss, Alabama, Vanderbilt
Missouri: Arkansas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma
Oklahoma: Texas, Ole Miss, Missouri
Ole Miss: Mississippi State, LSU, Oklahoma
South Carolina: Georgia, Kentucky, Florida
Tennessee: Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Texas: Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Texas A&M: Texas, LSU, Missouri
Vanderbilt: Tennessee, Mississippi State, Auburn
The SEC said priorities in building the model were preserving rivalries, balancing competitive fairness, creating rotation frequency, and ensuring home/away balance alongside Power 4 non-conference games.