Arkansas has locked in the game times and TV windows for its 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule, and the slate starts taking shape well before the first official tip.
The first look at John Calipari’s team comes in exhibition play, with two home tune-ups at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas and Gonzaga will meet on Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. on SEC Network Plus, then Memphis visits four days later on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. on SECN+. Those exhibition games are not included in the 2026-27 season ticket package.
Once the real schedule begins, Bud Walton Arena will see a familiar rhythm. Five of Arkansas’ eight non-conference home games are set for 7 p.m. starts on SECN+, including matchups with UAPB, Robert Morris, Central Arkansas, Mississippi Valley State and UT Rio Grande Valley.
Oakland is the exception among those home dates, with a Dec. 8 tip at 8 p.m. on SEC Network. UT Arlington is scheduled for Dec. 13 at 4 p.m., while Central Michigan lands on Dec. 22 at 6 p.m., and both will stream on SECN+.
The Razorbacks’ annual trip to North Little Rock is set for Dec. 5 against Oral Roberts. That game will begin at 3 p.m. and air on SECN+.
A few of the non-conference showdowns away from Fayetteville bring bigger TV stages. Arkansas plays Virginia on Nov. 8 at noon on ESPN in Washington, D.C., then meets Indiana on Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. on Peacock at Madison Square Garden.
Michigan State follows on Nov. 26 at 3:30 p.m. on CBS in Detroit. The Hogs also travel to North Carolina on Dec. 1 for a 6:30 p.m.
ESPN broadcast, then face Arizona on Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN in Phoenix.
SEC play opens Jan. 2 at home against Missouri, with a 3 p.m. tip and television coverage on either ESPN or ESPN2. Arkansas’ lone Wednesday conference road game is Jan. 6 at South Carolina, where SEC Network will carry the 8 p.m. matchup.
The rest of Arkansas’ midweek SEC schedule falls on Tuesdays, starting with home games against Georgia on Jan. 19, LSU on Jan.
26, Ole Miss on Feb. 9 and Auburn on Feb. 16.
All four are set for 8 p.m. starts.
Several other league dates already have their place on the calendar. Alabama visits Bud Walton Arena on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. on ESPN2, Mississippi State comes to Fayetteville on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network, and Oklahoma is scheduled for a Mar. 6 home game at 11 a.m. on ESPN or ESPNU. Arkansas’ home meeting with Florida on Feb. 27 is the marquee TV assignment, landing on ABC at 2 p.m.
That Florida game will be just the fifth time Arkansas has played on ABC, and the first since Jan. 14, 1995, at Auburn. The other ABC appearances listed were against Texas on Mar. 10, 1991, in Dallas for the SWC Tournament title, plus Mar. 3, 1991, and Feb. 4 in Austin.
Arkansas also gets several road tests with national windows during conference play, including Texas A&M on Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU, Tennessee on Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. on ESPN/2, Texas on Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. on ESPN/2/ESPNU, Vanderbilt on Feb. 6 at 7/7:30 p.m. on ESPN, Alabama on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2, Kentucky on Feb. 20 at 5/5:30 p.m. on ESPN, Missouri on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU and LSU on Mar. 2 at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
The SEC Tournament is back in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena from Mar. 10-14, where Arkansas will try to defend its championship.
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