Arkansas will begin and end its SEC regular season in Fayetteville when the league’s 2027 men’s basketball schedule was released today.
The Razorbacks open conference play against Missouri on Jan. 2, a Saturday, marking the second straight year they start SEC action at home. That opening stretch gets tougher quickly, with a midweek trip to South Carolina on Jan. 5/6 before Alabama comes to Bud Walton Arena on Jan. 9.
From there, Arkansas heads into a demanding January run. The Razorbacks play road games at Texas A&M on Jan. 12/13 and Tennessee on Jan. 16, then return home for three of their final four games in the month.
Georgia visits on Jan. 19/20, followed by LSU on Jan. 26/27 and Mississippi State on Jan. 30.
The only road date in that span is Jan. 23 at Texas.
February opens with a midweek bye, and Arkansas will spend much of the month on the road. The Razorbacks travel to Vanderbilt on Feb. 6, host Ole Miss on Feb. 9-10, go to Alabama on Feb. 13 and welcome Auburn on Feb.
16/17. They then finish a back-to-back road swing at Kentucky on Feb. 20 and at Missouri on Feb.
The regular season wraps up with another home-heavy finish. Arkansas hosts Florida on Feb. 27, plays LSU in Baton Rouge on Mar. 2/3 and closes out the schedule at home against Oklahoma on Mar. 6, a Saturday.
The SEC Tournament is set for Mar. 10-14 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, where Arkansas will try to defend its championship.
Midweek designations, tipoff times and television information will be announced later.
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