Florida’s 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule is nearly complete, and the latest piece gives the Gators a December trip to Orlando.
UF will face Georgia Tech on Dec. 12 in the Hall of Fame Series Orlando at the Kia Center. The school has not yet announced a tipoff time or television details. The matchup had already been reported by Swamp247, but it was not included when Florida released most of its schedule earlier.
The Gators have played Georgia Tech 44 times and own a 20-24 record in the series, though the teams have met only once in the last 50 years. Florida won that most recent meeting, taking an 80-69 game in Gainesville on Nov.
23, 1987. In that one, Livingston Chatman came off the bench for 25 points in his collegiate debut.
Florida’s final unannounced game is still on the way, too. The program expects to reveal a Dec. 18 non-conference neutral-site matchup later Tuesday.
The rest of the non-conference slate is already set. Florida opens Nov. 2 in Tampa against Miami (Fl.), then returns home for its first home game on Nov. 5 against Jacksonville University, a game that was first reported by Swamp247.
The Gators then visit Florida State on Nov. 10 before hosting Merrimack University on Nov. 13.
Next comes a trip to Las Vegas for the Players Era Festival. Florida opens that event against Notre Dame on Nov. 17, then will play two more opponents to be determined on Nov. 18 and Nov.
- After that, the Gators return to Gainesville to host Milwaukee on Nov.
Florida’s schedule also includes a high-profile ACC/SEC Challenge meeting with Duke on Dec. 1, followed by a home game against Vermont on Dec. 6.
After the Orlando date with Georgia Tech and the still-to-be-announced Dec. 18 game, UF closes non-conference play at home against Florida A&M on Dec. 21 and Long Island University on Dec. 29.
SEC play begins Jan. 2 with a road game at Texas. The Longhorns are coming off an impressive NCAA Tournament run and recently added Marcus Spears Jr., the No. 6 overall prospect by 247Sports, after he reclassified from the 2027 class to 2026.
Florida’s first league game in Gainesville comes Jan. 5 against Oklahoma, followed by Vanderbilt on Jan. 9.
The Gators then travel to Mississippi State on either Jan. 12 or Jan. 13 and to Alabama on Jan. 16.
Texas A&M visits Gainesville on either Jan. 19 or Jan. 20, and Florida heads to Athens on Jan. 23 to face Georgia, now led by former UF coach Mike White. The month ends with a Jan. 30 trip to Tennessee.
February opens with South Carolina on either Feb. 2 or Feb. 3, then Texas comes to Gainesville on Feb. 6 for the teams’ second meeting. Florida heads to Auburn on either Feb. 9 or Feb. 10, hosts Missouri on Feb. 13, and then travels to LSU on either Feb. 16 or Feb. 17 to face newly rehired head coach Will Wade’s team.
The Gators’ second game against Georgia is set for Feb. 20, followed by a home date with Ole Miss on either Feb. 23 or Feb. 24. Florida then goes to Arkansas on Feb. 27 before wrapping up its road SEC schedule at South Carolina on either March 2 or March 3.
Senior Day is set for March 6 against Kentucky, and the SEC tournament will be held March 10-14 in Nashville.
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