Ole Miss has its 2026-27 basketball schedule locked in, and the Rebels will spend the first part of the year trying to build momentum before SEC play starts Jan. 2 at home against Georgia.
The season opens Nov. 2 against Alcorn State at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network+, the first of four straight home games. From there, Ole Miss gets Central Arkansas on Nov. 6, Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 10 and Nicholls on Nov. 17, all at 7:30 p.m. and all on SEC Network+.
This is a roster built with a reset in mind. Ole Miss is coming off a 15-20 season, including a 4-14 mark in the SEC, though the Rebels did manage a run to the SEC Tournament semifinals.
The year was also marked by a 10-game losing streak. Now the roster includes returners Patton Pinkins, Ilias Kamardine and Zach Day, along with transfer additions Budd Clark from Seton Hall and Roman Siulepa from Pittsburgh.
The nonconference slate gives Ole Miss a little bit of everything. The Rebels head to Virginia Tech on Dec. 1 for an 8 p.m. game on ACC Network, then return home for William & Mary on Dec.
- A pair of neutral-site games follow: ULM on Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. in Southaven, then NC State on Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. in Jackson.
Ole Miss also faces Southern Miss on Dec. 22 at 3 p.m. in Biloxi before closing nonconference play against Jackson State on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+.
The Maui Invitational will also shape the early part of the season. Ole Miss opens the event against Clemson on Nov. 23 at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2, then plays either BYU or Washington on Nov.
- The Rebels’ Nov. 25 opponent will be Arizona, Colorado State, Providence or VCU.
Two exhibition games are on the calendar as well. Ole Miss plays Alabama on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. in Birmingham, with no TV broadcast announced, then hosts UAB on Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network+.
Once January arrives, the SEC grind hits fast. After Georgia at home on Jan.
2, Ole Miss visits Kentucky on Jan. 5 at 6 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2, hosts Texas on Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. on ESPNU, then goes to Alabama on Jan. 13 and Auburn on Jan. 16.
The Rebels also host Texas A&M on Jan. 23, travel to Vanderbilt on Jan. 27 and Missouri on Jan. 30, then get Kentucky again at home on Feb. 2.
The rest of the conference slate keeps stacking up: at LSU on Feb. 5, at Arkansas on Feb. 9, home against Mississippi State on Feb. 13, Tennessee on Feb. 17, at South Carolina on Feb. 20, at Florida on Feb.
24, Oklahoma on Feb. 27, Auburn on Mar. 2 and then the regular-season finale at Mississippi State on Mar.
Ole Miss basketball 2026-27 schedule
Oct. 15: vs. Alabama (Exhibition) (8 p.m., Birmingham, Ala.)
Oct. 27: vs. UAB (Exhibition) (7:30 p.m., Oxford)
Nov. 2: vs. Alcorn State (7:30 p.m., SEC Network+)
Nov. 6: vs. Central Arkansas (7:30 p.m., SEC Network+)
Nov. 10: vs. Southeastern Louisiana (7:30 p.m., SEC Network+)
Nov. 17: vs. Nicholls (7:30 p.m., SEC Network+)
Nov. 23: vs. Clemson (1:30 p.m., Maui Invitational, ESPN2)
Nov. 24: vs. BYU or Washington (TBA, Maui Invitational)
Nov. 25: vs. Arizona, Colorado State, Providence, or VCU (TBA, Maui Invitational)
Dec. 1: at Virginia Tech (8 p.m., ACC Network)
Dec. 7: vs. William & Mary (7 p.m., SEC Network+)
Dec. 12: vs. ULM (1 p.m., SEC Network+) (Southaven)
Dec. 15: vs. Youngstown State (6 p.m., SEC Network+)
Dec. 19: vs. NC State (6 p.m., ESPNU) (Jackson)
Dec. 22: vs. Southern Miss (3 p.m., SEC Network+) (Biloxi)
Dec. 28: vs. Jackson State (6 p.m., SEC Network+)
Jan. 2: vs. Georgia (12 p.m., SEC Network)
Jan. 5: at Kentucky (6 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2)
Jan. 9: vs. Texas (8 p.m., ESPNU)
Jan. 13: at Alabama (8 p.m., SEC Network)
Jan. 16: at Auburn (7:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Jan. 23: vs. Texas A&M (5 p.m., SEC Network)
Jan. 27: at Vanderbilt (8 p.m., ESPN2/U)
Jan. 30: at Missouri (5 p.m., SEC Network)
Feb. 2: vs. Kentucky (8 p.m., ESPN/2)
Feb. 5: at LSU (3 p.m., ESPN2)
Feb. 9: at Arkansas (8 p.m., SEC Network)
Feb. 13: vs. Mississippi State (7:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Feb. 17: vs. Tennessee (6 p.m., ESPN2/U)
Feb. 20: at South Carolina (2:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Feb. 24: at Florida (8 p.m., ESPN/2)
Feb. 27: vs. Oklahoma (2:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Mar. 2: vs. Auburn (9 p.m., SEC Network)
Mar. 6: at Mississippi State (3 p.m., SEC Network)
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