Texas A&M’s men’s basketball team now knows the road ahead in SEC play for 2026-27, and it’s a full 18-game grind.
The Aggies will start conference action at Reed Arena on Jan. 2 against Auburn, then head into a stretch that quickly tests them away from home. Texas A&M’s first road swing sends it to Missouri and South Carolina before the calendar turns back to College Station for matchups with Arkansas and LSU.
That opening run gives way to another demanding sequence. After those two home dates, the Aggies travel to Florida and Ole Miss, then return to Reed Arena for Tennessee before making the trip to Nashville to face Vanderbilt. February opens with a rhythm of alternating home and road games, with Oklahoma and Georgia coming to College Station and Mississippi State and Texas waiting on the road.
The back half of the schedule brings another home-heavy push. Texas A&M will host Vanderbilt and Alabama in back-to-back games, then close out its final road trip with visits to LSU and Kentucky. The regular season ends at home against Texas.
Texas A&M 2026-27 SEC Schedule
Jan. 2 vs. Auburn
Jan. 5/6 at Missouri
Jan. 9 at South Carolina
Jan. 12/13 vs. Arkansas
Jan. 16 vs. LSU
Jan. 19/20 at Florida
Jan. 23 at Ole Miss
Jan. 26/27 vs. Tennessee
Jan. 30 at Vanderbilt
Feb. 2/3 vs. Oklahoma
Feb. 6 at Mississippi State
Feb. 13 vs. Georgia
Feb. 16/17 at Texas
Feb. 20 vs. Vanderbilt
Feb. 23/24 vs. Alabama
Feb. 27 at LSU
March 2/3 at Kentucky
March 6 vs. Texas
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