SEC announces Men's Basketball schedule
Birmingham, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 126-game men's basketball schedule for the 2018-19 season on Friday.
Conference play tips off Saturday, January 5, and runs through Saturday, March 9. Each SEC team plays the other 13 teams at least one time during league play. They will then play their three permanent opponents a second time with the remaining two games changing annually. The sixth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge will take place on Saturday, January 26.
Kentucky (2), LSU (5), Vanderbilt (9), Florida (18), Alabama (20), Mississippi State (22) and Arkansas (25) each have recruiting classes that rank among the top 25 of ESPN's RecruitingNation Class Rankings for 2018. Twenty-one of ESPN's 2018 Top 100 recruits signed with SEC schools, including 13 of the top 50 players.
The SEC is coming off another successful season as 10 teams advanced to postseason play in 2018, including a league-record eight teams that received NCAA Tournament bids. The league posted its best regular-season non-conference winning percentage (77.4 percent) in more than a decade, a number that includes a 6-4 win in the fifth annual Big 12/SEC Challenge.
The SEC Tournament returns to the Music City when Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., hosts the event from March 13-17, 2019.
Television information and start times will be announced at a later date.
| Date | Game |
|---|---|
| Sat., Jan. 5 | Kentucky at Alabama |
| Sat., Jan. 5 | South Carolina at Florida |
| Sat., Jan. 5 | Arkansas at Texas A&M |
| Sat., Jan. 5 | Georgia at Tennessee |
| Sat., Jan. 5 | Ole Miss at Vanderbilt |
| Tue., Jan. 8 | Texas A&M at Kentucky |
| Tue., Jan. 8 | Mississippi State at South Carolina |
| Tue., Jan. 8 | Alabama at LSU |
| Tue., Jan. 8 | Tennessee at Missouri |
| Wed., Jan. 9 | Auburn at Ole Miss |
| Wed., Jan. 9 | Vanderbilt at Georgia |
| Wed., Jan. 9 | Florida at Arkansas |
| Sat., Jan. 12 | Ole Miss at Mississippi State |
| Sat., Jan. 12 | Georgia at Auburn |
| Sat., Jan. 12 | Tennessee at Florida |
| Sat., Jan. 12 | Texas A&M at Alabama |
| Sat., Jan. 12 | LSU at Arkansas |
| Sat., Jan. 12 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky |
| Sat., Jan. 12 | Missouri at South Carolina |
| Tue., Jan. 15 | Arkansas at Tennessee |
| Tue., Jan. 15 | Florida at Mississippi State |
| Tue., Jan. 15 | Kentucky at Georgia |
| Tue., Jan. 15 | LSU at Ole Miss |
| Wed., Jan. 16 | Auburn at Texas A&M |
| Wed., Jan. 16 | Alabama at Missouri |
| Wed., Jan. 16 | South Carolina at Vanderbilt |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | Florida at Georgia |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | Alabama at Tennessee |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | Kentucky at Auburn |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | Arkansas at Ole Miss |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | South Carolina at LSU |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | Mississippi State at Vanderbilt |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | Missouri at Texas A&M |
| Tue., Jan. 22 | Mississippi State at Kentucky |
| Tue., Jan. 22 | Texas A&M at Florida |
| Tue., Jan. 22 | Auburn at South Carolina |
| Tue., Jan. 22 | Ole Miss at Alabama |
| Wed., Jan. 23 | Tennessee at Vanderbilt |
| Wed., Jan. 23 | Georgia at LSU |
| Wed., Jan. 23 | Missouri at Arkansas |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | Auburn at Mississippi State |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | LSU at Missouri |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^Texas at Georgia |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^Alabama at Baylor |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^Arkansas at Texas Tech |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^Florida at TCU |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^Kansas at Kentucky |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^Iowa State at Ole Miss |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^South Carolina at Oklahoma State |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^West Virginia at Tennessee |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^Kansas State at Texas A&M |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | ^Vanderbilt at Oklahoma |
| Tue., Jan. 29 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt |
| Tue., Jan. 29 | Georgia at Arkansas |
| Tue., Jan. 29 | Tennessee at South Carolina |
| Wed., Jan. 30 | Missouri at Auburn |
| Wed., Jan. 30 | LSU at Texas A&M |
| Tue., Jan. 29 | Mississippi State at Alabama |
| Wed., Jan. 30 | Ole Miss at Florida |
| Sat., Feb 2 | Alabama at Auburn |
| Sat., Feb 2 | Kentucky at Florida |
| Sat., Feb 2 | Tennessee at Texas A&M |
| Sat., Feb 2 | Arkansas at LSU |
| Sat., Feb 2 | South Carolina at Georgia |
| Sat., Feb 2 | Mississippi State at Ole Miss |
| Sat., Feb 2 | Vanderbilt at Missouri |
| Tue., Feb 5 | South Carolina at Kentucky |
| Tue., Feb 5 | Florida at Auburn |
| Tue., Feb 5 | Missouri at Tennessee |
| Tue., Feb 5 | Vanderbilt at Arkansas |
| Wed., Feb 6 | LSU at Mississippi State |
| Wed., Feb 6 | Georgia at Alabama |
| Wed., Feb 6 | Texas A&M at Ole Miss |
| Sat., Feb 9 | Kentucky at Mississippi State |
| Sat., Feb 9 | Auburn at LSU |
| Sat., Feb 9 | Florida at Tennessee |
| Sat., Feb 9 | Alabama at Vanderbilt |
| Sat., Feb 9 | Arkansas at South Carolina |
| Sat., Feb 9 | Ole Miss at Georgia |
| Sat., Feb 9 | Texas A&M at Missouri |
| Tue., Feb 12 | LSU at Kentucky |
| Tue., Feb 12 | Arkansas at Missouri |
| Tue., Feb 12 | Alabama at Mississippi State |
| Tue., Feb 12 | Georgia at Texas A&M |
| Wed., Feb 13 | Vanderbilt at Florida |
| Wed., Feb 13 | South Carolina at Tennessee |
| Wed., Feb 13 | Ole Miss at Auburn |
| Sat., Feb 16 | Florida at Alabama |
| Sat., Feb 16 | Auburn at Vanderbilt |
| Sat., Feb 16 | Tennessee at Kentucky |
| Sat., Feb 16 | Mississippi State at Arkansas |
| Sat., Feb 16 | LSU at Georgia |
| Sat., Feb 16 | Missouri at Ole Miss |
| Sat., Feb 16 | Texas A&M at South Carolina |
| Tue., Feb 19 | Kentucky at Missouri |
| Tue., Feb 19 | Vanderbilt at Tennessee |
| Tue., Feb 19 | Alabama at Texas A&M |
| Tue., Feb 19 | Ole Miss at South Carolina |
| Wed., Feb 20 | Florida at LSU |
| Wed., Feb 20 | Arkansas at Auburn |
| Wed., Feb 20 | Mississippi State at Georgia |
| Sat., Feb 23 | Auburn at Kentucky |
| Sat., Feb 23 | Vanderbilt at Alabama |
| Sat., Feb 23 | Missouri at Florida |
| Sat., Feb 23 | Tennessee at LSU |
| Sat., Feb 23 | Texas A&M at Arkansas |
| Sat., Feb 23 | Georgia at Ole Miss |
| Sat., Feb 23 | South Carolina at Mississippi State |
| Tue., Feb 26 | Arkansas at Kentucky |
| Tue., Feb 26 | Alabama at South Carolina |
| Tue., Feb 26 | Texas A&M at LSU |
| Tue., Feb 26 | Missouri at Mississippi State |
| Wed., Feb 27 | Auburn at Georgia |
| Wed., Feb 27 | Florida at Vanderbilt |
| Wed., Feb 27 | Tennessee at Ole Miss |
| Sat., March 2 | Kentucky at Tennessee |
| Sat., March 2 | LSU at Alabama |
| Sat., March 2 | Mississippi State at Auburn |
| Sat., March 2 | Ole Miss at Arkansas |
| Sat., March 2 | Georgia at Florida |
| Sat., March 2 | South Carolina at Missouri |
| Sat., March 2 | Vanderbilt at Texas A&M |
| Tue., March 5 | Auburn at Alabama |
| Tue., March 5 | Mississippi State at Tennessee |
| Tue., March 5 | Kentucky at Ole Miss |
| Tue., March 5 | South Carolina at Texas A&M |
| Wed., March 6 | LSU at Florida |
| Wed., March 6 | Arkansas at Vanderbilt |
| Wed., March 6 | Missouri at Georgia |
| Sat., March 9 | Florida at Kentucky |
| Sat., March 9 | Tennessee at Auburn |
| Sat., March 9 | Texas A&M at Mississippi State |
| Sat., March 9 | Alabama at Arkansas |
| Sat., March 9 | Georgia at South Carolina |
| Sat., March 9 | Vanderbilt at LSU |
| Sat., March 9 | Ole Miss at Missouri |
| March 13-17 | SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN) |