SEC HOOPS: Alabama, Auburn set to meet on a couple of Saturdays this season
By GRAHAM DUNN
The Southeastern conference has set the 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule…. sort of.
The league unveiled its 144-game men’s basketball schedule for the upcoming season but did not specifically set the mid-week games.
Along with the rest of the league, Alabama will open Jan. 4 against newcomer Oklahoma while Auburn will face Missouri. Both Bama and Auburn will be at home on the first Saturday.
The schedule with TV times will be set at a later date.
Both the Tide and Tigers are expected to battle for the SEC title and will have high preseason rankings. Both teams have released their non-conference schedule and are slated to face some of the top teams in the country.
In conference play, the two will play twice and both games will be held on Saturday with Alabama being the home team on Feb. 15 and Auburn facing the Tide at home on the last day of the regular season, March 8.
Each SEC team plays the other 15 teams at least once during league play. Three teams will be played a second time during the schedule – two which are permanent opponents and one that will change each year.
Along with the home-and-home between the Tide and Tigers, Alabama will play twice against Kentucky and Mississippi State while Auburn gets home-and-home series against Ole Miss and Georgia.
The continuation and renewal of historic rivalries was a point of emphasis when creating the schedule as the SEC welcomes Oklahoma and Texas as new members in 2024-25. Additionally, preexisting home-and-away rotations for single-play opponents were preserved.
The SEC Tournament returns to Nashville, Tenn., as Bridgestone Arena will host the event from March 12-16, 2025.
A record-tying 10 SEC teams received postseason bids. The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied its previous best set in 2018. Additionally, two SEC teams competed in the National Invitation Tournament. The SEC has had 35 NCAA Tournament selections over the last five tournaments.
Midweek games (Tuesday or Wednesday), game times and television information will be announced at a later date.
Saturday, January 4
Oklahoma at Alabama
Missouri at Auburn
Florida at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at LSU
Georgia at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Mississippi State
Arkansas at Tennessee
Texas at Texas A&M
Tuesday, January 7
Auburn at Texas
Tuesday/Wednesday, January 7/8
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Tennessee at Florida
Kentucky at Georgia
LSU at Missouri
Alabama at South Carolina
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M at Oklahoma
Saturday, January 11
Florida at Arkansas
Oklahoma at Georgia
LSU at Ole Miss
Kentucky at Mississippi State
Vanderbilt at Missouri
Auburn at South Carolina
Alabama at Texas A&M
Tennessee at Texas
Tuesday/Wednesday, January 14/15
Ole Miss at Alabama
Mississippi State at Auburn
Missouri at Florida
Texas A&M at Kentucky
Arkansas at LSU
Georgia at Tennessee
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Texas at Oklahoma
Saturday, January 18
Texas at Florida
Auburn at Georgia
Alabama at Kentucky
Ole Miss at Mississippi State
Arkansas at Missouri
LSU at Texas A&M
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Tuesday, January 21
Mississippi State at Tennessee
Tuesday/Wednesday, January 21/22
Vanderbilt at Alabama
Georgia at Arkansas
Texas A&M at Ole Miss
Florida at South Carolina
Missouri at Texas
Saturday, January 25
LSU at Alabama
Oklahoma at Arkansas
Tennessee at Auburn
Georgia at Florida
Ole Miss at Missouri
Mississippi State at South Carolina
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M at Texas
Tuesday, January 28
Kentucky at Tennessee
Tuesday/Wednesday, January 28/29
South Carolina at Georgia
Auburn at LSU
Texas at Ole Miss
Alabama at Mississippi State
Oklahoma at Texas A&M
Saturday, February 1
Georgia at Alabama
Arkansas at Kentucky
Texas at LSU
Auburn at Ole Miss
Missouri at Mississippi State
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Florida at Tennessee
Vanderbilt at Oklahoma
Tuesday/Wednesday, February 4/5
Oklahoma at Auburn
Vanderbilt at Florida
LSU at Georgia
Kentucky at Ole Miss
Missouri at Tennessee
Arkansas at Texas
Saturday, February 8
Alabama at Arkansas
Florida at Auburn
Mississippi State at Georgia
South Carolina at Kentucky
Ole Miss at LSU
Texas A&M at Missouri
Texas at Vanderbilt
Tennessee at Oklahoma
Tuesday/Wednesday, February 11/12
LSU at Arkansas
Tennessee at Kentucky
Florida at Mississippi State
Oklahoma at Missouri
Ole Miss at South Carolina
Georgia at Texas A&M
Auburn at Vanderbilt
Alabama at Texas
Saturday, February 15
Auburn at Alabama
South Carolina at Florida
Missouri at Georgia
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Arkansas at Texas A&M
Kentucky at Texas
LSU at Oklahoma
Tuesday/Wednesday, February 18/19
Arkansas at Auburn
Oklahoma at Florida
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
South Carolina at LSU
Texas A&M at Mississippi State
Alabama at Missouri
Saturday, February 22
Kentucky at Alabama
Missouri at Arkansas
Georgia at Auburn
Florida at LSU
Texas at South Carolina
Tennessee at Texas A&M
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Mississippi State at Oklahoma
South Carolina at Missouri
Tuesday/Wednesday, February 25/26
Mississippi State at Alabama
Texas at Arkansas
Ole Miss at Auburn
Florida at Georgia
Tennessee at LSU
Vanderbilt at Texas A&M
Kentucky at Oklahoma
Saturday, March 1
Texas A&M at Florida
Auburn at Kentucky
Oklahoma at Ole Miss
LSU at Mississippi State
Arkansas at South Carolina
Alabama at Tennessee
Missouri at Vanderbilt
Georgia at Texas
Tuesday/Wednesday, March 4/5
Florida at Alabama
LSU at Kentucky
Tennessee at Ole Miss
Texas at Mississippi State
Georgia at South Carolina
Auburn at Texas A&M
Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Missouri at Oklahoma
Saturday, March 8
Mississippi State at Arkansas
Alabama at Auburn
Ole Miss at Florida
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Texas A&M at LSU
Kentucky at Missouri
South Carolina at Tennessee
Oklahoma at Texas