The SEC released its full conference schedule Wednesday, giving college basketball fans a clearer view of the top matchups for the 2025–26 season. The SEC made history last season by sending a record 14 teams to the NCAA Tournament.

The SEC released its full men’s basketball schedule for 2025-26 on Wednesday, with Alabama set to open conference play against a traditional power. The Crimson Tide hosts Kentucky in its first SEC game of the season on Jan. 3 at Coleman Coliseum. Other marquee conference home games include Texas (Jan. 10), Tennessee (Jan. 24) and Auburn (March 7).

All five of the Crimson Tide's conference losses last season came against a group of teams that Alabama will face within a three-week span in 2026.