Auburn basketball reveals challenging 2025-26 SEC slate
The SEC released the 2025-26 slate for its member institutions, including the Auburn Tigers. Auburn will face an 18-game SEC slate with road games against deep NCAA Tournament teams and home games against teams that will excite the Tigers' fan base.
The SEC portion of the schedule will pose a challenge for Bruce Pearl's squad. Four SEC teams finished last season in the KenPom top 10, and eight finished in the top 25. Auburn will face two teams that fit the criteria twice, Alabama and Ole Miss, while visiting Florida and Tennessee. As part of their schedule, Auburn will face Texas A&M, Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Ole Miss, and LSU within the walls of Neville Arena.
Here is a look at the Auburn Tigers' 2025-26 slate.
Auburn basketball's 2025-26 SEC slate
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