SEC announces complete 2025-26 basketball schedule
Every team in the league will play the other at least once, and each team will get three opponents twice. Two of those three are considered permanent rivals, while the third will change each year.
For the Sooners, the permanent rivals are Texas and Missouri. All three formerly played in the Big 12. Missouri left for the SEC for the 2012-13 academic year, while OU and Texas joined the SEC last year.
The Sooners finished the 2024-25 season 20-14 overall and 6-12 in conference play. They made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2020-2021. Here's a look at the schedule for Oklahoma basketball thus far, including the full SEC schedule.
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