Arkansas releases full non-conference schedule ahead of 2025-26 college basketball season

The Arkansas men’s basketball program has released it’s full non-conference schedule ahead of its 2025-26 season. They’ll play several marquee matchups.

Highlights within the schedule include an Oct. 27 road trip to play one of head coach John Calipari’s former program, the Memphis Tigers in an exhibition. They’ll also play Michigan State on the road on Nov. 8 and vs. Duke in Chicago on Nov. 27. They’ll also take on Louisville, Texas Tech and Houston in December before beginning SEC play the following month.

Including their SEC schedule, the Razorbacks’ regular season opponents consist of 18 teams who made the NCAA Tournament one year ago. This includes every program that made the Elite Eight last season, nine conference champions and 22 teams that won 20 or more games during the 2024-25 season. Here’s how Arkansas’ non-conference schedule shakes-up.

The non-conference schedule is finalized. Overall, the Hogs’ regular-season opponents include:
– All 8 2025 NCAA Elite 8 teams
-18 teams from last year’s NCAA Tourney
– 9 conference champions from last year
– 22 teams that won at least 20 games last year #WPS pic.twitter.com/PcDVSjZJda

— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) September 17, 2025

Oct. 24 — Cincinnati (Exhibition)
Oct. 27 — at Memphis (Exhibition)
Nov. 3 — Southern
Nov. 8 — at Michigan State
Nov. 11 — UCA
Nov. 14 — Samford
Nov. 18 — Winthrop
Nov. 21 — Jackson State
Nov. 27 — vs. Duke (Chicago)
Dec. 3 — Louisville
Dec. 6 — Fresno State (North Little Rock)
Dec. 13 — Texas Tech (Dallas)
Dec. 16 — Queens
Dec. 20 — Houston (Newark)
Dec. 29 — James Madison

Following their non-conference slate, Arkansas has its hands full with their SEC schedule. The Razorbacks will face Auburn, LSU and Missouri twice during the regular season, while they host Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

The Razorbacks will face Auburn, LSU and Missouri twice, once at home and once on the road. Arkansas will play Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt just once at home next season.

They’ll begin SEC play against Tennessee on Jan. 3 and wrap things up against Missouri on the road on March 7 before the conference tournament begins the following week. Arkansas’ full SEC schedule can be viewed below:

Jan. 3 – vs. Tennessee
Jan 6 or 7 – at Ole Miss
Jan. 10 – at Auburn
Jan 13 or 14 – vs. South Carolina
Jan. 17 – at Georgia
Jan. 20 or 21 – vs. Vanderbilt
Jan. 24 – vs. LSU
Jan. 27 or 28 – at Oklahoma
Jan. 31 – vs. Kentucky
Feb. 7 – at Mississippi State
Feb. 10 or 11 – at LSU
Feb. 14 – vs. Auburn
Feb. 17 or 18 – at Alabama
Feb. 21 – vs. Missouri
Feb. 24 or 25 – vs. Texas A&M
Feb. 28 – at Florida
March 3 or 4 – vs. Texas
March 7 – at Missouri
March 11-15 – SEC Tournament