Overview

• Beginning in 2026, the SEC moves to a nine-game conference slate and requires each school to schedule one nonconference opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 or Notre Dame each season.
• Each team has three annual opponents through 2029 that are designated as annual rather than permanent, with assignments slated for review after the four-year cycle.
• Marquee rivalries are preserved, including the Iron Bowl, Egg Bowl, Red River Rivalry, Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry and the Georgia–Florida game listed as neutral site.
• Long-running annual series like Alabama–LSU, Florida–LSU and Florida–Tennessee will no longer be played every year, though those matchups will occur in alternating seasons under the rotation.
• The league detailed rotation mechanics and sites, including Texas–Oklahoma in Dallas and Georgia–Florida as neutral, with teams alternating seasons of five and four SEC home games due to the odd number of league contests.