Overview

• In Rick Barnes’ 11th season, Tennessee published complete dates, tip times and broadcast assignments for the 2025–26 slate.
• The season opens Nov. 3 against Mercer at Food City Center on SEC Network+, following an Oct. 26 exhibition versus Duke on ESPN2.
• Neutral-site games in Las Vegas pit the Vols against Rutgers on Nov. 24 at 1 p.m. ET and Houston on Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. ET, both on TNT and HBO Max.
• At least five games will air on ESPN, including Illinois in Nashville on Dec. 6, Louisville on Dec. 16, both Kentucky matchups, and Auburn on Jan. 31.
• SEC play runs Jan. 3 through March 7 with 18 league games and home-and-away series versus Alabama, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, with several TV windows still to be finalized.