BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced the 2026 slate of matches on Wednesday.
“For the past couple of years, the SEC has been one of, if not the best, volleyball conferences in the country,” said head coach Brent Crouch. “Our fans will have the chance to see extremely high-level volleyball all year long. Playing these teams week in and week out will be the perfect preparation we need for the postseason. I can’t wait to get started and show the Auburn Family what this team is capable of this year!”
In his seventh year on the Plains, Crouch and the Auburn Tigers will kick off the season on the road at Arkansas (Sept. 25).
Auburn will return to Neville Arena for its SEC home opener against Kentucky (Oct. 2) and Tennessee (Oct. 4).
Four straight road contests highlight the middle part of October as the Tigers will battle Vanderbilt (Oct. 9), Missouri (Oct. 11), Texas (Oct. 16) and Texas A&M (Oct. 18).
The back half of the conference calendar features six consecutive home matches for Auburn. Matchups in Neville will include Ole Miss (Oct. 23), LSU (Oct. 25), Florida (Oct. 30), Oklahoma (Nov. 1), Georgia (Nov. 6) and South Carolina (Nov. 8).
SEC play for the Orange and Blue concludes with a trip to rival Alabama (Nov. 11) and at Mississippi State (Nov. 15).
For the second straight year, the SEC Tournament will be held in Savannah, Georgia (Nov. 20-24) inside Enmarket Arena.
Crouch and Co. have already released the SEC/Big Ten Challenge matchups. Auburn will feature in Madison, Wisconsin against both Minnesota (Sept. 2) and Wisconsin (Sept. 3).
The finalized non-conference schedule will be announced at a later date.