Multiple College Basketball Teams Finalize 2025-26 Schedules Including Key Rivalries

The 2025-26 college basketball season is shaping up with several marquee non-conference matchups and conference schedules announced for prominent programs. Louisville is building on a successful 2024-25 season with a strong non-conference slate that includes a home game against Kentucky and a road game at Arkansas as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge. Indiana, under new coach Darian DeVries, has locked in multiple non-conference games, including hosting UW-Milwaukee and facing Louisville in Indianapolis, while also beginning a multi-year series against Kentucky. Arkansas State women's basketball will face SEC opponents Missouri and Arkansas in their non-conference schedule, continuing longstanding rivalries. Meanwhile, Arkansas men's basketball will play a full 31-game schedule, including a three-game multi-team event with Duke and a neutral site game against Houston, and will host Louisville in the SEC/ACC Challenge. The SEC also released Arkansas's home and away conference opponents, highlighting home-and-home series with LSU, Missouri, and Auburn, with the SEC Tournament returning to Nashville in March 2026.