Big East, SEC Release Full 2025-26 Men’s Basketball Schedules

The 2025-26 men's college basketball schedules for several Big East and SEC teams have been announced. Xavier University will open its Big East conference play at home against Creighton on December 17, with notable games including hosting UConn on New Year's Eve and the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout on December 5. The University of Oklahoma Sooners will play a 31-game regular season featuring 16 home games, 11 road games, and four neutral-site games, including contests in NBA arenas such as Fiserv Forum and PHX Arena, with SEC play starting at home against Ole Miss on January 3. Providence College will play a 20-game Big East schedule, hosting Seton Hall in their home opener on December 19 and featuring key home games against UConn, Villanova, and Creighton. UConn's schedule includes a challenging non-conference slate with six potential preseason top 25 teams before beginning Big East play on December 16 at home against Butler, with multiple road games early in the conference season and significant matchups against Marquette, Providence, and Creighton later on. The schedules reflect a competitive season ahead, with several marquee matchups and renewed coaching rivalries, such as Richard Pitino facing his father Rick Pitino when Xavier meets St. John's in January.