2026 SEC Volleyball Schedule Announced
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2026 Southeastern Conference volleyball schedule was announced by the league office on Wednesday as the Kentucky Volleyball team now knows its path to a 10th-straight SEC regular-season championship.
SEC opening week is the week of Sept. 21 with the Wildcats making their first appearance in Nashville, Tennessee to open SEC play at Vanderbilt before a star-studded showdown in Lexington against the Texas Longhorns on SEC opening weekend, Sept. 27 inside Historic Memorial Coliseum.
Five of the next seven matches for the Wildcats will be on the road as UK faces a tough swing at Auburn on Oct. 2 and at Florida in Gainesville on Oct. 4 to close out week two of SEC action.
After home matches with LSU and Ole Miss, it will be a three-match road trip for Kentucky as it faces Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee in succession with the match in Knoxville on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
A rematch of the 2025 NCAA National Championship with Kentucky and Texas A&M will take place in Lexington on Oct. 25 at Historic Memorial Coliseum to close out a four-match homestand, the final four matches of the SEC home season for the Wildcats. After the Aggies and Wildcats dual it out on Oct. 25, UK will play host to Missouri (Oct. 30), Alabama (Nov. 6) and Mississippi State (Nov. 8) for Senior Day to wrap up the home regular season slate.
Kentucky closes SEC play with a two-match road trip beginning Friday, Nov. 6 in Columbia, S.C., against the Gamecocks and then a Nov. 15 showdown at Georgia.
The 2026 SEC Volleyball Tournament will take place at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia for the second-straight season with opening round matches on Friday, Nov. 20 running through the championship match on Tuesday, Nov. 24 where a champion will be crowned.
The SEC put five teams into the 2026 NCAA Volleyball Tournament with Kentucky and Texas A&M both advancing to the Final Four in Kansas City, Texas getting to the Regional Final, and then Tennessee and Florida both bowing out on the opening weekend.
2026 SEC Volleyball Schedule – Kentucky
Wednesday, Sept. 23 // @ Vanderbilt
Sunday, Sept. 27 // TEXAS
Friday, Oct. 2 // @ Auburn
Sunday, Oct. 4 // @ Florida
Friday, Oct. 9 // LSU
Sunday, Oct. 11 // OLE MISS
Friday, Oct. 16 // @ Oklahoma
Sunday, Oct. 18 // @ Arkansas
Wednesday, Oct. 21 // @ Tennessee
Sunday, Oct. 25 // TEXAS A&M
Friday, Oct. 30 // MISSOURI
Friday, Nov. 6 // ALABAMA
Sunday, Nov. 8 // MISSISSIPPI STATE
Friday, Nov. 13 // @ South Carolina
Sunday, Nov. 15 // @ Georgia
2026 SEC Allstate Volleyball Tournament
Enmarket Arena – Savannah, Ga.
Friday, Nov. 20 // Opening Round
Saturday, Nov. 21 // Second Round
Sunday, Nov. 22 // Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 23 // Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 24 // Championship match
Notable 2025 Postseason Team Match-Ups in SEC Play
Friday, Sept. 25 – Texas @ Tennessee
Sunday, Sept. 27 – Texas @ Kentucky
Friday, Oct. 2 – Tennessee @ Florida
Sunday, Oct. 4 – Kentucky @ Florida
Friday, Oct. 16 – Florida @ Texas A&M
Sunday, Oct. 18 – Florida @ Texas
Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Kentucky @ Tennessee
Sunday, Oct. 25 – Texas A&M @ Kentucky
Friday, Oct. 30 – Tennessee @ Texas A&M
Sunday, Nov. 1 – Texas A&M @ Texas
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