Baseball Gets MSU and Arkansas as Future Permanent SEC Opponents

By Ole Miss Sports

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The Southeastern Conference has announced the two permanent opponents for each school in the future SEC baseball scheduling format, and Ole Miss is now guaranteed to play against Mississippi State and Arkansas each year.

The new format will take effect beginning with the 2025 season, the first season in which the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas will participate in SEC competition.

As previously announced, beginning in 2025 SEC baseball teams will play a three-game series against two permanent opponents and eight rotating opponents for a total of 30 conference games. Standings will be kept in a single-division format, eliminating divisional standings.

The permanent SEC baseball opponents were determined based on a number of factors including geography, traditional opponents and strength of schedule.

SEC Baseball Permanent Opponents

  • Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee
  • Arkansas: Ole Miss, Missouri
  • Auburn: Alabama, Georgia
  • Florida: Georgia, South Carolina
  • Georgia: Florida, Auburn
  • Kentucky: South Carolina, Vanderbilt
  • LSU: Mississippi State, Texas A&M
  • Ole Miss: Mississippi State, Arkansas
  • Mississippi State: Ole Miss, LSU
  • Missouri: Oklahoma, Arkansas
  • Oklahoma: Missouri, Texas
  • South Carolina: Kentucky, Florida
  • Tennessee: Vanderbilt, Alabama
  • Texas: Texas A&M, Oklahoma
  • Texas A&M: Texas, LSU
  • Vanderbilt: Tennessee, Kentucky

2026 Rebels Football

Sun, Sept. 6vs Louisville, Nashville6:30 PM, ABC
Sat, Sep 12vs CharlotteTBD
Sat, Sep 19LSU6:30 PM, ABC
Sat, Sep 26@ FloridaTBD
Sat, Oct 10@ VanderbiltTBD
Sat, Oct 17MissouriTBD
Sat, Oct 24@ TexasTBD
Sat, Oct 31vs AuburnTBD
Sat, Nov 7vs GeorgiaTBD
Sat, Nov 14@ OklahomaTBD
Sat, Nov 21vs WoffordTBD
Sat, Nov 28vs Mississippi State11:00 AM, ABC