Missouri women’s basketball SEC schedule set, including return to Tennessee for Kellie Harper

Mizzou’s conference slate is set, and the date for head coach Kellie Harper’s return to Rocky Top is official.

Missouri women’s basketball learned the dates for its full, 16-game Southeastern Conference schedule in the 2025-26 season, with the Tigers set to open their league slate against Texas on New Year’s Day at Mizzou Arena.

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The Tigers will play each SEC team at least once between Jan. 1 and March 1. Arkansas is the only team Mizzou will face both at home and on the road.

Missouri’s schedule includes a trip Feb. 12 to Knoxville, Tennessee, to face the Volunteers, where Harper used to coach.

There will be eight SEC games at Mizzou Arena this upcoming season. Missouri will host Texas (Jan. 1), Alabama (Jan. 12), Arkansas (Jan. 15), Ole Miss (Jan. 22), Texas A&M (Jan. 25), Georgia (Feb. 8), Auburn (Feb. 19) and, to round out their conference slate, Oklahoma (March 1) in Columbia this season.

On the road, Mizzou faces Kentucky (Jan. 4), Vanderbilt (Jan. 8), Florida (Jan. 18), Mississippi State (Feb. 1), Arkansas (Feb. 5), Tennessee (Feb. 12), LSU (Feb. 22), and South Carolina (Feb. 26).

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The SEC Women’s Tournament is planned to begin on March 4 in Greenville, South Carolina.

The time and TV designation for each matchup will be released at a later date.

While they have not all yet officially been announced, the Tribune learned of multiple nonconference matchups on Harper’s first schedule with MU by obtaining competition contracts via various open records requests.

Mizzou has officially announced neutral-site games against Kansas on Nov. 15 in Kansas City and against Washington State on Nov. 23 in Kissimmee, Florida. The Tigers also will face Bradley and Northwestern on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29, respectively, in the Fort Myers Tip-Off, a midseason tournament in Fort Myers, Florida.

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Missouri will face California in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 4 at Mizzou Arena.

The Tribune has learned that Missouri is expected to open its season against Central Arkansas on Nov. 3, and also has contracts showing it will play nonconference home matchups against Arkansas State (Nov. 11), Troy (Nov. 20), and North Alabama (Dec. 21).

The Tigers are expected, per game contracts, to face Saint Louis on the road Dec. 14 and also have a matchup on a to-be-determined date against Tulane in New Orleans, which will be the return leg of a home-and-home series.

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• Central Arkansas: Nov. 3, Mizzou Arena

• Arkansas State: Nov. 11, Mizzou Arena

• Kansas: Nov. 15 in Kansas City

• Troy: Nov. 20, Mizzou Arena

• Washington State: Nov. 23 in Kissimmee, Florida

• Bradley (Fort Myers Tip-Off Game 1): Nov. 28 in Fort Myers, Fla.

• Northwestern (Fort Myers Tip-Off Game 2): Nov. 29 in Fort Myers, Fla.

• California (ACC/SEC Challenge): Dec. 4, Mizzou Arena

• Saint Louis: Dec. 14, St. Louis

• North Alabama: Dec. 21, Mizzou Arena

• Texas: Jan. 1, Mizzou Arena

• Kentucky: Jan. 4 in Lexington, Kentucky

• Vanderbilt: Jan. 8 in Nashville, Tennessee

• Alabama: Jan. 12, Mizzou Arena

• Arkansas: Jan. 15, Mizzou Arena

• Florida: Jan. 18 in Gainesville, Florida

• Ole Miss: Jan. 22, Mizzou Arena

• Texas A&M: Jan. 25, Mizzou Arena

• Mississippi State: Feb. 1 in Starkville, Mississippi

• Arkansas: Feb. 5 in Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Georgia: Feb. 8, Mizzou Arena

• Tennessee: Feb. 12 in Knoxville, Tennessee

• Auburn: Feb. 19, Mizzou Arena

• LSU: Feb. 22 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• South Carolina: Feb. 26 in Columbia, South Carolina

• Oklahoma: March 1, Mizzou Arena

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Missouri women’s basketball SEC schedule is set. Here’s who MU faces