Birmingham, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 126-game men’s basketball schedule for the 2023-24 season on Thursday.
Conference play tips off Saturday, January 6, and runs through Saturday, March 9. Each SEC team plays the other 13 teams at least one time during league play. They will then play their three permanent opponents a second time with the remaining two games changing annually. This is the first season since 2012 that teams will receive a bye during the league schedule. All byes will take place between Jan. 23 and Feb. 21.
The SEC Tournament returns to Nashville, Tenn., as Bridgestone Arena will host the event from March 13-17, 2024.
A record-tying 10 SEC teams received postseason bids. The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied its previous best set in 2018. Additionally, two SEC teams competed in the National Invitation Tournament. The SEC has had 35 NCAA Tournament selections over the last five tournaments.
The SEC ranked second nationally with 2,756,659 fans attending games during the 2022-23 season. An average of 11,344 fans attended games at SEC schools in 2023, an increase of 787 from 2022. Three of the top four attendance leaders in 2022-23 were from the SEC. Kentucky led the nation with a total attendance of 357,721(19,873 average), Arkansas ranked with 323,875 fans (19,051 average) and Tennessee was fourth with 300,496 fans (18,781 average).
Times, dates and television information will be announced at a later date.
2024 SEC Men’s Basketball Schedule
Conference play tips off Saturday, January 6, and runs through Saturday, March 9. Each SEC team plays the other 13 teams at least one time during league play. They will then play their three permanent opponents a second time with the remaining two games changing annually. This is the first season since 2012 that teams will receive a bye during the league schedule. All byes will take place between Jan. 23 and Feb. 21.
The SEC Tournament returns to Nashville, Tenn., as Bridgestone Arena will host the event from March 13-17, 2024.
A record-tying 10 SEC teams received postseason bids. The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied its previous best set in 2018. Additionally, two SEC teams competed in the National Invitation Tournament. The SEC has had 35 NCAA Tournament selections over the last five tournaments.
The SEC ranked second nationally with 2,756,659 fans attending games during the 2022-23 season. An average of 11,344 fans attended games at SEC schools in 2023, an increase of 787 from 2022. Three of the top four attendance leaders in 2022-23 were from the SEC. Kentucky led the nation with a total attendance of 357,721(19,873 average), Arkansas ranked with 323,875 fans (19,051 average) and Tennessee was fourth with 300,496 fans (18,781 average).
Times, dates and television information will be announced at a later date.
2024 SEC Men’s Basketball Schedule
| Date | Matchup |
| Saturday, January 6 | Kentucky at Florida |
| Ole Miss at Tennessee | |
| LSU at Texas A&M | |
| Alabama at Vanderbilt | |
| Auburn at Arkansas | |
| Georgia at Missouri | |
| Mississippi State at South Carolina | |
| Tuesday, January 9 | Texas A&M at Auburn |
| Vanderbilt at LSU | |
| Missouri at Kentucky | |
| South Carolina at Alabama | |
| Wednesday, January 10 | Florida at Ole Miss |
| Arkansas at Georgia | |
| Tennessee at Mississippi State | |
| Saturday, January 13 | LSU at Auburn |
| Arkansas at Florida | |
| Vanderbilt at Ole Miss | |
| Tennessee at Georgia | |
| Alabama at Mississippi State | |
| South Carolina at Missouri | |
| Kentucky at Texas A&M | |
| Tuesday, January 16 | Missouri at Alabama |
| Texas A&M at Arkansas | |
| Florida at Tennessee | |
| Georgia at South Carolina | |
| Wednesday, January 17 | Ole Miss at LSU |
| Auburn at Vanderbilt | |
| Mississippi State at Kentucky | |
| Saturday, January 20 | South Carolina at Arkansas |
| Ole Miss at Auburn | |
| Texas A&M at LSU | |
| Vanderbilt at Mississippi State | |
| Florida at Missouri | |
| Georgia at Kentucky | |
| Alabama at Tennessee | |
| Tuesday, January 23 | Kentucky at South Carolina |
| Missouri at Texas A&M | |
| Wednesday, January 24 | Auburn at Alabama |
| Mississippi State at Florida | |
| Arkansas at Ole Miss | |
| LSU at Georgia | |
| Saturday, January 27 | LSU at Alabama |
| Kentucky at Arkansas | |
| Missouri at South Carolina | |
| Ole Miss at Texas A&M | |
| Georgia at Florida | |
| Auburn at Mississippi State | |
| Tennessee at Vanderbilt | |
| Tuesday, January 30 | Mississippi State at Ole Miss |
| South Carolina at Tennessee | |
| Wednesday, January 31 | Alabama at Georgia |
| Florida at Kentucky | |
| Vanderbilt at Auburn | |
| Arkansas at Missouri | |
| Saturday, February 3 | Tennessee at Kentucky |
| Arkansas at LSU | |
| Auburn at Ole Miss | |
| Mississippi State at Alabama | |
| South Carolina at Georgia | |
| Florida at Texas A&M | |
| Missouri at Vanderbilt | |
| Tuesday, February 6 | Ole Miss at South Carolina |
| Kentucky at Vanderbilt | |
| Wednesday, February 7 | Alabama at Auburn |
| Georgia at Mississippi State | |
| LSU at Tennessee | |
| Texas A&M at Missouri | |
| Saturday, February 10 | Auburn at Florida |
| Georgia at Arkansas | |
| Alabama at LSU | |
| Mississippi State at Missouri | |
| Vanderbilt at South Carolina | |
| Tennessee at Texas A&M | |
| Tuesday, February 13 | Ole Miss at Kentucky |
| Texas A&M at Vanderbilt | |
| LSU at Florida | |
| Wednesday, February 14 | South Carolina at Auburn |
| Tennessee at Arkansas | |
| Saturday, February 17 | Missouri at Ole Miss |
| Vanderbilt at Tennessee | |
| Texas A&M at Alabama | |
| Kentucky at Auburn | |
| Florida at Georgia | |
| Arkansas at Mississippi State | |
| LSU at South Carolina | |
| Tuesday, February 20 | Tennessee at Missouri |
| Arkansas at Texas A&M | |
| Wednesday, February 21 | Ole Miss at Mississippi State |
| Florida at Alabama | |
| Kentucky at LSU | |
| Georgia at Vanderbilt | |
| Saturday, February 24 | Missouri at Arkansas |
| Vanderbilt at Florida | |
| Alabama at Kentucky | |
| South Carolina at Ole Miss | |
| Auburn at Georgia | |
| Mississippi State at LSU | |
| Texas A&M at Tennessee | |
| Tuesday, February 27 | Vanderbilt at Arkansas |
| Georgia at LSU | |
| Kentucky at Mississippi State | |
| Wednesday, February 28 | Missouri at Florida |
| Auburn at Tennessee | |
| Alabama at Ole Miss | |
| South Carolina at Texas A&M | |
| Saturday, March 2 | Arkansas at Kentucky |
| Tennessee at Alabama | |
| Mississippi State at Auburn | |
| Texas A&M at Georgia | |
| Ole Miss at Missouri | |
| Florida at South Carolina | |
| LSU at Vanderbilt | |
| Tuesday, March 5 | Auburn at Missouri |
| Alabama at Florida | |
| Ole Miss at Georgia | |
| Wednesday, March 6 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky |
| Tennessee at South Carolina | |
| LSU at Arkansas | |
| Mississippi State at Texas A&M | |
| Saturday, March 9 | Arkansas at Alabama |
| Georgia at Auburn | |
| Missouri at LSU | |
| Texas A&M at Ole Miss | |
| South Carolina at Mississippi State | |
| Kentucky at Tennessee | |
| Florida at Vanderbilt |
