Auburn basketball revealed its quality nonconference schedule for the 2026-27 season on Friday.

This year's slate features eight home games at Neville Arena, headlined by a premier matchup with the Arizona Wildcats on Friday, Nov. 13, the final game in the two-game, home-and-home series. Auburn is seeking revenge on the Wildcats this season after dropping last season's game in Tucson, 97-68, and will welcome the support of its home supporters.

After facing a trio of exhibitions against Florida State, Alabama, and Samford, Auburn will officially open its 2026- 27 season on Wednesday, Nov. 4 against Southeastern Louisiana, kicking off a three-game homestand that also features Appalachian State and Arizona. The Tigers will then travel to Las Vegas to compete in the Player's Era festival, opening against West Virginia on Nov. 17 before facing either Kansas or UNLV on Nov. 18, and the final game of the event on Nov. 19 against a team to be named later.

Auburn will then close out November against Lipscomb at Neville Arena on Nov. 24 before traveling to Clemson on Dec. 1 to face the other orange Tigers in the ACC-SEC Challenge. Following its trip to South Carolina, Auburn will host Eastern Kentucky and Alabama State on Dec. 6 and 13, respectively, at Neville Arena before competing in a pair of neutral site games against Middle Tennessee and Wisconsin. Auburn will face the Blue Raiders from Middle Tennessee on Dec. 15 at Probst Arena in Huntsville before trekking north to Nashville to battle Wisconsin at Bridgestone Arena on Dec 19.

Auburn will then close its nonconference slate with a pair of home games against Lehigh and Morgan State on Dec. 22 and Dec. 29, respectively.

Auburn basketball enters year two of the Steven Pearl era in 2026-27 hoping to build momentum after winning the NIT Championship last season. The Tigers return two key stars in Tahaad Pettiford and Kevin Overton, and have added size and deep-ball shooting threats in Adam Olsen, Thomas Dowd, and Bukky Oboye, which could be a winning recipe for the Tigers' hopes of returning to the NCAA Tournament.

Auburn basketball 2026-27 nonconference schedule

  • Oct. 14 vs. Florida State (exh.) – Birmingham, Ala.
  • Oct. 22 vs. Alabama (exh.) – Birmingham, Ala. 
  • Oct. 29 – Samford (exh.) – Auburn, Ala. 
  • Nov. 4 – Southeastern Louisiana – Auburn, Ala. 
  • Nov. 9 – Appalachian State – Auburn, Ala.
  • Nov. 13 – Arizona – Auburn, Ala. 
  • Nov. 17 – vs. West Virginia – Las Vegas, Nev. 
  • Nov. 18 – vs. Kansas or UNLV – Las Vegas, Nev. 
  • Nov. 19 – vs. TBD – Las Vegas, Nev. 
  • Nov. 24 – Lipscomb – Auburn, Ala. 
  • Dec. 1 – at Clemson – Clemson, S.C. 
  • Dec. 6 – Eastern Kentucky – Auburn, Ala. 
  • Dec. 13 – Alabama State – Auburn, Ala. 
  • Dec. 15 – vs. Middle Tennessee – Huntsville, Ala. 
  • Dec. 19 – vs. Wisconsin – Nashville, Tenn. 
  • Dec. 22 – Lehigh – Auburn, Ala. 
  • Dec. 29 – Morgan State – Auburn, Ala.  

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