Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball 2026-27 TV Schedule

The dates were already out there. What Oklahoma needed was the shape of the season, and that finally landed this week.

In coordination with the SEC and ESPN, the Sooners released the full 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule with midweek conference placements, tip times, and TV designations included. For a fan base trying to figure out which nights actually matter on the calendar, this is the version that counts.

Oklahoma will play eight league games on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU, with the other 10 conference games going to SEC Network. The home league slate has some real texture to it too. Oklahoma will host five Saturday SEC games.

The early ones jump off the page first: Kentucky on Jan. 2 at 11 a.m. on ESPN/ESPN2, South Carolina on Jan. 30 at noon on SEC Network, and LSU on Feb. 13 at noon on SEC Network. The better atmosphere games may come later, especially Texas on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN and Mississippi State on Jan. 9 at 5 p.m. on SEC Network. A primetime home date with Texas is the kind of night the building is supposed to handle well if the roster gives people a reason to care.

The midweek home schedule is less flashy and maybe more important. Missouri comes in Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU. Tennessee follows Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU. Then Oklahoma closes the home league stretch with a pair of 8 p.m. tips against Georgia on Wednesday, Feb. 24 on SEC Network and Vanderbilt on Wednesday, March 3 on ESPN2/ESPNU. Those are the games that usually decide whether an SEC team is hanging around the bubble conversation or sliding out of it. They are also the nights when depth, toughness, and road-weary guests can create chances if Oklahoma is organized.

The non-conference television package is actually one of the better parts of the release. The Sooners already had the Skechers Fort Myers Tip-Off on the board, and now the window is set. Oklahoma faces Pitt on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 12:30 p.m. on FS2, then gets Purdue on Thanksgiving Day at 11 a.m. on FOX. That is a real early measuring stick. Pitt brings the Jeff Capel storyline. Purdue brings a program that has been living in the national conversation. If Oklahoma wants people to take the season seriously before SEC play starts, those two games are the first chance to force the issue.

The rest of the non-conference TV list fills in the December identity. Arizona State in Tulsa on Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. on ESPNU and Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City on Dec. 12 at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2 give the Sooners two neutral-site events with actual reach. At home, Syracuse comes in Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. on ESPNU for the SEC/ACC Challenge, followed by Alabama State on Dec. 7 and Jackson State on Dec. 17, both at 8 p.m. on SEC Network. The road piece is SMU on Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

That is not a soft December. It is a December with enough television and enough names to create early indicators.

What matters now is less the channel package and more whether the product deserves it. Oklahoma has the Kentucky morning game, the Texas primetime home date, the Thanksgiving Purdue meeting, and enough midweek SEC opportunities to build a résumé if the team is real.

For Porter Moser’s group, that is the challenge. The calendar is set. The national windows are there. From here, the only thing left is whether Oklahoma looks like a team people actually need to circle those nights for.

2026-27 Oklahoma Men’s Basketball Schedule

Non-Conference

Monday, Nov. 2 — East Texas A&M — Norman — SECN+ — 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 6 — Mississippi Valley State — Norman (McCasland Field House) — SECN+ — 7 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 9 — North Alabama — Norman — SECN+ — 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 13 — Fairleigh Dickinson — Norman — SECN+ — 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 — Campbell — Norman — SECN+ — 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 24 — vs. Pitt — Fort Myers, Fla. — FS2 — 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 26 — vs. Purdue — Fort Myers, Fla. — FOX — 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 1 — Syracuse — Norman — ESPNU — 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5 — vs. Arizona State — Tulsa — ESPNU — 11 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 7 — Alabama State — Norman — SEC Network — 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 12 — vs. Oklahoma State — Oklahoma City — ESPN2 — 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 17 — Jackson State — Norman — SEC Network — 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 22 — at SMU — Dallas — ESPNU — 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 28 — ULM — Norman — SECN+ — 7 p.m.

SEC Play

Saturday, Jan. 2 — Kentucky — Norman — ESPN or ESPN2 — 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 6 — at Florida — Gainesville, Fla. — ESPN2 — 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 9 — Mississippi State — Norman — SEC Network — 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 12 — at Georgia — Athens, Ga. — SEC Network — 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 16 — at Texas — Austin, Texas — ESPN or ESPN2 — 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 — Missouri — Norman — ESPN / ESPN2 / ESPNU — 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 23 — at Alabama — Tuscaloosa, Ala. — SEC Network — 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 30 — South Carolina — Norman — SEC Network — Noon

Tuesday, Feb. 2 — at Texas A&M — College Station, Texas — SEC Network — 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 6 — at Auburn — Auburn, Ala. — SEC Network — 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 10 — Tennessee — Norman — ESPN2 or ESPNU — 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 — LSU — Norman — SEC Network — Noon

Tuesday, Feb. 16 — at Missouri — Columbia, Mo. — SEC Network — 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 20 — Texas — Norman — ESPN — 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 24 — Georgia — Norman — SEC Network — 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 27 — at Ole Miss — Oxford, Miss. — SEC Network — 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 3 — Vanderbilt — Norman — ESPN2 or ESPNU — 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 6 — at Arkansas — Fayetteville, Ark. — ESPN or ESPNU — 11 a.m.

Postseason

Wednesday, March 10 – Sunday, March 14 — SEC Tournament — Nashville, Tenn. — ESPN or SEC Network — TBD