NORMAN — The Southeastern Conference announced the 2026 volleyball league schedule on Wednesday, and Oklahoma will open conference play Sept. 27 at home against Florida at McCasland Field House.
Each SEC institution will play a 15-match conference schedule again this season, facing each of the other members once. The Sooners will play seven home matches and eight road contests in league play.
Oklahoma, entering its fourth year under head coach
Aaron Mansfield, will host Florida, Texas A&M, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Vanderbilt during the 2026 season. OU will play road matches at South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi State, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss and LSU. Match times and television assignments will be announced at a later date.
Following its Sept. 27 conference opener against Florida, Oklahoma makes a road swing at South Carolina on Friday, Oct. 2 and at Georgia on Sunday, Oct. 4. OU split its home matches against the Gamecocks and Bulldogs last year, defeating USC 3-1 and falling 3-1 to the Bulldogs.
The Sooners return to Norman for a four-match homestand, beginning with reigning national champion Texas A&M on Wednesday, Oct. 7 and Texas on Sunday, Oct. 11 at McCasland Field House. It will also host Kentucky on Friday, Oct. 16 and Tennessee on Sunday, Oct. 18.
OU will then play six straight road matches over the next three weekends, beginning Friday, Oct. 23 at Mississippi State and Sunday, Oct. 25 at Alabama. The Sooners then travel to Arkansas on Friday, Oct. 30 and Auburn on Sunday, Nov. 1, before closing the road swing at Ole Miss on Friday, Nov. 6 and LSU on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Oklahoma went 4-2 against those six teams last season, sweeping Mississippi State, Alabama and LSU and defeating Arkansas 3-1 in Norman. OU lost to Ole Miss 3-2 and Auburn 3-1 in Norman.
The Sooners close the regular season with home matches against Missouri on Friday, Nov. 13 and Vanderbilt on Sunday, Nov. 15. OU beat both teams on the road last season, winning 3-1 at Vanderbilt and 3-2 at Missouri.
The 2026 Allstate SEC Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 20-24 at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Ga.
OU's non-conference schedule and opportunities to purchase OU Volleyball season and single-game tickets will be announced at a later date.
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