Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates stands on the court during pregame (copy) (copy)

Mizzou coach Dennis Gates stands on the court before the Tigers’ 80-66 loss to Miami on March 20 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Tigers are scheduled to take on Tennessee twice in the upcoming season.

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Mizzou men’s basketball is set to take on Tennessee twice as its rotating opponent in Southeastern Conference play this upcoming season.

The Volunteers will join permanent rivals Oklahoma and Arkansas as the teams Mizzou will face twice in conference play. The rest of the Tigers’ SEC slate will consist of the remaining 12 teams in the league. Home and away venues will alternate based on where the two teams played in the 2025-26 season.

Along with Mizzou’s conference slate are confirmed nonconference matchups with archrival Kansas in the Border War in Kansas City, Braggin’ Rights foe Illinois in St. Louis, in-state opponent Saint Louis in St. Louis, Marquette in Chicago, Pittsburgh at home in the SEC/ACC Challenge and old Big 12 rival Nebraska in a game in Kansas City.