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SEC releases 2026-27 women’s basketball slate for Kentucky, opening conference play at Florida and ending at home vs. Mississippi State
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Kentucky/The Apex Times/Aug 11, 3:54 PM EDT

SEC releases 2026-27 women’s basketball slate for Kentucky, opening conference play at Florida and ending at home vs. Mississippi State

The Wildcats will start Southeastern Conference action on the road with a Dec. 31 game at Florida, then close the regular season on Feb. 28 at home against Mississippi State, according to the conference schedule released Tuesday.

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Kentucky women’s basketball will open Southeastern Conference play on the road at Florida on Dec. 31 and will finish the regular-season schedule at home against Mississippi State on Feb. 28, under the SEC schedule released Tuesday. The release sets the Wildcats’ conference start for the 2026-27 season at the same time as the regular calendar year turns. The Dec. 31 matchup at Florida places Kentucky’s first SEC test in the middle of the holiday period, when travel and local planning often become more complex for teams, staffs, and visiting families. Kentucky’s final regular-season conference game is slated for Feb. 28 at home against Mississippi State. For the Wildcats, that late-February home date becomes a key end-of-season fixture for season-ticket holders, students, and local fans organizing travel and attendance around the final stretch of SEC standings. LEX18 reported the SEC schedule after the conference released it, noting Kentucky’s placement at both the beginning and end of its regular-season SEC slate. While the schedule announcement does not change the Wildcats’ nonconference planning, the league document establishes the sequence of conference opponents and dates for the core portion of the team’s season. In the SEC, the timing of early- and late-season games can affect preparation for conference positioning, travel logistics, and the rhythm of weekly practices. Kentucky’s Dec. 31 opening at Florida will require planning for a year-end departure, while the Feb. 28 home finale will come after a full stretch of SEC contests. For Kentucky, the released slate also creates a timeline for operational decisions tied to home games, including ticketing and venue coordination, and for road-trip planning such as transportation and accommodations. Those steps typically begin soon after schedule publication, particularly when dates fall during periods when broader community events can compete for hotels, dining, and event staffing. The SEC’s schedule release is the conference’s formal distribution of dates for member schools’ regular-season matchups. Additional SEC postseason information, including tournament dates and locations, is typically handled through separate conference announcements after the regular season concludes.

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Why It Matters

  • Kentucky’s Dec. 31 conference opener at Florida sets an early SEC benchmark and requires year-end travel planning for the program.
  • The Feb. 28 home finale against Mississippi State gives the Wildcats a scheduled end point for their regular-season SEC slate and supports local attendance planning.
  • The league-wide schedule release provides member schools and fans a concrete calendar for the core portion of the season, following nonconference scheduling.
  • Home- and road-game dates shape operational decisions for venues and travel during peak community and holiday periods.

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Key Facts

  • The SEC released the 2026-27 women’s basketball schedule on Tuesday.
  • Kentucky will begin its SEC regular-season play on Dec. 31 at Florida.
  • Kentucky will end its SEC regular season on Feb. 28 at home against Mississippi State.
  • The schedule is for the 2026-27 season.