TENNESSEE LADY VOLS BASKETBALL: Tip times set for 2026-27 season

Tennessee women's basketball released its tipoff times and broadcast information for the 2026-27 campaign on Wednesday afternoon after receiving clearance from ESPN and the Southeastern Conference.

The Lady Vols, ranked No. 25 in the USA TODAY "Way Too Early" Preseason Poll, have 18 of 33 scheduled contests confirmed for linear television, including eight on SEC Network, five on ESPN, three on ESPN2, one on FOX and one on ESPNU.

There will be 11 matchups streamed live on SECN+, two on BDG Live, one on ESPN+ and one on MEAC Network, meaning every game, including the exhibition, will be available for viewing on either linear TV or live stream.

All games on ESPN platforms (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ESPN+/SECN+) are available through the ESPN App, which is accessible via connected devices.Institutions can produce any conference and non-conference games that are not otherwise picked up for linear television and stream those on SECN+. Those contests are available via the ESPN app.

The Lady Vols will make their debut inside Food City Center at 6:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 27, as they play host to LVFL Bridgette Gordon and her Florida A&M squad in an exhibition game. That matchup will be streamed on SECN+.

Tennessee then opens the regular season in Knoxville on Nov. 2, as Duquesne comes to Rocky Top for a 6:30 p.m. contest in the first-ever meeting between the programs. That match-up also will be streamed on SECN+.

.2026-27 SCHEDULE

Oct. 29 – Florida A&M [Exh.] (6:30 p.m. ET/SECN+)

Nov. 2 – Duquesne (6:30 p.m. ET/SECN+)Nov. 5 – at Coppin State (7:00 p.m. ET/MEAC Network)Nov. 10 – New Haven (6:30 p.m. ET/SECN+)Nov. 12 – Middle Tennessee (6:30 p.m. ET/SECN+)Nov. 17 – at Belmont (6:30 p.m. CT/ESPN+)Nov. 19 – Radford (7:00 p.m. ET/SEC Network)Nov. 22 – UCLA (5:30 p.m. ET/ESPN)Nov. 27 – at Florida Gulf Coast* (6:30 p.m. ET/BDG Live)Nov. 29 – vs. Creighton/Houston* (4:00 or 6:30 p.m. ET/BDG Live)

Dec. 3 – at Virginia Tech# (9:00 p.m. ET/ESPN2)Dec. 6 – Georgia State (2:00 p.m. ET/SECN+)Dec. 8 – NC Central (7:00 p.m. ET/SEC Network)Dec. 12 – at UConn^ (2:30 p.m. ET/FOX)Dec. 15 – Alabama A&M (7:00 p.m. ET/SEC Network)Dec. 18 – vs. Baylor (5:00 p.m. CT/ESPN2)Dec. 21 – Morehead State (2:00 p.m. ET/SECN+)Dec. 31 – at Texas A&M (2:00 p.m. CT/SECN+)

Jan. 3 – Ole Miss (5:00 p.m. ET/ESPN)Jan. 7 – at Texas (6:00 p.m. CT/ESPN2)Jan. 10 – Oklahoma (5:00 p.m. ET/ESPN)Jan. 14 – Georgia (6:30 p.m. ET/SECN+)Jan. 18 – at Florida (7:00 p.m. ET/SEC Network)Jan. 21 – at Kentucky (8:00 p.m. ET/ESPNU)Jan. 24 – Alabama (1:00 p.m. ET/SEC Network)Jan. 28 – South Carolina (6:30 p.m. ET/SEC Network)

Feb. 4  – at Mississippi State  (6:30 p.m. ET/SECN+)Feb. 7  – at Vanderbilt (Noon or 3:00 p.m. CT/ESPN)Feb. 11 – Auburn (6:30 p.m. ET/SECN+)Feb. 14 – at Missouri (1 p.m. CT/SEC Network)Feb. 21 – Kentucky (1:00 p.m. ET/SEC Network)Feb. 25 – LSU (6:00 p.m. ET/ESPN)Feb. 28 – at Arkansas (2 p.m. CT/SECN+)

* - at Coconut Hoops (Fort Myers, Fla.)# - SEC/ACC Challenge^ - at Hartford, Conn.% - at Nashville, Tenn.