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Year 2 of the John Calipari era is here at Arkansas. The Razorbacks face an impressive 22 teams that won 20 games last season including 18 that made the NCAA Tournament, and nine conference champions.
Arkansas will face all eight teams in the 2025 NCAA Elite Eight. Half of those games will be in non-conference play including a trip to Michigan State (Nov. 8), against Duke in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27), a game versus Texas Tech in Dallas (Dec. 13), and against Houston in Newark, N.J. (Dec. 20).
Before the season starts, the Razorbacks will return to Hot Springs for the Razorback Tip-Off Scrimmage on Oct. 12. Twelve days later, the Hogs will host Cincinnati in an exhibition on Oct. 24. The final exhibition game will be at Memphis for the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic, presented by Bad Boy Mowers. The game will be played in the FedEx Forum on Oct. 27.
Razorback basketball tips off the regular season against Southern on Nov. 3 in the friendly confines of Bud Walton Arena. After traveling to East Lansing to face Michigan State, Arkansas will get four more games in a row at home against Central Arkansas (Nov. 11), Samford (Nov. 14), Winthrop (Nov. 18), and Jackson State (Nov. 21).
The hogs will host four more games in the state of Arkansas in December. First, the Razorbacks will face Louisville on Dec. 3 as part of the third annual ACC/SEC Challenge. Then, they will head to North Little Rock to face Fresno State in their annual trip to Simmons Bank Arena (Dec. 6). Arkansas will host Queens on Dec. 16 before wrapping up non-conference play at home against James Madison (Dec. 29).
2025-2026 Arkansas Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Oct. 24 Cincinnati (Exhibition)
Oct. 27 @ Memphis (Exhibition; Hoops for St. Jude)
Nov. 3 Southern
Nov. 8 @ Michigan State
Nov. 11 Central Arkansas
Nov. 14 Samford
Nov. 18 Winthrop
Nov. 21 Jackson State
Nov. 27 Duke (Chicago; CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic)
Dec. 3 Louisville (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Dec. 6 Fresno State (North Little Rock)
Dec. 13 Texas Tech (Dallas; Revocruit Rematch)
Dec. 16 Queens
Dec. 20 Houston (Newark; Never Forget Tribute Classic)
Dec. 29 James Madison
Arkansas’ 2026 SEC schedule was previously announced on Aug. 6.
