Mizzou reveals complete men’s basketball non-con schedule and SEC opponents

The Missouri Tigers have actually released a list of every challenger they will face in the 2025-26 season as they look to make the NCAA Competition for a third time in Dennis Gates’ tenure.The complete non-conference schedule is in place and the challengers and locations for SEC play have been announced.For the first time in program history, the Tigers will host 10 groups that made the NCAA Tournament last year and 19-of-31 overall games will be against competition teams.The Tigers will open the season on the road at Howard on Monday, Nov. 3

, in Washington D.C. to open the season, then will return home to host SEMO for the home opener on Nov. 7, which will start a seven-game home stand. The Tigers will host Virginia Military Institute(VMI) on Nov. 9 and Minnesota on Nov. 12. The home stand continues with a game against Grassy field View A&M on Nov. 17, South Dakota on Nov. 20, South Carolina State on Nov. 25 and Cleveland State on Nov. 28 to both offer Gates a game against his former group for the first time and bring Rob Summers back to Mizzou Arena.The Tigers will then go on the roadway to face Notre Dame in the ACC/SEC Difficulty on Dec. 2 before playing a neutral-site game for the

Border War( in Kansas City )on Dec. 7. The Tigers will return home to host Alabama State on Dec. 11 and Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 14 before going to another neutral-site game for Braggin’ Rights( in St. Louis )on Dec. 22. After Illinois, the Tigers will concentrate on SEC play.Dates are unknown for SEC games at this point, but challengers and areas have been announced.The Tigers will play the trio of Arkansas, Mississippi State and Oklahoma two times this season, as soon as in your home and as soon as away.Missouri will also host Florida,