SEC announces new basketball scheduling format

Mississippi State and Ole Miss are guaranteed to meet twice on the hardwood each season after new a Southeastern Conference scheduling format was announced on Thursday.

The scheduling model will begin this season (2015-16). The format calls for each program to play the13 other teams at least once during league play. They will then play their three permanent opponents a second time and the remaining two games will be scheduled on a rotating basis.

Mississippi State's permanent opponents include Ole Miss, Alabama and South Carolina. In addition to MSU, Ole Miss will play Auburn and Missouri every season.

The enitre 2016 men's basketball schedule will be announced in August.

Permanent Opponents

Alabama – Auburn / Mississippi State / LSU

Arkansas – Missouri / Texas A&M / LSU

Auburn – Alabama / Ole Miss / Georgia

Florida – Kentucky / Georgia / Vanderbilt

Georgia – South Carolina / Florida / Auburn

Kentucky – Florida / Tennessee / Vanderbilt

LSU – Texas A&M / Alabama / Arkansas

Ole Miss – Mississippi State / Auburn / Missouri

Mississippi State – Ole Miss / Alabama / South Carolina

Missouri – Arkansas / Texas A&M / Ole Miss

South Carolina – Georgia / Tennessee / Mississippi State

Tennessee – Vanderbilt / Kentucky / South Carolina

Texas A&M – LSU / Arkansas / Missouri

Vanderbilt – Tennessee / Kentucky / Florida