NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball program released its 2025-2026 nonconference opponents Tuesday, rounding out its schedule for the upcoming season.
The Commodores' regular season will begin at home against Lipscomb University on Nov. 3 at Memorial Gymnasium. They'll have 12 more nonconference games before Southeastern Conference play tips off in January.
Vanderbilt's nonconference schedule also features a trip to Orlando, Florida, on Nov. 8 when the Commodores will take on the UCF Knights. They'll have a home stretch in November with Eastern Kentucky, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Texas Southern coming to Nashville before heading to The Bahamas for three games in the Battle 4 Atlantis, starting with a matchup with Western Kentucky.
Vanderbilt will host SMU as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge on Dec. 3 and will also host Central Arkansas and New Haven in December. That same month, the Commodores will travel to Memphis and Wake Forest.
Here's a look at the Vanderbilt Commodores' entire 2025-2026 schedule, including the preseason:
| Date (all times TBA) | Opponent and Location |
| Thursday, Oct. 16 | vs. Virginia (preseason exhibition) |
| Thursday, Oct. 23 | @ UAB (preseason exhibition) |
| Monday, Nov. 3 | vs. Lipscomb |
| Saturday, Nov. 8 | @ UCF |
| Wednesday, Nov. 12 | vs. Eastern Kentucky |
| Saturday, Nov. 15 | vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff |
| Thursday, Nov. 20 | vs. Texas Southern |
| Wednesday, Nov. 26 | vs. Western Kentucky (Atlantis Paradise Island, opponent TBA) |
| Thursday, Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving Day) | Battle 4 Atlantis (Atlantis Paradise Island, opponent TBA) |
| Friday, Nov. 28 | Battle 4 Atlantis (Atlantis Paradise Island, opponent TBA) |
| Wednesday, Dec. 3 | vs. SMU (SEC/ACC Challenge) |
| Saturday, Dec. 13 | vs. Central Arkansas |
| Wednesday, Dec. 17 | @ Memphis |
| Sunday, Dec. 21 | @ Wake Forest |
| Monday, Dec. 29 | vs. New Haven |
| Saturday, Jan. 3 | @ South Carolina |
| Tuesday, Jan. 6 | vs. Alabama |
| Saturday, Jan. 10 | vs. LSU |
| Tuesday, Jan. 13 | @ Texas |
| Saturday, Jan. 17 | vs. Florida |
| Tuesday, Jan. 20 | @ Arkansas |
| Saturday, Jan. 24 | @ Mississippi State |
| Tuesday, Jan. 27 | vs. Kentucky |
| Saturday, Jan. 31 | @ Ole Miss |
| Saturday, Feb. 7 | vs. Oklahoma |
| Tuesday, Feb. 10 | @ Auburn |
| Saturday, Feb. 14 | vs. Texas A&M |
| Tuesday, Feb. 17 | @ Missouri |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 | vs. Tennessee |
| Tuesday, Feb. 24 | vs. Georgia |
| Saturday, Feb. 28 | @ Kentucky |
| Tuesday, March 3 | vs. Ole Miss |
| Saturday, March 7 | @ Tennessee |
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