The SEC will adopt a nine-game conference football schedule beginning in 2026. Conference athletic directors recommended the change and the schools' presidents and chancellors approved it. The new format preserves rivalries and aims to increase competitive balance across the league. The ninth conference game will be paired with a requirement that teams play an additional Power opponent. The combination of added conference play, preserved rivalries, and the extra Power-opponent requirement is intended to better prepare SEC teams to compete and succeed in the College Football Playoff.
Adding a ninth SEC game underscores our universities' commitment to delivering the most competitive football schedule in the nation,
This format protects rivalries, increases competitive balance, and paired with our requirement to play an additional Power opponent, ensures SEC teams are well prepared to compete and succeed in the College Football Playoff.
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