With the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the expansion SEC, the league's on-court regular-season conference matchups remained at 18 games, so a reduction in games was inevitable.
Each team will only play three home games and three away games, meaning everyone will play everyone, but each team will only play the same team three times.
However, the league opted to retain the second round of the Iron Bowl of Basketball, returning to the annual home-and-home game between the Tide and Tigers.
In addition to facing Mississippi State, Alabama will also play Kentucky twice.
Auburn's other two dual opponents are Ole Miss and Georgia.
As for the new additions, Alabama and Auburn will both play at home against Oklahoma and on the road against Texas.
A full list of opponents for each team in the conference can be found in the official SEC press release. here.
Michael Browner is a senior sports analyst and contributor to Yellow Hammer News. You can follow him on Twitter. translation:
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