The 2027 Tennessee schedule gives our preseason discussion a set of actual dates. The matchups below are the three I would circle first: tests of roster depth and contender expectations, rather than a claim that preseason national rankings have already settled the league.
As of October 7, the school has released its complete 56-game regular-season schedule.
Our starting point is the preseason outlook. The roster earns attention. Pitching development has to make that attention last beyond an introductory press release.
Mar 19 – Mar 21 · vs. Oklahoma
The league opener brings the defending national champion to Knoxville. Tennessee’s fresh roster and coaching transition make this a revealing test of whether the new rotation can protect a whole weekend, rather than produce one impressive start.
Apr 9 – Apr 11 · at Texas
Austin is the road checkpoint I would circle. Our preseason outlook treats Texas as one of the conference’s most convincing early cases; Tennessee’s lineup has to create pressure against that level of opposition without letting a short start exhaust the relief group.
May 20 – May 22 · vs. Vanderbilt
The rivalry closes the regular season at home. Vanderbilt’s reworked pitching responsibilities and Tennessee’s own turnover make dependable innings the central question. By May, this series should tell us much more than either team’s fall optimism.
The SEC schedule
Mar 19 – Mar 21 — vs. Oklahoma Mar 26 – Mar 28 — at Texas A&M Apr 2 – Apr 4 — vs. Arkansas Apr 9 – Apr 11 — at Texas Apr 16 – Apr 18 — at Auburn Apr 23 – Apr 25 — vs. Georgia Apr 30 – May 2 — at Florida May 7 – May 9 — vs. Mississippi State May 14 – May 16 — at Alabama May 20 – May 22 — vs. Vanderbilt
Beyond the conference weekends
The announced nonconference dates are Feb 19 – Feb 21 — Northern Illinois (home); Feb 23 — High Point (home); Feb 26 — Cincinnati (neutral site); Feb 27 — Illinois (neutral site); Feb 28 — Georgia Tech (neutral site); Mar 2 — ETSU (home); Mar 5 – Mar 7 — Missouri State (home); Mar 9 – Mar 10 — Mississippi Valley State (home); Mar 12 – Mar 14 — Evansville (home); Mar 16 — Dayton (home); Mar 23 — Eastern Kentucky (home); Mar 30 — Morehead State (home); Apr 6 — Tennessee Tech (home); Apr 13 — Queens (home); Apr 20 — Lipscomb (home); Apr 27 — Alabama A&M (home); May 4 — Eastern Kentucky (home); May 11 — Bellarmine (home); May 18 — Belmont (home).
View the Tennessee 2027 schedule tab for every released opponent, venue, series size and available game time. Weekend series are grouped; doubleheaders and four-game series are identified. Dates and times remain subject to change.
Preseason matchup priorities are Series South’s assessment, based on our October outlook. They are not an official poll or a prediction that every selected series will determine the championship.