UF BSB: Florida Draws Georgia, South Carolina as Permanent Baseball Opponents

Florida Draws Georgia, South Carolina as Permanent Baseball Opponents
The SEC will adopt a new 10-week format in 2025 with the addition of Texas and Oklahoma.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Southeastern Conference on Thursday announced each member school’s permanent baseball opponents beginning in 2025, with Florida receiving Georgia and South Carolina as its annual series on the diamond.

As previously announced<https://www.secsports.com/article/35857432/seven-sec-sports-future-scheduling-formats-approved>, the SEC regular season format beginning in 2025 includes 10 three-game series: two series against permanent opponents and eight against rotating opponents for a total of 30 conference games. Standings will be kept in a single-division format.

This new format was approved in preparation for the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC in the 2024-25 athletic year.

The permanent SEC baseball opponents were determined based on a number of factors including geography, traditional opponents and strength of schedule. Each member school’s two permanent opponents are listed below.

SEC Baseball Permanent Opponents
Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee
Arkansas: Ole Miss, Missouri
Auburn: Alabama, Georgia
Florida: Georgia, South Carolina
Georgia: Florida, Auburn
Kentucky: South Carolina, Vanderbilt
LSU: Mississippi State, Texas A&M
Ole Miss: Mississippi State, Arkansas
Mississippi State: Ole Miss, LSU
Missouri: Oklahoma, Arkansas
Oklahoma: Missouri, Texas
South Carolina: Kentucky, Florida
Tennessee: Vanderbilt, Alabama
Texas: Texas A&M, Oklahoma
Texas A&M: Texas, LSU
Vanderbilt: Tennessee, Kentucky

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