#23 Tennessee (8-3 | 0-0 SEC) vs. Florida (12-3 | 0-0 SEC)
Thursday, January 1st, 2026 | 1:00pm CT / 2:00pm ET
Knoxville, TN | Food City Center
Knoxville, TN – No. 23/22 Tennessee women’s basketball team (8-3) will ring in 2026 with a New Year’s Day SEC opener vs. Florida (12-3) on Thursday afternoon at Food City Center.
The Lady Vols and Gators will tip off at 1:00pm CT (2:00pm ET) in a contest broadcast on SECN+ and carried on the Lady Vol Radio Network and SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Channels 117 or 191).
UT, which is coming off an 89-44 victory over Southern Indiana in its last game before the winter break on December 22nd, carries a 5-0 home record in 2025-26 into the match-up.
Florida, meanwhile, is 1-2 in road games this season and arrives on Rocky Top having won four of its past five games, including an 82-66 victory over Furman on Sunday.
This will mark the 64th meeting between these programs, with Tennessee holding a 58-5 advantage in a series that began in 1980. The Lady Vols’ 86-78 victory over UF last season in Gainesville on February 23rd was their fourth straight in the series and 10th in the past 11 meetings.
Broadcast Details
Myan Patel (play-by-play) and Niya Butts (color analyst) will be on the SECN+ call.
All of the games included in the ESPN package (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
The contest also can be heard on Lady Vol Network stations and by audio stream, with Brian Rice providing play-by-play and Jay Lifford serving as studio host.
A link to the live audio stream can be found on the WBB Preview page or the schedule on UTSports.com.
For a list of Lady Vol Network affiliates, please click the Fans tab at the top of UTSports.com, select Vol Network…