According to Tennessee Athletics, It was revealed that Alabama and Vanderbilt will be Tennessee’s two permanent conference opponents in the future SEC baseball scheduling format, which will take effect in the 2025 season. The Southeastern Conference announced the permanent opponents for each of the league’s 16 teams.
With the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the league in 2025, each team will play 10 three-game series, two against permanent opponents and eight versus rotating opponents for a total of 30 conference games each season.
Starting in 2025 in Baseball, the SEC will also move to a single-division format, eliminating east and west divisional standings.
According to the league, the permanent opponents were determined based on a number of factors including geography, traditional opponents and strength of schedule.