This fall, SEC Network is home to more than 70 SEC women’s soccer and volleyball matches as ESPN’s industry-leading coverage of women’s collegiate sports continues into the 2026-27 academic year.
SEC Network Soccer
SEC Network’s women’s soccer schedule features 28 matches, beginning with James Madison at Georgia on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. ET at Sanford Stadium.
Fans can get primed for all the action this season with the SEC Now: Soccer Season Preview on Friday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. The one-hour special teams Dari Nowkhah with former Georgia standout Marion Crowder and former Kentucky head coach Ian Carry to discuss all the must-knows ahead of first kick.
Thursdays and Sundays throughout the fall will be action-packed across SEC Network, with conference play kicking off on Sept. 10 with a doubleheader. Starting the night at 7 p.m. is a matchup between Vanderbilt and Georgia in Athens, followed up by a matchup in Fayetteville between Texas and Arkansas.
Five squads are ranked among the Top 25 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll – No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 10 Arkansas, No. 16 LSU, No. 19 Georgia and No. 24 Tennessee – all of whom have numerous appearances across ESPN networks.
The SEC Soccer Tournament Presented by Allstate will once again air in its entirety on SEC Network, with full coverage details announced at a later date. ESPN’s full coverage of the 2026 women’s soccer schedule can be found here.
SEC Network Volleyball
SEC Network’s volleyball schedule will serve up nearly 30 regular season matches in addition to the entire SEC Volleyball Tournament. The 2026 slate begins on Sept. 1 with a doubleheader of SEC/Big Ten Challenge competition, starting off with Illinois at Tennessee at 7 p.m. ET. Immediately following, Missouri will host Oregon at 9 p.m. in a battle between the two leagues.
To prepare viewers for this season’s action, SEC Network is set to air a one-hour volleyball preview show on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. Alyssa Lang will host the one-hour SEC Now, joined by volleyball analysts and former all-stars Missy Whittemore and Leah Edmond.
Fans can find matches weekly on SEC Network on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with conference play heating up on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
For the second-straight year, the Southeastern Conference will host a conference tournament, which will air in its entirety on SEC Network/SEC Network+. The 2026 Allstate SEC Volleyball Tournament will take place at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Ga. from Nov. 20-24.
ESPN continues to be the industry-leader in women’s sports, with a stacked fall volleyball lineup setting up the 2026-27 collegiate campaign. Four teams finished last season ranked within the Top 25 of the AVCA Coaches Poll: No. 1 Texas A&M, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 6 Texas, No. 24 Tennessee.