LSU women’s basketball released its schedule for the 2025-26 season. The Tigers run back a starting lineup with returning guards Flau’Jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams and expect to make another NCAA Tournament run.
Head coach Kim Mulkey’s staff added key transfer portal forwards, led by Notre Dame transfer Kate Koval, along with signing the nation’s top recruiting class. The group now knows who they’ll be facing off against and the locations.
LSU begins the year with two exhibition games against Mississippi College and Langston inside the PMAC before the season opener against Houston Christian on November 4. The Tigers welcome in-state rival Southeastern Louisiana two days later.
On November 17, the Tigers hit the road for the first time, heading to New Orleans to face Tulane. Eleven days later, they travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam, where they will face Marist, followed by either Miami-Ohio or Washington State.
LSU heads to Durham to face Duke on December 4 as part of the ACC/SEC challenge, then continues its road trip against New Orleans three days later. It opens SEC play against Kentucky on January 1, then travels to Vanderbilt and Georgia, who beat the Tigers to close out the regular season last year
Texas is the lone opponent on the 16-game SEC schedule that LSU faces twice. The first matchup will be in the PMAC and will mark the most difficult opponent to date. It will be the first time the two teams face off in Baton Rouge since the Longhorns joined the conference. They beat LSU in both contests last year.
Alabama comes to the PMAC on February 1, but the Crimson Tide will have a new look after multiple key contributors departed from the team that took LSU to overtime last year. Following that contest is the second game against Texas, this one in Austin.
Mulkey comes face to face with South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley inside the PMAC when the Gamecocks come to town on February 14. It will be LSU transfer MiLaysia Fulwiley’s first game against her former team. She scored eight points in South Carolina’s 66-56 victory.
Tennessee heads to Baton Rouge on February 26 in its second year under head coach Kim Caldwell.
After closing out the season at Mississippi State, LSU starts its bid for an SEC Tournament title. The postseason begins March 4 then the NCAA Tournament commences March 18.
| Date | Home / Away | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 10/23/25 | Home | Mississippi College (Exh.) |
| 10/30/25 | Home | Langston (Exh.) |
| 11/4/25 | Home | Houston Christian |
| 11/6/25 | Home | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 11/9/25 | Away | Georgia Southern |
| 11/12/25 | Home | Charlotte |
| 11/17/25 | Away | Tulane |
| 11/20/25 | Home | Alcorn State |
| 11/28/25 | Neutral | Marist^ |
| 11/29/25 | Neutral | Miami (OH) or Washington State^ |
| 12/4/25 | Away | Duke# |
| 12/7/25 | Away | New Orleans |
| 12/16/25 | Home | Morgan State |
| 12/21/25 | Home | Texas-Arlington |
| 12/28/25 | Home | Alabama State |
| 1/1/26 | Home | Kentucky* |
| 1/4/26 | Away | Vanderbilt* |
| 1/8/26 | Away | Georgia* |
| 1/11/26 | Home | Texas* |
| 1/18/26 | Away | Oklahoma* |
| 1/22/26 | Away | Texas A&M* |
| 1/26/26 | Home | Florida* |
| 1/29/26 | Home | Arkansas* |
| 2/1/26 | Home | Alabama* |
| 2/5/26 | Away | Texas* |
| 2/8/26 | Away | Auburn* |
| 2/14/26 | Home | South Carolina* |
| 2/19/26 | Away | Ole Miss* |
| 2/22/26 | Home | Missouri* |
| 2/26/26 | Home | Tennessee* |
| 3/1/26 | Away | Mississippi State* |
| 3/4–8/26 | Neutral | SEC Tournament |
| 3/18–4/5/26 | Neutral | NCAA Tournament |
