Year three of the Rob Vaughn era for Alabama baseball officially has a set schedule. The Crimson Tide, fresh off its first 40-win regular season since 2002 and third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, will open things up in February 2026 with a home series against Washington State.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Friday afternoon, Alabama Baseball released its 55-game schedule for the 2026 season.

As for this season, Alabama will face Oklahoma on Friday, December 19 (7 p.m. CT, ABC/ESPN) in Norman, Oklahoma in the first round of the 12-team playoff. If the Crimson Tide wins that game, it will advance to the Rose Bowl to face No. 1 seed Indiana.

College football bowl season ramps up on Friday, December 19, with the College Football Playoff officially getting underway in primetime. But first, bowl season rolls on with an early kickoff at 11:00 a.

Alabama faces a tough stretch in the middle of October. The Crimson Tide will host Georgia on Oct. 10 before traveling to Knoxville for its annual "Third Saturday in October" date with Tennessee. Alabama will return home Oct. 24 for its first home date against Texas A&M since 2022.

What does Alabama's final 2026 schedule look like? Here are the official dates: Alabama vs. East Carolina; Saturday, Sept. 5 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Alabama at Kentucky; Saturday, Sept. 12 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky Alabama vs. Florida State; Saturday, Sept. 19 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama