No. 9 Tennessee will open its 2026-27 basketball season Tuesday versus Wofford.

Tipoff between the Vols and Terriers is slated for 6 p.m. EST at Food City Center. SEC Network will televise the contest.

Tuesday will mark the 10th meeting between the two schools. Tennessee has a 9-0 record in the all-time series, dating to the 1952-53 season when the schools played twice.

The Vols defeated Wofford, 76-65, on Dec. 2, 1952 in Knoxville. On Feb. 7, 1953, the Vols prevailed, 91-88, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Tennessee is 7-0 in games contested in Knoxville.

The schools last played on March 20, 2025, in the NCAA Tournament second round at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The Vols won, 77-62. On Nov. 14, 2023, Tennessee defeated the Terriers, 82-61.

On Nov. 29, 2004, Tennessee defeated the Terriers, 73-67.

Tennessee's all-time results versus Wofford basketball

1952-53: Tennessee 76, Wofford 65

1952-53: Tennessee 91, Wofford 88

1953-54: Tennessee 107, Wofford 63

1997-98L Tennessee 92, Wofford 63

2003-04: Tennessee 81, Wofford 70

2004-05: Tennessee 73, Wofford 67

2023-24: Tennessee 82, Wofford 61

2024-25: Tennessee 77, Wofford 62

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