WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue and Tennessee men’s basketball programs have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning in the 2026-27 season.
The Boilermakers and Volunteers will start the series in West Lafayette on Dec. 12, 2026, in Mackey Arena, with a return trip to Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville on Dec. 11, 2027.
Purdue is currently ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, while Tennessee is ranked No. 18. The Volunteers own the second-longest streak of being ranked in the AP Top 25 poll at 81 weeks. Purdue is third at 60 weeks. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Purdue has been ranked in the AP Top 10 in 62 weeks (2nd most), while Tennessee is at 50 weeks (5th most).
Purdue leads the all-time series with Tennessee by a 5-2 margin, having won three straight games with the Volunteers, including an Elite Eight matchup in 2024. Two of Purdue’s last three wins against Tennessee have come in the NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16 in 2019; Elite Eight in 2024), and in four of the last five meetings (dating to Nov. 2009), the two teams were ranked in the top 13 at the time of the contest.
The other piece of the Purdue schedule that has been announced is a return game at Iowa State during the 2026-27 season.