Year three of Bridgette Gordon leading the Florida A&M women’s basketball program is soon underway.
On Oct. 10, FAMU released its women’s basketball schedule for the 2025-2026 season.
The Rattlers begin their campaign on Nov. 3, a mile down the road, versus the Florida State Seminoles in an all-Tallahassee NCAA women’s basketball matchup.
Within a week, FAMU will travel to Washington, D.C., to face the Howard Bison on Nov. 8, then George Mason in Fairfax, Virginia, on Nov. 10.
FAMU’s home opener at the Al Lawson Center is set for Nov. 15 versus the Samford Bulldogs.
Before delving into Southwestern Athletic Conference play, FAMU will visit some Power Four teams, such as Central Florida in Orlando on Nov. 21 and Florida in Gainesville on Dec. 17.
“This schedule is designed to challenge us from day one,” Gordon said in a released statement. “Playing tough nonconference opponents will prepare us for the grind of SWAC play and be prepared for the conference tournament.”
FAMU opens its SWAC schedule at Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach on Jan. 3, one of the two rivalry matchups in the home-and-home series.
The Rattlers will face the defending SWAC women’s basketball champions, the Southern Jaguars, twice, hosting them in Tallahassee on Jan. 10 and then traveling to Baton Rouge on Feb. 26.
Starting on March 9, FAMU women’s basketball will participate in the SWAC Tournament, which features all 12 teams from the league, at Atlanta’s Gateway Center Arena. The SWAC championship game is scheduled for March 14.
Florida A&M women’s basketball 2025-2026 schedule
- Monday, Nov. 3: at Florida State
- Saturday, Nov. 8: at Howard
- Monday, Nov. 10: at George Mason
- Saturday, Nov. 15: vs. Samford
- Friday, Nov. 21: at Central Florida
- Tuesday, Nov. 25: at Mercer
- Sunday, Nov. 30: at South Alabama
- Tuesday, Dec. 2: vs. Jacksonville
- Wednesday, Dec. 17: at Florida
- Sunday, Dec. 21: vs. West Georgia
- Monday, Dec. 29: vs. Southeastern (Exhibition)
- Saturday, Jan. 3: at Bethune-Cookman (SWAC)
- Thursday, Jan. 8: vs. Grambling State (SWAC)
- Saturday, Jan. 10: vs. Southern (SWAC)
- Thursday, Jan. 15: vs. Mississippi Valley State (SWAC)
- Saturday, Jan. 17: at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC)
- Thursday, Jan. 22: vs. Jackson State (SWAC)
- Saturday, Jan. 24: vs. Alcorn State (SWAC)
- Thursday, Jan. 29: at Alabama State (SWAC)
- Saturday, Jan. 31: at Alabama A&M (SWAC)
- Thursday, Feb. 5: vs. Prairie View A&M (SWAC)
- Saturday, Feb. 7: vs. Texas Southern (SWAC)
- Thursday, Feb. 12: at Alcorn State (SWAC)
- Saturday, Feb. 14: at Jackson State (SWAC)
- Thursday, Feb. 19: vs. Alabama A&M (SWAC)
- Saturday, Feb. 21: vs. Alabama State (SWAC)
- Thursday, Feb. 26: at Southern (SWAC)
- Saturday, Feb. 28: at Grambling State (SWAC)
- Thursday, March 5: vs. Bethune-Cookman (SWAC)
- Monday, March 9-Saturday, March 14: SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament (Atlanta)
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