Big Ten Announces 2026 Baseball Television Schedule
Big Ten Network to provide coverage of Big Ten Baseball for the 18th year
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference on Friday unveiled its 2026 baseball television schedule which will showcase games on the Big Ten Network (BTN) and FS1. BTN will carry 21 regular season games plus every game from the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai. Five BTN games in May are designated wildcards with teams and game times to be announced later in the season.
Television coverage begins this evening on FS1 as No. 7-ranked TCU travels to top-ranked UCLA for an 8 p.m. ET first pitch.
The first BTN broadcast is slated for April 5 when cross-town rivals USC and UCLA meet at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles. The BTN schedule includes seven doubleheaders and features games involving all 17 Big Ten baseball programs.
BTN’s coverage culminates with the 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai, scheduled for May 19-24 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb.
All games that do not appear on BTN will be available on B1G+, BTN's subscription service for 2,700 more events, archives of classic games and original content. Fans can subscribe to B1G+ with an annual pass for $89.99 per year or a monthly pass for $12.99 per month.
2026 Big Ten Baseball Tevlevision Schedule
|
Date |
Visiting Team |
Home Team |
Network |
Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
February 20 |
TCU |
UCLA |
FS1 |
8 p.m. |
|
March 15 |
Indiana |
Oregon |
BTN |
3:30 p.m. |
|
March 20 |
Penn State |
Purdue |
BTN |
4 p.m. |
|
April 5 |
USC |
UCLA |
BTN |
6 p.m. |
|
April 12 |
Indiana |
Maryland |
BTN |
12 p.m. |
|
April 14 |
Creighton |
Nebraska |
BTN |
7 p.m. |
|
April 17 |
Minnesota |
UCLA |
BTN |
10 p.m. |
|
April 19 |
Northwestern |
Michigan |
BTN |
TBA |
|
April 22 |
Notre Dame |
Michigan State |
BTN |
6 p.m. |
|
April 28 |
UConn |
Rutgers |
BTN |
6 p.m. |
|
April 29 |
West Virginia |
Penn State |
BTN |
6 p.m. |
|
May 2 |
Nebraska |
Ohio State |
BTN |
7 p.m. |
|
May 2 |
Oregon |
Washington |
BTN |
10 p.m. |
|
May 9 |
Northwestern |
Illinois |
BTN |
6:30 p.m. |
|
May 9 |
Oregon |
UCLA |
BTN |
9:30 p.m. |
|
May 10 |
Washington |
Penn State |
BTN |
12 p.m. |
|
May 10 |
Iowa |
Nebraska |
BTN |
3 p.m. |
|
May 14 |
Wildcard |
Wildcard |
BTN |
TBA |
|
May 14 |
Wildcard |
Wildcard |
BTN |
TBA |
|
May 15 |
Wildcard |
Wildcard |
BTN |
TBA |
|
May 15 |
Wildcard |
Wildcard |
BTN |
TBA |
|
May 16 |
Wildcard |
Wildcard |
BTN |
TBA |
|
May 16 |
USC |
Oregon |
BTN |
6 p.m. |
|
May 19-24 |
Big Ten Tournament Presented by IFS.ai |
TBA |
BTN |
TBA |