ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday a full breakdown of its 162 women’s basketball conference matchups for all 18 members for the 2026-27 season, as revealed live on Big Ten Network.
Each Big Ten institution will play an 18-game schedule for the eighth time in nine seasons, playing one school both home and away, while facing 16 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, institutions will face eight at home and eight on the road.
The conference season tips on Saturday, Dec. 5 with five games. Six teams open play on Sunday, Dec. 6 before Michigan visits Maryland on Friday, Dec. 11 to close out the first week of league action. The Big Ten slate pauses for the holidays and resumes on Tuesday, Dec. 29 with a seven-game lineup. The conference schedule will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 28 with 16 teams hitting the hardwood. Attention will turn to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the 2027 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 3-7.
The Big Ten is looking to build on the success of the 2025-26 season, which culminated in UCLA winning its first-ever NCAA Championship after defeating South Carolina, 79-51. The Bruins, who brought home the Big Ten’s first national championship since 1999, also hoisted the conference’s regular season and tournament trophies last season.
The complete 2026-27 Big Ten women’s basketball conference schedule can be found below. The schedule was developed with the AI-powered scheduling platform created by Fastbreak AI to support competitive fairness, optimize travel, support broadcast objectives, and manage the increasing complexity of modern collegiate athletics scheduling. Tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
2026-27 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 5	Indiana at Northwestern
	Nebraska at Iowa
	Ohio State at Rutgers
	USC at Washington
	Illinois at Wisconsin
Sunday, Dec. 6	Minnesota at Purdue
	Penn State at Michigan State
	UCLA at Oregon
Friday, Dec. 11	Michigan at Maryland
Tuesday, Dec. 29	Iowa at Illinois
	Michigan State at Michigan
	Oregon at Ohio State
	Purdue at Penn State
	Rutgers at Indiana
	USC at Wisconsin
	Washington at Nebraska
Wednesday, Dec. 30	Minnesota at Maryland
	Northwestern at UCLA
Friday, Jan. 1	Iowa at Michigan State
	Michigan at Purdue
	Oregon at Penn State
Saturday, Jan. 2	Illinois at Rutgers
	Indiana at Minnesota
	Maryland at Ohio State
	Nebraska at UCLA
	Northwestern at USC
	Wisconsin at Washington
Tuesday, Jan. 5	Maryland at Indiana
	Nebraska at USC
	Penn State at Minnesota
	Rutgers at Iowa
	UCLA at Purdue
	Wisconsin at Oregon
Thursday, Jan. 7	Michigan State at Northwestern
	Ohio State at Michigan
	Washington at Illinois
Friday, Jan. 8	Rutgers at Penn State
	UCLA at Indiana
	USC at Maryland
Saturday, Jan. 9	Iowa at Minnesota
Sunday, Jan. 10	Michigan State at Nebraska
	Oregon at Michigan
	Ohio State at Wisconsin
	Purdue at Illinois
	Washington at Northwestern
Monday, Jan. 11	USC at Rutgers
Tuesday, Jan. 12	Indiana at Penn State
	Minnesota at UCLA
Wednesday, Jan. 13	Illinois at Ohio State
	Michigan at Nebraska
	Oregon at Michigan State
Thursday, Jan. 14	Maryland at Washington
	Northwestern at Iowa
	Wisconsin at Purdue
Friday, Jan. 15	Minnesota at USC
	Penn State at UCLA
Sunday, Jan. 17	Indiana at Iowa
	Maryland at Oregon
	Michigan State at Illinois
	Northwestern at Wisconsin
	Ohio State at Nebraska
	Purdue at Washington
	Rutgers at Michigan
Monday, Jan. 18	Penn State at USC
Wednesday, Jan. 20	Michigan at Illinois
	Nebraska at Northwestern
	Purdue at Oregon
	Washington at Michigan State
Thursday, Jan. 21	Ohio State at Maryland
	UCLA at Rutgers
	Wisconsin at Minnesota
Saturday, Jan. 23	Illinois at Northwestern
	Washington at Michigan
Sunday, Jan. 24	Indiana at Michigan State
	Iowa at Oregon
	Minnesota at Ohio State
	Rutgers at Wisconsin
	UCLA at Maryland
	USC at Purdue
Tuesday, Jan. 26	Nebraska at Illinois
Wednesday, Jan. 27	Iowa at Washington
	Penn State at Michigan
	USC at Indiana
Thursday, Jan. 28	Maryland at Wisconsin
	Michigan State at Rutgers
	Northwestern at Ohio State
	Oregon at Minnesota
Saturday, Jan. 30	Illinois at UCLA
	Michigan at USC
Sunday, Jan. 31	Northwestern at Rutgers
	Oregon at Nebraska
	Ohio State at Penn State
	Purdue at Indiana
	Wisconsin at Iowa
Monday, Feb. 1	Michigan State at Maryland
Tuesday, Feb. 2	Illinois at USC
	Michigan at UCLA
Wednesday, Feb. 3	Ohio State at Indiana
Thursday, Feb. 4	Iowa at Nebraska
	Maryland at Purdue
	Minnesota at Wisconsin
	Penn State at Northwestern
	Washington at Oregon
Sunday, Feb. 7	Indiana at Washington
	Iowa at Michigan
	Maryland at Penn State
	Michigan State at Ohio State
	Nebraska at Purdue
	Northwestern at Illinois
	Rutgers at Minnesota
	USC at UCLA
Wednesday, Feb. 10	Indiana at Oregon
	Penn State at Rutgers
	Washington at Ohio State
Thursday, Feb. 11	Minnesota at Nebraska
	Purdue at Michigan State
	UCLA at Wisconsin
	USC at Iowa
Friday, Feb. 12	Northwestern at Michigan
Saturday, Feb. 13	Oregon at Illinois
	Washington at Penn State
Sunday, Feb. 14	Minnesota at Michigan State
	Nebraska at Maryland
	Purdue at Rutgers
	UCLA at Iowa
	Wisconsin at Indiana
Tuesday, Feb. 16	Oregon at Northwestern
Wednesday, Feb. 17	Illinois at Maryland
	Indiana at Purdue
	Michigan at Minnesota
	Rutgers at Washington
	Wisconsin at Nebraska
Thursday, Feb. 18	Iowa at Penn State
	Michigan State at USC
	Ohio State at UCLA
Saturday, Feb. 20	Michigan at Wisconsin
	Rutgers at Oregon
	Washington at Minnesota
Sunday, Feb. 21	Illinois at Indiana
	Maryland at Northwestern
	Michigan State at UCLA
	Ohio State at USC
	Penn State at Nebraska
	Purdue at Iowa
Wednesday, Feb. 24	Indiana at Michigan
	Nebraska at Rutgers
	Purdue at Ohio State
Thursday, Feb. 25	Maryland at Iowa
	Minnesota at Northwestern
	Oregon at Washington
	Penn State at Illinois
	UCLA at USC
	Wisconsin at Michigan State
Saturday, Feb. 27	Nebraska at Indiana
Sunday, Feb. 28	Illinois at Minnesota
	Iowa at Ohio State
	Michigan at Michigan State
	Northwestern at Purdue
	Rutgers at Maryland
	UCLA at Washington
	USC at Oregon
	Wisconsin at Penn State