2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference Slate Unveiled
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday a full breakdown of its 162 women’s basketball conference matchups for all 18 members for the 2025-26 season, as revealed live on the Big Ten Network.
Each Big Ten institution will play an 18-game schedule for the seventh time in eight 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 off on Saturday, Dec. 6, with three games, while the remaining 12 teams open conference action on Sunday, Dec. 7. The league slate pauses for the holidays and resumes on Sunday, Dec. 28 with a four-game lineup. The conference schedule is set to conclude on Sunday, March 1 with 12 teams in action. Attention will turn to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the 33rd Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 4-8.
USC will enter the 2025-26 campaign as the defending Big Ten Champion after going 16-1 in conference play last season. UCLA hoisted its first Big Ten Tournament trophy after defeating the Trojans, 72-67, in the championship game.
The complete 2025-26 Big Ten women’s basketball conference schedule can be found below. Tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule
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Saturday, Dec. 6 |
Indiana at Illinois |
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Iowa at Rutgers |
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Nebraska at Penn State |
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Sunday, Dec. 7 |
Maryland at Minnesota |
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Michigan State at Wisconsin |
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Ohio State at Northwestern |
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Purdue at Michigan |
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Oregon at UCLA |
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Washington at USC |
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Sunday, Dec. 28 |
Illinois at Purdue |
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Penn State at Iowa |
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Rutgers at Michigan State |
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UCLA at Ohio State |
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Monday, Dec. 29 |
Michigan at Oregon |
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Minnesota at Indiana |
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Northwestern at Washington |
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Wisconsin at Maryland |
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USC at Nebraska |
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Wednesday, Dec. 31 |
Ohio State at Purdue |
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UCLA at Penn State |
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Thursday, Jan. 1 |
Maryland at Illinois |
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Michigan at Washington |
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Michigan State at Indiana |
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Nebraska at Iowa |
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Northwestern at Oregon |
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Wisconsin at Rutgers |
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Saturday, Jan. 3 |
USC at UCLA |
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Sunday, Jan. 4 |
Illinois at Michigan State |
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Indiana at Maryland |
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Penn State at Wisconsin |
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Purdue at Nebraska |
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Rutgers at Ohio State |
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Monday, Jan. 5 |
Iowa at Northwestern |
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Minnesota at Michigan |
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Tuesday, Jan. 6 |
Oregon at USC |
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Wednesday, Jan. 7 |
Ohio State at Illinois |
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Thursday, Jan. 8 |
Indiana at Nebraska |
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Maryland at Rutgers |
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Michigan at Penn State |
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Michigan State at Washington |
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Northwestern at Minnesota |
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Purdue at Wisconsin |
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Sunday, Jan. 11 |
Illinois at Penn State |
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Iowa at Indiana |
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Michigan State at Oregon |
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Ohio State at Maryland |
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Rutgers at Northwestern |
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Wisconsin at Michigan |
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UCLA at Nebraska |
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USC at Minnesota |
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Washington at Purdue |
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Wednesday, Jan. 14 |
Penn State at Ohio State |
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UCLA at Minnesota |
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Washington at Indiana |
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Thursday, Jan. 15 |
Illinois at Michigan |
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Maryland at USC |
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Nebraska at Michigan State |
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Wisconsin at Northwestern |
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Oregon at Iowa |
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Sunday, Jan. 18 |
Maryland at UCLA |
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Michigan State at Iowa |
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Minnesota at Washington |
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Northwestern at Illinois |
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Purdue at USC |
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Rutgers at Penn State |
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Oregon at Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, Jan. 21 |
Minnesota at Oregon |
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Nebraska at Wisconsin |
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Penn State at Washington |
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Purdue at UCLA |
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Thursday, Jan. 22 |
Indiana at Ohio State |
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Iowa at Maryland |
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Michigan at Rutgers |
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USC at Michigan State |
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Saturday, Jan. 24 |
Illinois at Nebraska |
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Penn State at Oregon |
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Sunday, Jan. 25 |
Indiana at Purdue |
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Ohio State at Iowa |
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Wisconsin at Minnesota |
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UCLA at Northwestern |
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USC at Michigan |
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Washington at Rutgers |
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Wednesday, Jan. 28 |
Minnesota at Penn State |
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Northwestern at Nebraska |
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UCLA at Illinois |
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Oregon at Rutgers |
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Washington at Maryland |
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Thursday, Jan. 29 |
Iowa at USC |
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Michigan at Indiana |
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Wisconsin at Ohio State |
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Michigan State at Purdue |
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Saturday, Jan. 31 |
Oregon at Maryland |
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Sunday, Feb. 1 |
Illinois at Washington |
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Iowa at UCLA |
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Michigan at Michigan State |
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Nebraska at Ohio State |
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Northwestern at Indiana |
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Purdue at Minnesota |
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Rutgers at USC |
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Wednesday, Feb. 4 |
Illinois at Oregon |
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Indiana at Wisconsin |
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Maryland at Michigan State |
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Nebraska at Michigan |
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Penn State at Purdue |
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Rutgers at UCLA |
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Thursday, Feb. 5 |
Minnesota at Iowa |
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Ohio State at Washington |
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USC at Northwestern |
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Saturday, Feb. 7 |
Maryland at Nebraska |
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Michigan State at Penn State |
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Sunday, Feb. 8 |
Minnesota at Rutgers |
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Ohio State at Oregon |
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Purdue at Indiana |
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UCLA at Michigan |
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USC at Illinois |
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Washington at Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, Feb. 11 |
Wisconsin at Illinois |
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UCLA at Michigan State |
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Washington at Iowa |
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Thursday, Feb. 12 |
Indiana at USC |
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Michigan at Northwestern |
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Penn State at Maryland |
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Nebraska at Minnesota |
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Saturday, Feb. 14 |
Rutgers at Purdue |
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Sunday, Feb. 15 |
Indiana at UCLA |
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Maryland at Ohio State |
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Michigan State at Michigan |
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Minnesota at Wisconsin |
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Northwestern at Penn State |
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Oregon at Washington |
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Monday, Feb. 16 |
Iowa at Nebraska |
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Tuesday, Feb. 17 |
Rutgers at Illinois |
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Wednesday, Feb. 18 |
Northwestern at Michigan State |
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Ohio State at Minnesota |
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Thursday, Feb. 19 |
Iowa at Purdue |
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Nebraska at Oregon |
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Wisconsin at USC |
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Washington at UCLA |
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Saturday, Feb. 21 |
Penn State at Rutgers |
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Sunday, Feb. 22 |
Illinois at Northwestern |
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Michigan at Iowa |
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Michigan State at Minnesota |
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Nebraska at Washington |
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Purdue at Maryland |
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Wisconsin at UCLA |
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USC at Ohio State |
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Oregon at Indiana |
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Wednesday, Feb. 25 |
Indiana at Rutgers |
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Michigan at Ohio State |
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Northwestern at Maryland |
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USC at Penn State |
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Oregon at Purdue |
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Thursday, Feb. 26 |
Illinois at Iowa |
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Saturday, Feb. 28 |
Maryland at Michigan |
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Penn State at Indiana |
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Rutgers at Nebraska |
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Sunday, March 1 |
Iowa at Wisconsin |
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Minnesota at Illinois |
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Ohio State at Michigan State |
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Purdue at Northwestern |
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UCLA at USC |
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Washington at Oregon |