Big Ten Announces 2026-27 Women’s Basketball Conference Slate
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
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Saturday, Dec. 5 |
Indiana at Northwestern |
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Nebraska at Iowa |
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Ohio State at Rutgers |
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USC at Washington |
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Illinois at Wisconsin |
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Sunday, Dec. 6 |
Minnesota at Purdue |
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Penn State at Michigan State |
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UCLA at Oregon |
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Friday, Dec. 11 |
Michigan at Maryland |
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Tuesday, Dec. 29 |
Iowa at Illinois |
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Michigan State at Michigan |
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Oregon at Ohio State |
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Purdue at Penn State |
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Rutgers at Indiana |
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USC at Wisconsin |
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Washington at Nebraska |
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Wednesday, Dec. 30 |
Minnesota at Maryland |
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Northwestern at UCLA |
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Friday, Jan. 1 |
Iowa at Michigan State |
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Michigan at Purdue |
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Oregon at Penn State |
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Saturday, Jan. 2 |
Illinois at Rutgers |
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Indiana at Minnesota |
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Maryland at Ohio State |
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Nebraska at UCLA |
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Northwestern at USC |
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Wisconsin at Washington |
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Tuesday, Jan. 5 |
Maryland at Indiana |
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Nebraska at USC |
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Penn State at Minnesota |
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Rutgers at Iowa |
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UCLA at Purdue |
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Wisconsin at Oregon |
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Thursday, Jan. 7 |
Michigan State at Northwestern |
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Ohio State at Michigan |
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Washington at Illinois |
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Friday, Jan. 8 |
Rutgers at Penn State |
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UCLA at Indiana |
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USC at Maryland |
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Saturday, Jan. 9 |
Iowa at Minnesota |
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Sunday, Jan. 10 |
Michigan State at Nebraska |
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Oregon at Michigan |
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Ohio State at Wisconsin |
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Purdue at Illinois |
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Washington at Northwestern |
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Monday, Jan. 11 |
USC at Rutgers |
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Tuesday, Jan. 12 |
Indiana at Penn State |
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Minnesota at UCLA |
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Wednesday, Jan. 13 |
Illinois at Ohio State |
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Michigan at Nebraska |
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Oregon at Michigan State |
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Thursday, Jan. 14 |
Maryland at Washington |
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Northwestern at Iowa |
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Wisconsin at Purdue |
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Friday, Jan. 15 |
Minnesota at USC |
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Penn State at UCLA |
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Sunday, Jan. 17 |
Indiana at Iowa |
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Maryland at Oregon |
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Michigan State at Illinois |
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Northwestern at Wisconsin |
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Ohio State at Nebraska |
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Purdue at Washington |
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Rutgers at Michigan |
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Monday, Jan. 18 |
Penn State at USC |
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Wednesday, Jan. 20 |
Michigan at Illinois |
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Nebraska at Northwestern |
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Purdue at Oregon |
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Washington at Michigan State |
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Thursday, Jan. 21 |
Ohio State at Maryland |
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UCLA at Rutgers |
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Wisconsin at Minnesota |
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Saturday, Jan. 23 |
Illinois at Northwestern |
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Washington at Michigan |
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Sunday, Jan. 24 |
Indiana at Michigan State |
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Iowa at Oregon |
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Minnesota at Ohio State |
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Rutgers at Wisconsin |
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UCLA at Maryland |
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USC at Purdue |
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Tuesday, Jan. 26 |
Nebraska at Illinois |
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Wednesday, Jan. 27 |
Iowa at Washington |
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Penn State at Michigan |
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USC at Indiana |
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Thursday, Jan. 28 |
Maryland at Wisconsin |
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Michigan State at Rutgers |
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Northwestern at Ohio State |
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Oregon at Minnesota |
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Saturday, Jan. 30 |
Illinois at UCLA |
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Michigan at USC |
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Sunday, Jan. 31 |
Northwestern at Rutgers |
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Oregon at Nebraska |
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Ohio State at Penn State |
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Purdue at Indiana |
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Wisconsin at Iowa |
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Monday, Feb. 1 |
Michigan State at Maryland |
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Tuesday, Feb. 2 |
Illinois at USC |
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Michigan at UCLA |
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Wednesday, Feb. 3 |
Ohio State at Indiana |
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Thursday, Feb. 4 |
Iowa at Nebraska |
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Maryland at Purdue |
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Minnesota at Wisconsin |
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Penn State at Northwestern |
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Washington at Oregon |
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Sunday, Feb. 7 |
Indiana at Washington |
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Iowa at Michigan |
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Maryland at Penn State |
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Michigan State at Ohio State |
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Nebraska at Purdue |
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Northwestern at Illinois |
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Rutgers at Minnesota |
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USC at UCLA |
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Wednesday, Feb. 10 |
Indiana at Oregon |
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Penn State at Rutgers |
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Washington at Ohio State |
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Thursday, Feb. 11 |
Minnesota at Nebraska |
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Purdue at Michigan State |
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UCLA at Wisconsin |
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USC at Iowa |
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Friday, Feb. 12 |
Northwestern at Michigan |
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Saturday, Feb. 13 |
Oregon at Illinois |
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Washington at Penn State |
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Sunday, Feb. 14 |
Minnesota at Michigan State |
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Nebraska at Maryland |
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Purdue at Rutgers |
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UCLA at Iowa |
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Wisconsin at Indiana |
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Tuesday, Feb. 16 |
Oregon at Northwestern |
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Wednesday, Feb. 17 |
Illinois at Maryland |
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Indiana at Purdue |
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Michigan at Minnesota |
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Rutgers at Washington |
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Wisconsin at Nebraska |
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Thursday, Feb. 18 |
Iowa at Penn State |
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Michigan State at USC |
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Ohio State at UCLA |
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Saturday, Feb. 20 |
Michigan at Wisconsin |
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Rutgers at Oregon |
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Washington at Minnesota |
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Sunday, Feb. 21 |
Illinois at Indiana |
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Maryland at Northwestern |
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Michigan State at UCLA |
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Ohio State at USC |
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Penn State at Nebraska |
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Purdue at Iowa |
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Wednesday, Feb. 24 |
Indiana at Michigan |
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Nebraska at Rutgers |
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Purdue at Ohio State |
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Thursday, Feb. 25 |
Maryland at Iowa |
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Minnesota at Northwestern |
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Oregon at Washington |
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Penn State at Illinois |
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UCLA at USC |
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Wisconsin at Michigan State |
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Saturday, Feb. 27 |
Nebraska at Indiana |
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Sunday, Feb. 28 |
Illinois at Minnesota |
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Iowa at Ohio State |
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Michigan at Michigan State |
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Northwestern at Purdue |
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Rutgers at Maryland |
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UCLA at Washington |
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USC at Oregon |
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Wisconsin at Penn State |