Big Ten Announces Volleyball Opponent Rotation Through 2027

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the complete opponent rotation for all 18 schools for the 2026 and 2027 volleyball seasons on Monday. Each member institution will play an 17-match conference schedule against all conference opponents as part of a single round-robin, ensuring every team competes against each other annually. The format is designed to accommodate the inaugural Big Ten Volleyball Tournament in November 2026.

The complete list of Big Ten home/away opponents is below, with each matchup reversing sites in 2027. Dates, times and television coverage will be announced at a later date.

ILLINOIS
Home: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Oregon, Purdue, Rutgers, Washington

INDIANA
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC
Away: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin 

IOWA
Home: Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington

MARYLAND
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, UCLA, USC
Away: Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin

MICHIGAN
Home: Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan State, Northwestern, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin

MICHIGAN STATE
Home: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin

MINNESOTA
Home: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC

NEBRASKA
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington

NORTHWESTERN
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin

OHIO STATE
Home: Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Purdue, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, UCLA, USC

OREGON
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, Washington
Away: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin

PENN STATE
Home: Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Rutgers, Washington
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin

PURDUE
Home: Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Washington

RUTGERS
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington

UCLA
Home: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, USC, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers

USC
Home: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA

WASHINGTON
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin

WISCONSIN
Home: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC