Big Ten Network Announces 2026 Big Ten Volleyball Television Schedule

The Big Ten Network today announced its 2026 Big Ten Volleyball broadcast schedule, featuring a record 72 matches that includes regular season play, the majority of the first-ever Big Ten Volleyball Tournament and five games in the inaugural Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week. In addition to the matches on BTN, more than 160 matches can be seen on B1G+.

BTN’s coverage of the 2026 Big Ten volleyball season begins Saturday, Aug. 29, with a nonconference doubleheader. The doubleheader kicks off with a meeting between Miami (FL) and Michigan from Ann Arbor at 2 p.m. ET, followed by Penn State hosting UConn in University Park at 4 p.m. ET. A matchup between Stanford and Penn State from The Palestra in Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. ET marks another highlight of BTN’s nonconference slate.

As part of the inaugural Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week, BTN will broadcast a tripleheader on Tuesday, Sept. 1, beginning with a battle between LSU and Michigan State at 4:30 p.m. ET. The tripleheader continues with a matchup featuring South Carolina and Michigan at 6:30 p.m. ET and wraps up with Minnesota playing Florida at 9 p.m. ET. BTN’s coverage will also include a pair of matchups from West Lafayette on Wednesday, Sept. 2, including a game between Indiana and reigning national champions Texas A&M at 5 p.m. ET followed by a meeting between Georgia and Purdue at 7 p.m. ET.

A match between Ohio State and Nebraska in Lincoln on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 9 p.m. ET kicks off Big Ten conference play on BTN, followed by a tripleheader on Sunday, Sept 27, featuring Michigan hosting Washington at noon ET, Penn State traveling to take on Michigan State at 2 p.m. ET and wrapping up with Wisconsin at Purdue at 4 p.m. ET from Mackey Arena.

From Oct. 3 through Nov. 1, weekend matches will count toward the Big Ten | Discover Volleyball Challenge. BTN will broadcast matches throughout the challenge, including Wisconsin at Minnesota on Sunday, Oct. 4, Nebraska hosting Purdue on Saturday, Oct. 17, and UCLA traveling to face Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 24.

The final day of the regular season is highlighted by a doubleheader on Tuesday, Nov. 17, with Nebraska hosting Minnesota at 8:30 p.m. ET and USC facing off against UCLA in Westwood at 10:30 p.m. ET.

Following the regular season, BTN and B1G+ will be home to the first four rounds of the inaugural Big Ten Volleyball Tournament, including the semifinals, from Friday, Nov. 20 – Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Fishers Event Center. The championship match is scheduled to air Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.

More than 160 matches are scheduled to stream live on B1G+ during the upcoming season, including meetings between Oregon and Michigan on Oct. 10 and Purdue and Ohio State on Nov. 4. Fans can subscribe to B1G+ with an annual pass for $89.99 per year or a monthly pass for $12.99 per month. A multi-view option will again allow for streaming of four concurrent matches at once and fans can customize their multi-view windows on desktop, Fire TV and Apple TV. For more information on how to watch volleyball on B1G+, visit bigtenplus.com .

In addition, as part of a multi-year deal with DAZN , all volleyball games airing on the Big Ten Network will also be available to stream internationally on DAZN.

Coverage across all platforms also includes the return of At The Net, the Big Ten Network's multiplatform, behind-the-scenes look at the personalities and programs across Big Ten volleyball. Digital coverage will be available via the Big Ten Network’s X , Facebook , YouTube and Instagram platforms along with the @B1GVolleyball accounts on X , Instagram and YouTube . All television programming also streams live via FOX One , with a complete schedule below.

2026 Big Ten Network Volleyball Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET):

*Exclusively on B1G+