Big Ten Announces 2025-26 Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule

Big Ten Announces 2025-26 Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced a full breakdown of its 180 men’s basketball conference matchups for the 2025-26 season, as revealed live Thursday on the Big Ten Network. For the eighth consecutive year, each Big Ten Conference member institution will compete in a 20-game conference schedule.

 

The Big Ten Conference season will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 2, with three games as Iowa visits Michigan State, Rutgers welcomes Purdue, and USC travels to Oregon. A total of 18 conference games will be played between Dec. 2-13 before conference play breaks until January 2026.

Following the holiday break, Big Ten action will resume on Friday, Jan. 2 with three games.

 

During the conference season, each member institution will play a 20-game league schedule, facing three schools both home and away, while meeting 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.

 

The 29th Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played March 10-15, 2026, at the United Center in Chicago, marking the first Big Ten Tournament to feature an 18-team field.

The tournament will open on Tuesday, March 10 with a pair of games featuring the number 15-18 seeds. Wednesday’s schedule will include four contests, as Tuesday’s winners will join seeds 9-14 in second round action.

Seeds 5-8 will begin tournament play on Thursday, with the top four seeds slated to open their postseasons in Friday’s quarterfinal round. The semifinal contests are scheduled for Saturday, with a champion crowned following Sunday’s title game. CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game on CBS for the 29th consecutive year, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.

Last season, Michigan State posted a 17-3 mark in conference play to secure its 17th Big Ten championship and first since 2020. Michigan, who entered the Big Ten Tournament as the number three seed, topped No. 5 seed Wisconsin 59-53 to win its third tournament crown.

The complete 2025-25 Big Ten Conference men’s basketball conference schedule can be found below. Tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule

Tuesday, Dec. 2               Iowa at Michigan State

                                         Purdue at Rutgers

                                         USC at Oregon
Wednesday, Dec. 3        Indiana at Minnesota

                                         UCLA at Washington

                                         Northwestern at Wisconsin

Saturday, Dec. 6              Maryland at Iowa

                   Ohio State at Northwestern

                   Rutgers at Michigan

                   Oregon at UCLA

                   Washington at USC

Tuesday, Dec. 9               Penn State at Indiana

                                         Illinois at Ohio State

Wednesday. Dec. 10     Wisconsin at Nebraska

                                         Minnesota at Purdue

Saturday, Dec. 13           Nebraska at Illinois

                                         Michigan at Maryland

                                         Michigan State at Penn State

Friday, Jan. 2                   Oregon at Maryland

                                         USC at Michigan

                                         Michigan State at Nebraska

                                         Ohio State at Rutgers

Saturday, Jan. 3              UCLA at Iowa

                                         Minnesota at Northwestern

                                         Illinois at Penn State

                                         Purdue at Wisconsin

Sunday, Jan. 4                 Washington at Indiana

Monday, Jan. 5               USC at Michigan State

                                         Nebraska at Ohio State

                                         Oregon at Rutgers

Tuesday, Jan. 6               Iowa at Minnesota

                                         Michigan at Penn State

                                         UCLA at Wisconsin

Wednesday, Jan. 7         Indiana at Maryland

                                         Washington at Purdue

Thursday, Jan. 8              Rutgers at Illinois

                                         Northwestern at Michigan State

                                         Ohio State at Oregon

Friday, Jan. 9                   USC at Minnesota

Saturday, Jan. 10            Nebraska at Indiana

                                         Wisconsin at Michigan

                                         Penn State at Purdue

                                         Maryland at UCLA

Sunday, Jan. 11               Illinois at Iowa

                                         Northwestern at Rutgers

                                         Ohio State at Washington

Tuesday, Jan. 13             Indiana at Michigan State

                                         Wisconsin at Minnesota

                                         Oregon at Nebraska

                                         Maryland at USC

Wednesday, Jan. 14       Illinois at Northwestern

                                         UCLA at Penn State

                                         Iowa at Purdue

                                         Michigan at Washington

Saturday, Jan. 17            Minnesota at Illinois

                                         Iowa at Indiana

                                         Nebraska at Northwestern

                                         UCLA at Ohio State

                                         Michigan at Oregon

                                         Purdue at USC

                                         Michigan State at Washington

                                         Rutgers at Wisconsin

Sunday, Jan. 18               Penn State at Maryland

Tuesday, Jan. 20             Rutgers at Iowa

                                         Indiana at Michigan

                                         Minnesota at Ohio State

                                         Michigan State at Oregon

                                         Purdue at UCLA

Wednesday, Jan. 21      Maryland at Illinois

                                        Washington at Nebraska

                                        Northwestern at USC

Thursday, Jan. 22          Wisconsin at Penn State

Friday, Jan. 23                Ohio State at Michigan

                                        Indiana at Rutgers

Saturday, Jan. 24           Maryland at Michigan State

                                        Nebraska at Minnesota

                                        Illinois at Purdue

                                        Northwestern at UCLA

Sunday, Jan. 25              Oregon at Washington

                                        USC at Wisconsin

Monday, Jan. 26            Penn State at Ohio State

Tuesday, Jan. 27            Purdue at Indiana

                                        Nebraska at Michigan

                                        Michigan State at Rutgers

Wednesday, Jan. 28      USC at Iowa

                                        UCLA at Oregon

                                        Minnesota at Wisconsin

Thursday, Jan. 29          Washington at Illinois

                                       Penn State at Northwestern

Friday, Jan. 30               Michigan at Michigan State

Saturday, Jan. 31          Washington at Northwestern

                                       Indiana at UCLA

                                       Rutgers at USC

                                       Ohio State at Wisconsin

Sunday, Feb. 1               Purdue at Maryland

                                       Illinois at Nebraska

                                       Iowa at Oregon

                                       Minnesota at Penn State

Tuesday, Feb. 3             Rutgers at UCLA

                                       Indiana at USC

Wednesday, Feb. 4       Northwestern at Illinois

                                       Michigan State at Minnesota

                                       Iowa at Washington

Thursday, Feb. 5           Ohio State at Maryland

                                       Penn State at Michigan

Saturday, Feb. 7            Wisconsin at Indiana

                                       Illinois at Michigan State

                                       Oregon at Purdue

                                       Nebraska at Rutgers

                                       Washington at UCLA

Sunday, Feb. 8               Northwestern at Iowa

                                       Maryland at Minnesota

                                       Michigan at Ohio State

                                       USC at Penn State

Monday, Feb. 9             Oregon at Indiana

Tuesday, Feb. 10           Wisconsin at Illinois

                                       Purdue at Nebraska

Wednesday, Feb. 11     Iowa at Maryland

                                       Michigan at Northwestern

                                       USC at Ohio State

                                       Penn State at Washington

Friday, Feb. 13               Michigan State at Wisconsin

Saturday, Feb. 14          Purdue at Iowa

                                       UCLA at Michigan

                                       Northwestern at Nebraska

                                       Penn State at Oregon

                                       Minnesota at Washington

Sunday, Feb. 15             Indiana at Illinois

                                        Maryland at Rutgers

Tuesday, Feb. 17           Nebraska at Iowa

                                        UCLA at Michigan State

                                        Wisconsin at Ohio State

                                        Minnesota at Oregon

                                        Michigan at Purdue

Wednesday, Feb. 18     Maryland at Northwestern

                                        Rutgers at Penn State

                                        Illinois at USC

Friday, Feb. 20               Indiana at Purdue

Saturday, Feb. 21          Washington at Maryland

                                        Rutgers at Minnesota

                                        Penn State at Nebraska

                                        Illinois at UCLA

                                        Oregon at USC

Sunday, Feb. 22             Ohio State at Michigan State

                                        Iowa at Wisconsin

Tuesday, Feb. 24           Northwestern at Indiana

                                        Minnesota at Michigan

                                        Washington at Rutgers

                                        USC at UCLA

Wednesday, Feb. 25     Ohio State at Iowa

                                        Maryland at Nebraska

                                        Wisconsin at Oregon

Thursday, Feb. 26         Michigan State at Purdue

Friday, Feb. 27               Michigan at Illinois

Saturday, Feb. 28          Michigan at Penn State

                                 UCLA at Wisconsin

                                        UCLA at Minnesota

                                        Oregon at Northwestern

                                        Iowa at Penn State

                                        Nebraska at USC

                                        Wisconsin at Washington

Sunday, March 1           Michigan State at Indiana

                                        Rutgers at Maryland

                                        Purdue at Ohio State

Tuesday, March 3          Oregon at Illinois

                                        Nebraska at UCLA

Wednesday, March 4   Minnesota at Indiana

                                        Purdue at Northwestern

                                        Ohio State at Penn State

                                        USC at Washington

                                        Maryland at Wisconsin

Thursday, March 5        Michigan at Iowa

                                        Rutgers at Michigan State

Saturday, March 7        Northwestern at Minnesota

                                        Indiana at Ohio State

                                        Washington at Oregon

                                        Wisconsin at Purdue

                                        UCLA at USC

Sunday, March 8           Illinois at Maryland

                                        Michigan State at Michigan

                                        Iowa at Nebraska

                                        Penn State at Rutgers

2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule

Tuesday, March 10 (First Round)

Game 1                          No. 16 seed vs. No. 17 seed

Game 2                          No. 15 seed vs. No. 18 seed

Wednesday, March 11 (Second Round)

Game 3                          Game 1 winner vs. No. 9 seed

Game 4                          No. 12 seed vs. No. 13 seed

Game 5                          Game 2 winner vs. No. 10 seed

Game 6                          Game 11 seed vs. No. 14 seed

Thursday, March 12 (Third Round)

Game 7                          Game 3 winner vs. No. 8 seed

Game 8                          Game 4 winner vs. No. 5 seed

Game 9                          Game 5 winner vs. No. 7 seed

Game 10                        Game 6 winner vs. No. 6 seed

Friday, March 13 (Quarterfinals)

Game 11                        Game 7 winner vs. No. 1 seed

Game 12                        Game 8 winner vs. No. 4 seed

Game 13                        Game 9 winner vs. No. 2 seed

Game 14                        Game 10 winner vs. No. 3 seed

Saturday, March 14 (Semifinals)

Game 15                        Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

Game 16                        Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner

Sunday, March 15 (Championship)

Game 17                        Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner

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