ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the breakdown of conference opponents for all 18 schools for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. Each member institution will play a 20-game conference schedule, playing three schools both home and away, while facing 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.
The complete list of Big Ten Conference single-play and repeat opponents is below. Game dates, times, and television information will be announced at a later time. ILLINOISHome: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USCHome/Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern INDIANAHome: Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Maryland Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USCHome/Away: Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue
IOWAHome: Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, WisconsinHome/Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Purdue MARYLANDHome: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA, USC, WisconsinHome/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Rutgers MICHIGANHome: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, WisconsinAway: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, WashingtonHome/Away: Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State MICHIGAN STATEHome: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA, USC
Away: Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan, Rutgers MINNESOTAHome: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, WashingtonHome/Away: Indiana, Northwestern, WisconsinNEBRASKAHome: Maryland, Michigan State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USCHome/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern NORTHWESTERNHome: Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, WisconsinHome/Away: Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska OHIO STATEHome: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, UCLA, USC
Away: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers, WashingtonHome/Away: Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin OREGON
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: UCLA, USC, Washington
PENN STATEHome: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, WashingtonHome/Away: Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers
PURDUEHome: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, WashingtonAway: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USCHome/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin RUTGERSHome: Indiana, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, WisconsinHome/Away: Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State
UCLA
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Oregon, USC, Washington
USC
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, Washington
WASHINGTON
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, USCWISCONSINHome: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Rutgers, UCLA, USCAway: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Home/Away: Minnesota, Ohio State, PurdueThe Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, and the broad-based programs of the 18 Big Ten institutions provide direct financial support for more than 14,000 student-athletes. For more information, visit www.bigten.org.
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