(BIG TEN) – The Big Ten Conference announced a full breakdown of its 180 men’s basketball conference matchups for the 2026-27 season, as revealed live Wednesday on the Big Ten Network. For the ninth 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. 1, with four games as Rutgers visits Indiana, Wisconsin heads to Northwestern, Iowa travels to Purdue, and UCLA welcomes Oregon to Pauley Pavilion. A total of 18 conference games will be played between Dec. 1-13 before conference play breaks.
Following the holiday break, Big Ten action will resume on Wednesday, Dec. 30, with a pair of contests, as Oregon visits Ohio State and Purdue hosts USC.
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 30th TIAA Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played March 9-14, 2027, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The tournament will open on Tuesday, March 9, 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 for the 30th consecutive year, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.
Last season, Michigan rolled to a 19-1 conference record, securing its 16th Big Ten title and first since 2021, before claiming its second National Championship with a 69-63 win over Connecticut. The title marked the Wolverines first since 1989 and the first for the Big Ten since Michigan State’s win in 2000.
The complete 2026-27 Big Ten Conference men’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 Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule
| Tuesday, Dec. 1 | Rutgers at Indiana |
| Iowa at Purdue | |
| Oregon at UCLA | |
| Wisconsin at Northwestern | |
| Wednesday, Dec. 2 | Minnesota at Michigan State |
| Ohio State at Nebraska | |
| Washington at USC | |
| Saturday, Dec. 5 | USC at Oregon |
| Sunday, Dec. 6 | Maryland at Ohio State |
| Monday, Dec. 7 | Indiana at Iowa |
| Tuesday, Dec. 8 | Illinois at Minnesota |
| Nebraska at Penn State | |
| Purdue at Wisconsin | |
| Wednesday, Dec. 9 | Michigan State at Maryland |
| Michigan at Rutgers | |
| Saturday, Dec. 12 | Penn State at Illinois |
| Northwestern at Michigan | |
| Sunday, Dec. 13 | UCLA at Washington |
| Wednesday, Dec. 30 | Oregon at Ohio State |
| USC at Purdue | |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | USC at Indiana |
| Ohio State at Iowa | |
| UCLA at Maryland | |
| Washington at Michigan | |
| Michigan State at Nebraska | |
| Oregon at Penn State | |
| Rutgers at Purdue | |
| Illinois at Wisconsin | |
| Sunday, Jan. 3 | Minnesota at Northwestern |
| Tuesday, Jan. 5 | Purdue at Illinois |
| USC at Maryland | |
| Washington at Michigan State | |
| Michigan at Nebraska | |
| UCLA at Rutgers | |
| Wednesday, Jan. 6 | Wisconsin at Iowa |
| Penn State at Minnesota | |
| Northwestern at Ohio State | |
| Indiana at Oregon | |
| Friday, Jan. 8 | Purdue at Michigan |
| USC at Rutgers | |
| Saturday, Jan. 9 | Ohio State at Illinois |
| Maryland at Iowa | |
| Michigan State at UCLA | |
| Indiana at Washington | |
| Minnesota at Wisconsin | |
| Sunday, Jan. 10 | Nebraska at Oregon |
| Northwestern at Penn State | |
| Tuesday, Jan. 12 | Maryland at Indiana |
| Minnesota at Michigan | |
| Ohio State at Purdue | |
| Iowa at Rutgers | |
| Michigan State at USC | |
| Wednesday, Jan. 13 | Illinois at Northwestern |
| Nebraska at Washington | |
| Penn State at Wisconsin | |
| Saturday, Jan. 16 | Michigan at Indiana |
| Illinois at Maryland | |
| Oregon at Michigan State | |
| Iowa at Nebraska | |
| Rutgers at Northwestern | |
| Washington at UCLA | |
| Wisconsin at USC | |
| Sunday, Jan. 17 | Purdue at Minnesota |
| Penn State at Ohio State | |
| Tuesday, Jan. 19 | Nebraska at Illinois |
| Rutgers at Maryland | |
| Oregon at Michigan | |
| Wisconsin at UCLA | |
| Wednesday, Jan. 20 | Indiana at Minnesota |
| Purdue at Penn State | |
| Northwestern at Washington | |
| Friday, Jan. 22 | UCLA at Nebraska |
| Saturday, Jan. 23 | Penn State at Iowa |
| Michigan State at Ohio State | |
| Northwestern at Oregon | |
| Maryland at Purdue | |
| Minnesota at Rutgers | |
| Michigan at USC | |
| Washington at Wisconsin | |
| Sunday, Jan. 24 | Illinois at Indiana |
| Tuesday, Jan. 26 | Wisconsin at Maryland |
| Penn State at Michigan State | |
| Washington at Minnesota | |
| Iowa at Ohio State | |
| Nebraska at Purdue | |
| Michigan at UCLA | |
| Wednesday, Jan. 27 | USC at Illinois |
| Indiana at Northwestern | |
| Rutgers at Oregon | |
| Saturday, Jan. 30 | UCLA at Indiana |
| Nebraska at Iowa | |
| Ohio State at Michigan | |
| Purdue at Michigan State | |
| USC at Northwestern | |
| Maryland at Penn State | |
| Rutgers at Washington | |
| Sunday, Jan. 31 | Wisconsin at Minnesota |
| Tuesday, Feb. 2 | UCLA at Illinois |
| Maryland at Michigan State | |
| Indiana at Penn State | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 3 | Purdue at Rutgers |
| Iowa at USC | |
| Oregon at Wisconsin | |
| Friday, Feb. 5 | Illinois at Michigan State |
| Saturday, Feb. 6 | Indiana at Nebraska |
| Ohio State at Penn State | |
| Northwestern at Purdue | |
| Iowa at UCLA | |
| Minnesota at USC | |
| Michigan at Wisconsin | |
| Sunday, Feb. 7 | Washington at Oregon |
| Tuesday, Feb. 9 | Northwestern at Indiana |
| Nebraska at Maryland | |
| Illinois at Michigan | |
| Wisconsin at Ohio State | |
| Minnesota at UCLA | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 10 | Oregon at Iowa |
| Rutgers at Michigan State | |
| USC at Washington | |
| Friday, Feb. 12 | Penn State at Nebraska |
| Illinois at Purdue | |
| Saturday, Feb. 13 | Indiana at Maryland |
| Michigan State at Michigan | |
| Oregon at Minnesota | |
| Iowa at Northwestern | |
| Wisconsin at Rutgers | |
| UCLA at USC | |
| Sunday, Feb. 14 | Washington at Ohio State |
| Tuesday, Feb. 16 | Northwestern at Illinois |
| Purdue at Indiana | |
| Michigan State at Iowa | |
| Michigan at Minnesota | |
| Rutgers at Nebraska | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 17 | Maryland at Oregon |
| Washington at Penn State | |
| Ohio State at UCLA | |
| Friday, Feb. 19 | Indiana at Wisconsin |
| Saturday, Feb. 20 | Iowa at Michigan |
| Nebraska at Michigan State | |
| Illinois at Oregon | |
| Penn State at Rutgers | |
| Ohio State at USC | |
| Maryland at Washington | |
| Sunday, Feb. 21 | Northwestern at Minnesota |
| UCLA at Purdue | |
| Tuesday, Feb. 23 | Michigan State at Indiana |
| USC at Nebraska | |
| Michigan at Penn State | |
| Illinois at Washington | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 24 | Minnesota at Maryland |
| UCLA at Northwestern | |
| Purdue at Oregon | |
| Iowa at Wisconsin | |
| Thursday, Feb. 25 | Rutgers at Ohio State |
| Friday, Feb. 26 | Michigan at Michigan State |
| Saturday, Feb. 27 | Minnesota at Iowa |
| Nebraska at Northwestern | |
| Penn State at UCLA | |
| Oregon at USC | |
| Purdue at Washington | |
| Sunday, Feb. 28 | Wisconsin at Illinois |
| Ohio State at Indiana | |
| Maryland at Rutgers | |
| Tuesday, March 2 | Washington at Iowa |
| Michigan State at Northwestern | |
| Penn State at USC | |
| Wednesday, March 3 | UCLA at Oregon |
| Illinois at Rutgers | |
| Nebraska at Wisconsin | |
| Thursday, March 4 | Maryland at Michigan |
| Ohio State at Minnesota | |
| Friday, March 5 | Indiana at Purdue |
| Saturday, March 6 | Iowa at Illinois |
| Wisconsin at Michigan State | |
| USC at UCLA | |
| Oregon at Washington | |
| Sunday, March 7 | Northwestern at Maryland |
| Minnesota at Nebraska | |
| Michigan at Ohio State | |
| Rutgers at Penn State |
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