Big Ten Communications
Published: 9/18/2025, Last updated: 9/18/2025
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 | UCLA at Minnesota |
| Orgon 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 |
