Big Ten Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedules

As the 2025–26 season gets set to tip off in just under a month, Big Ten programs are set to face a range of non-conference opponents that will help shape early momentum and postseason positioning before conference play begins. HawkeyeReport has compiled a team-by-team look at every non-conference slate across the Big Ten Conference…

Illinois Fighting Illini

Last Season: 22-13 (12-8) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 3) vs Jackson State, (Nov 7) vs Florida Gulf Coast, (Nov 11) vs Texas Tech, (Nov 14) vs Colgate, (Nov 19) vs Alabama (Chicago, IL), (Nov 22) vs Long Island, (Nov 24) vs UT-Rio Grande Valley, (Nov 28) vs UConn (New York, NY), (Dec 6) vs Tennessee (Nashville, TN), (Dec 22) vs Missouri (St Louis, MO), (Dec 29) vs Southern

Indiana Hoosiers

Last Season: 19-13 (10-10) – No Postseason

(Nov 5) vs Alabama A&M, (Nov 9) vs Marquette (Chicago, IL), (Nov 12) vs Milwaukee, (Nov 16) vs Incarnate Word, (Nov 20) vs Lindenwood, (Nov 25) vs Kansas State, (Nov 29) vs Bethune-Cookman, (Dec 6) vs Louisville (Indianapolis, IN), (Dec 13) at Kentucky, (Dec 20) vs Chicago State, (Dec 22) vs Siena

Iowa Hawkeyes

Last Season: 17-16 (7-13) – No Postseason

(Nov 4) vs Robert Morris, (Nov 7) vs Western Illinois, (Nov 14) vs Xavier, (Nov 18) vs SEMO, (Nov 20) vs Chicago State, (Nov 25) vs Ole Miss (Acrisure Classic), (Nov 26) vs Utah/Grand Canyon (Acrisure Classic), (Dec 11) at Iowa State, (Dec 14) vs Western Michigan, (Dec 20) vs Bucknell (Des Moines, IA), (Dec 29) vs UMass-Lowell

Maryland Terrapins

Last Season: 27-9 (14-6) – NCAAT Sweet Sixteen

(Nov 3) vs Coppin State, (Nov 7) vs Georgetown, (Nov 11) vs Alcorn State, (Nov 15) at Marquette, (Nov 19) vs Mount St Mary’s, (Nov 24) vs UNLV (Players Era), (Nov 25) vs Gonzaga (Players Era), (Dec 2) vs Wagner, (Dec 20) at Virginia, (Dec 28) vs Old Dominion

Michigan Wolverines

Last Season: 27-10 (14-6) – NCAAT Sweet Sixteen

(Nov 3) vs Oakland, (Nov 11) vs Wake Forest (Detroit, MI), (Nov 14) at TCU, (Nov 19) vs Middle Tennessee, (Nov 24) vs San Diego State (Players Era), (Nov 25) vs Auburn (Players Era), (Dec 9) vs Villanova, (Dec 21) vs La Salle, (Dec 29) vs McNeese State

Michigan State Spartans

Last Season: 30-7 (17-3) – NCAAT Elite Eight

(Nov 3) vs Colgate, (Nov 8) vs Arkansas, (Nov 13) vs San Jose State, (Nov 18) vs Kentucky (New York, NY), (Nov 21) vs Detroit Mercy, (Nov 25) vs East Carolina (Fort Myers Classic), (Nov 27) vs North Carolina (Fort Myers Classic), (Dec 6) vs Duke, (Dec 16) vs Toledo, (Dec 20) vs Oakland (Detroit, MI), (Dec 29) vs Cornell

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Last Season: 15-17 (7-13) – No Postseason

(Nov 3) vs Gardner-Webb, (Nov 8) vs Alcorn State, (Nov 12) at Missouri, (Nov 15) vs Green Bay, (Nov 15) vs Chicago State, (Nov 22) vs San Francisco (Sioux Falls, SD), (Nov 27) vs Stanford (Acrisure Invitational), (Nov 28) vs Santa Clara/St Louis (Acrisure Invitational), (Dec 14) vs Texas Southern, (Dec 21) vs Campbell, (Dec 29) vs Fairleigh Dickinson

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Last Season: 21-14 (7-13) – College Basketball Crown Champions

(Nov 3) vs West Georgia, (Nov 8) vs FIU, (Nov 11) vs Maryland-Eastern Shore, (Nov 15) vs Oklahoma (Sioux Falls, SD), (Nov 20) vs New Mexico (HOF Classic), (Nov 21) vs Kansas State/Mississippi State (HOF Classic), (Nov 25) vs Winthrop, (Nov 29) vs South Carolina Upstate, (Dec 7) vs Creighton, (Dec 21) vs North Dakota, (Dec 30) vs New Hampshire

Northwestern Wildcats

Last Season: 17-16 (7-13) – No Postseason

(Nov 3) vs Mercyhurst, (Nov 7) vs Boston University, (Nov 10) vs Cleveland State, (Nov 14) at DePaul, (Nov 21) vs Virginia (Greenbrier Tip-Off), (Nov 23) vs South Carolina (Greenbrier Tip-Off), (Nov 27) vs Oklahoma State (Chicago, IL), (Dec 13) vs Jackson State, (Dec 16) vs Valparaiso, (Dec 20) at Butler, (Dec 30) vs Howard

Ohio State Buckeyes

Last Season: 17-15 (9-11) – No Postseason

(Nov 3) vs IU Indianapolis, (Nov 7) vs Purdue Fort Wayne, (Nov 11) vs Appalachian State, (Nov 16) vs Notre Dame, (Nov 20) vs Western Michigan, (Nov 25) vs Mount St Mary’s, (Nov 28) at Pittsburgh, (Dec 13) vs West Virginia (Cleveland, OH), (Dec 20) vs North Carolina (Atlanta, GA), (Dec 23) vs Grambling State, (Feb 14) vs Virginia (Nashville, TN)

Oregon Ducks

Last Season: 25-10 (12-8) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 4) vs Hawaii, (Nov 7) vs Rice, (Nov 12) vs South Dakota State, (Nov 17) vs Oregon State, (Nov 24) vs Auburn (Players Era), (Nov 25) vs San Diego State (Players Era), (Dec 13) vs UC Davis, (Dec 17) vs Portland, (Dec 21) vs Gonzaga (Portland, OR), (Dec 28) vs Omaha

Penn State Lady Lions

Last Season: 16-15 (6-14) – No Postseason

(Nov 3) vs Fairfield, (Nov 8) at New Haven, (Nov 11) vs Navy, (Nov 15) vs La Salle (Philadelphia, PA), (Nov 19) vs Harvard, (Nov 22) vs Providence (Mohegan Sun), (Nov 25) vs Boston University, (Nov 29) vs Sacred Heart, (Dec 2) vs Campbell, (Dec 21) vs Pittsburgh (Hershey, PA), (Dec 29) vs NC Central

Purdue Boilermakers

Last Season: 24-12 (13-7) – NCAAT Sweet Sixteen

(Nov 4) vs Evansville, (Nov 7) vs Oakland, (Nov 13) at Alabama, (Nov 16) vs Akron, (Nov 21) vs Memphis (Baha Mar Championship), (Nov 22) vs Texas Tech/Wake Forest (Baha Mar Championship), (Nov 28) vs Eastern Illinois, (Dec 6) vs Iowa State, (Dec 13) vs Marquette, (Dec 20) vs Auburn (Indy Classic), (Dec 29) vs Kent State

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Last Season: 15-17 (8-12) – No Postseason

(Nov 5) vs Rider, (Nov 10) vs Maine, (Nov 14) vs Lehigh, (Nov 18) vs American, (Nov 21) vs Central Connecticut State, (Nov 24) vs Tennessee (Players Era), (Nov 25) vs Notre Dame (Players Era), (Dec 13) at Seton Hall, (Dec 20) vs Penn, (Dec 29) vs Delaware State

UCLA Bruins

Last Season: 23-11 (13-7) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 3) vs Eastern Washington, (Nov 7) vs Pepperdine, (Nov 10) vs West Georgia, (Nov 14) vs Arizona (Inglewood, CA), (Nov 18) vs Sacramento State, (Nov 21) vs Presbyterian, (Nov 25) vs California (San Francisco, CA), (Dec 13) vs Gonzaga (Seattle, WA), (Dec 17) vs Arizona State, (Dec 19) vs Cal Poly, (Dec 23) vs UC Riverside

USC Trojans

Last Season: 17-18 (7-13) – College Basketball Crown Second Round

(Nov 3) vs Cal Poly, (Nov 9) vs Manhattan, (Nov 14) vs Illinois State (Inglewood, CA), (Nov 20) vs Troy, (Nov 24) vs Boise State (Maui Invitational), (Nov 25) TBA (Maui Invitational), (Nov 26) TBA (Maui Invitational), (Dec 9) at San Diego, (Dec 14) vs Washington State, (Dec 17) vs UTSA, (Dec 21) vs Brown

Washington Huskies

Last Season: 12-18 (4-16) – No Postseason

(Nov 3) vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, (Nov 6) vs Denver, (Nov 9) at Baylor, (Nov 14) at Washington State, (Nov 18) vs Southern, (Nov 27) vs Nevada (Acrisure Holiday Classic), (Nov 28) vs Colorado/San Franscisco (Acrisure Holiday Classic), (Dec 13) vs Southern Utah, (Dec 19) vs Seattle U (Seattle, WA), (Dec 22) vs San Diego, (Dec 29) vs Utah

Wisconsin Badgers

Last Season: 27-10 (13-7) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 3) vs Campbell, (Nov 7) vs Northern Illinois, (Nov 11) vs Ball State, (Nov 17) vs SIU-Edwardsville, (Nov 21) vs BYU (Salt Lake City, UT), (Nov 27) vs Providence (Rady’s Children Invitational), (Nov 28) vs TCU/Florida (Rady’s Children Invitational), (Dec 6) vs Marquette, (Dec 19) vs Villanova (Milwaukee, WI), (Dec 22) vs Central Michigan, (Dec 30) vs Milwaukee