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Big Ten Women's Basketball Non-Conference Schedules

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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: 22-10 (11-7) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 4) vs Southeast Missouri State, (Nov 9) vs Illinois State, (Nov 14) at Oregon State, (Nov 18) vs Murray State, (Nov 23) at Florida State, (Nov 26) vs Western Kentucky, Nov 30) vs Le Moyne, (Dec 10) at Missouri, (Dec 14) vs North Texas, (Dec 19) vs Jackson State, (Dec 21) vs Bellarmine

Indiana Hoosiers

Last Season: 20-13 (10-8) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 4) vs Lipscomb, (Nov 7) vs Illinois-Chicago, (Nov 11) vs Marshall, (Nov 16) at Florida State, (Nov 19) vs Butler, (Nov 25) at Florida Gulf Coast, (Nov 28) vs Gonzaga (Coconut Hoops), (Nov 30) vs Iowa State/Marquette (Coconut Hoops), (Dec 3) vs Western Michigan, (Dec 11) vs UL-Monroe, (Dec 14) vs Eastern Michigan, (Dec 21) vs Western Carolina

Iowa Hawkeyes

Last Season: 23-11 (10-8) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 3) vs Southern, (Nov 9) vs Evansville, (Nov 13) vs Drake, (Nov 16) at Northern Iowa, (Nov 20) vs Baylor (WBCA Showcase), (Nov 22) vs Miami FL (WBCA Showcase), (Nov 30) vs Fairfield, (Dec 10) at Iowa State, (Dec 13) vs Lindenwood, (Dec 20) vs UConn (Brooklyn, NY)

Maryland Terrapins

Last Season: 25-8 (13-5) – Sweet Sixteen

(Nov 3) vs Loyola-Maryland, (Nov 6) vs UMBC, (Nov 9) vs Georgetown, (Nov 13) vs Towson, (Nov 16) vs Princeton, (Nov 20) vs Bethune-Cookman, (Nov 23) vs George Mason, (Nov 26) vs Kentucky (Puerto Rico Classic), (Nov 27) vs Hofstra (Puerto Rico Classic), (Dec 3) vs Mount St Mary’s, (Dec 10) vs Delaware State, (Dec 19) vs Central Connecticut State

Michigan Wolverines

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

(Nov 4) vs Canisius, (Nov 9) vs Harvard, (Nov 15) vs Notre Dame (Detroit, MI), (Nov 18) vs Binghamton, (Nov 21) vs UConn (HOF Showcase), (Nov 23) vs Syracuse (HOF Showcase), (Nov 26) vs Detroit Mercy, (Dec 3) vs Central Michigan, (Dec 13) vs Akron, (Dec 21) vs Oakland

Michigan State Spartans

Last Season: 22-10 (11-7) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 4) vs Mercyhurst, (Nov 9) vs Eastern Michigan, (Nov 12) vs Youngstown State, (Nov 16) vs Western Michigan, (Nov 20) vs Eastern Illinois, (Nov 23) vs Oakland, (Nov 28) vs Temple (Bah Mar Hoops), (Nov 30) vs Clemson/Western Carolina (Bah Mar Hoops), (Dec 7) at DePaul, (Dec 21) vs Indiana State (Cherokee Invitational), (Dec 22) vs Old Dominion/Ole Miss (Cherokee Invitational)

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Last Season: 25-11 (8-10) – WBIT Champions

(Nov 4) vs North Dakota, (Nov 7) vs Manhattan, (Nov 11) vs Marquette, (Nov 14) vs NJIT, (Nov 19) at Kansas, (Nov 24) vs South Florida (Bah Mar Hoops), (Nov 26) vs Harvard/Alabama (Bah Mar Hoops), (Dec 1) vs Samford, (Dec 10) vs Alabama A&M, (Dec 14) vs Wyoming, (Dec 21) at Drake

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Last Season: 21-12 (10-8) – NCAAT First Round

(Nov 3) vs Northwestern State, (Nov 8) vs Samford, (Nov 12) vs Creighton, (Nov 16) vs North Dakota State (Sioux Falls, SD), (Nov 19) vs Oral Roberts, (Nov 24) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (Emerald Coast Classic), (Nov 25) vs Virginia/Northwestern State (Emerald Coast Classic), (Dec 3) vs Bradley, (Dec 9) vs Omaha, (Dec 14) vs Illinois State, (Dec 21) vs Cal Baptist

Northwestern Wildcats

Last Season: 9-18 (2-14) – No Postseason

(Nov 5) vs IU Indy, (Nov 9) vs SIU-Edwardsville, (Nov 14) vs Maryland Eastern Shore, (Nov 17) at DePaul, (Nov 21) vs Cleveland State, (Nov 28) vs Abilene Christian (Fort Myers Tip-Off), (Nov 29) vs Missouri (Fort Myers Tip-Off), (Dec 3) vs Kansas, (Dec 14) at Utah, (Dec 18) vs Loyola-Chicago, (Dec 21) at George Washington

Ohio State Buckeyes

Last Season: 25-7 (13-5) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 9) vs Coppin State, (Nov 13) vs Bellarmine, (Nov 16) vs UConn (Hartford, CT), (Nov 19) vs Kent State, (Nov 24) vs Belmont (Bah Mar Hoops), (Nov 26) vs West Virginia/McNeese (Bah Mar Hoops), (Nov 30) vs Niagara, (Dec 11) vs Northern Kentucky, (Dec 14) vs Toledo, (Dec 18) vs Norfolk State, (Dec 22) vs Western Michigan, (Jan 19) vs TCU (Newark, NJ)

Oregon Ducks

Last Season: 20-12 (10-8) – NCAAT Second Round

(Nov 3) vs West Georgia, (Nov 8) vs Montana, (Nov 11) vs Grand Canyon, (Nov 16) vs Army, (Nov 19) at Washington State, (Nov 23) vs Utah State, (Nov 25) vs Saint Mary’s (Hoopfest Challenge), (Nov 27) vs Old Dominion (Hoopfest Challenge), (Nov 30) at Auburn, (Dec 3) vs Oregon State, (Dec 14) vs Montana State, (Dec 21) vs Stanford (San Francisco, CA)

Penn State Lady Lions

Last Season: 10-19 (1-17) – No Postseason

(Nov 3) vs Bucknell, (Nov 7) vs Cincinnati, (Nov 12) vs Coppin State, (Nov 16) at St Joseph’s, (Nov 22) vs Princeton (Battle 4 Atlantis), (Nov 24) vs San Diego State (Battle 4 Atlantis), (Nov 30) vs Yale, (Dec 10) vs Arizona State, (Dec 14) at South Carolina, (Dec 20) vs VCU (Culture Holiday Classic), (Dec 21) at Richmond (Culture Holiday Classic)

Purdue Boilermakers

Last Season: 10-19 (3-15) – No Postseason

(Nov 3) vs Fairleigh Dickinson, (Nov 6) vs Eastern Illinois, (Nov 12) at Purdue Fort Wayne, (Nov 18) at Kentucky, (Nov 23) vs Miami OH, (Nov 26) vs Howard, (Nov 30) at Central Michigan, (Dec 3) vs Evansville, (Dec 11) vs Lipscomb, (Dec 14) vs Dayton, (Dec 21) vs Jackson State

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Last Season: 13-20 (3-15) – WNIT Great Eight

(Nov 3) vs Wagner, (Nov 6) vs Quinnipiac, (Nov 9) vs Stony Brook, (Nov 13) vs Rhode Island, (Nov 16) vs Fairleigh Dickinson, (Nov 20) at Auburn, (Nov 24) vs Siena, (Nov 28) vs Northeastern, (Nov 30) vs Saint Peter’s, (Dec 10) at Princeton, (Dec 20) vs Lafayette

UCLA Bruins

Last Season: 34-3 (15-2) – NCAAT Final Four

(Nov 3) vs San Diego State (Anaheim, CA), (Nov 6) vs UC Santa Barbara, (Nov 10) vs Oklahoma (Sacramento, CA), (Nov 13) vs North Carolina (WBCA Challenge), (Nov 15) vs South Florida (WBCA Challenge), (Nov 23) vs Southern, (Nov 26) vs Texas (Las Vegas, NV), (Nov 27) vs Duke/South Carolina (Las Vegas, NV), (Nov 30) vs Tennessee, (Dec 16) vs Cal Poly, (Dec 20) vs Long Beach State

USC Trojans

Last Season: 31-4 (16-1) – NCAAT Elite Eight

(Nov 4) vs New Mexico State, (Nov 9) vs NC State (Ally Tipoff), (Nov 15) vs South Carolina, (Nov 18) vs Portland, (Nov 21) at Notre Dame, (Nov 25) vs Tennessee Tech, (Nov 28) vs Pepperdine, (Dec 2) vs Saint Mary’s, (Dec 13) vs UConn, (Dec 18) vs Cal Poly, (Dec 21) vs California (San Francisco, CA)

Washington Huskies

Last Season: 19-14 (9-9) – NCAAT First Four

(Nov 3) vs Seattle U, (Nov 10) vs Montana, (Nov 15) at Utah, (Nov 19) vs Fresno State, (Nov 23) vs Vermont, (Nov 25) vs Southern, (Nov 28) vs UC San Diego, (Dec 1) vs San Jose State, (Dec 13) vs Green Bay, (Dec 19) at Stanford, (Dec 21) at Pacific

Wisconsin Badgers

Last Season: 13-17 (4-14) – No Postseason

(Nov 5) vs Oakland, (Nov 8) at Marquette, (Nov 10) vs Milwaukee, (Nov 12) vs Bowling Green, (Nov 16) vs Green Bay, (Nov 19) at Illinois-Chicago, (Nov 23) vs Detroit Mercy, (Nov 28) vs Ole Miss (Daytona Beach Classic), (Nov 29) vs James Madison (Daytona Beach Classic), (Dec 10) vs San Diego, (Dec 21) vs IU Indy

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