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Michigan basketball's Big Ten opponents announced for 2025-26

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Syndication: Detroit Free Press
Michigan head coach Dusty May acknowledges the fans as the team celebrate 59-53 win over Wisconsin to win the Big Ten Tournament championship game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press via USA Today syndication)

The Michigan Wolverines‘ offseason continues to roll along with its roster overhaul, but the schedule is coming into focus when it comes to Big Ten opponents.

The conference announced on Tuesday its opponent designations for the league. Michigan will play home-and-homes with rivals Michigan State and Ohio State, along with Penn State.

At home, Michigan hosts Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC and Washington. Its road trips will be at Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue and Washington.

Dates and tip times will be announced in the future.

Here is how it breaks down, per the conference:
Home: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State

Michigan’s non-conference schedule is coming into focus, too. The Wolverines will play Wake Forest in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena next season, in addition to a road game at TCU (Nov. 14, 2025) and be part of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, which will be three games over Thanksgiving week. A neutral-site game with Duke has been rumored for Washington, D.C. in February 2026.

Michigan closed out Dusty May’s first season in Ann Arbor with a 27-10 record, a 19-win improvement from the previous year. The team won the Big Ten Conference tournament with wins over Purdue, Maryland and Wisconsin. The Wolverines were a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in Atlanta, where it eventually lost to top overall seed Auburn.

“I know that these guys are going to come back in 10 years and tell stories about this tournament, and tell stories about the time we got knocked on our tails the last three games of the regular season and how we responded,” head coach Dusty May told after the Big Ten tournament title win. “Ultimately, we’re very proud. When you have a history and a legacy like Michigan, you’re very proud to be a part of it, but it’s great that I know this team will have a bond for eternity.

“It’s great for these guys. They’re going to bring their grandkids and children, and they’re going to point up at that picture. You see those banners in Crisler. Crisler is clean and crisp, and when you’re part of one of those, it’s really, really cool. For me, it confirms that we’re going to be able to bring this group back in five years, 10 years and 20 years, because I care a lot more about that than I do the actual banner. The banner is just a symbol of this group coming together and doing something special.”