Sun Sep 21 03:20:00 UTC 2025: ## Big Ten Unveils Women’s Basketball Schedule for 2025-26 Season

**ROSEMONT, Ill. –** The Big Ten Conference has released the full schedule of women’s basketball conference matchups for the 2025-26 season, featuring all 18 member institutions. The announcement was made live on the Big Ten Network on Thursday.

Each team will participate in an 18-game conference schedule, a format now familiar as it enters its seventh iteration in eight seasons. The schedule includes one home-and-away series against a single opponent, with the remaining 16 teams being faced only once, eight at home and eight on the road.

Conference play kicks off on Saturday, December 6, with three games, followed by the remaining 12 teams opening their conference campaigns on Sunday, December 7. The schedule takes a break for the holiday season before resuming on Sunday, December 28, with four games. The regular season concludes on Sunday, March 1, with a full slate of 12 teams competing.

The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will then be held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis from March 4-8, marking its 33rd year.

The USC Trojans will enter the season as the reigning Big Ten regular season champions, having posted a stellar 16-1 conference record last season. However, the UCLA Bruins are the reigning Big Ten Tournament champions, having defeated USC 72-67 in the championship game.

The complete 2025-26 Big Ten women’s basketball conference schedule is available online. Tipoff times and television broadcast details will be announced at a later date.

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