The Big Ten Conference office has announced the men’s basketball conference schedule for the 2026-27 season. The Gophers welcome 10 B1G opponents to The Barn by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota in the upcoming campaign. Times and television designations for the full Minnesota schedule will be available at a later date.
Minnesota opens the Big Ten season with four of its first six contests on the road. The Golden Gophers open the Big Ten season on Dec. 2 at Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., and host Illinois on Dec. 8 at the Barn. Following the completion of the nonconference schedule, Minnesota returns to league action on Jan. 3 when it travels to Northwestern. The Maroon and Gold return to the Barn to host Penn State on Jan. 6 before hitting the road for two games on Jan. 9 at Wisconsin and Jan. 12 at Michigan.
The Gophers are home for back-to-back games against Purdue (Jan. 17) and Indiana (Jan. 20) before traveling to Piscataway, N.J., to take on Rutgers Jan. 23. The ‘U’ closes out the month of January hosting Washington (Jan. 26) and the Badgers (Jan. 31).
Minnesota travels west for a pair of games against USC and UCLA, Feb. 6 and Feb. 9. Following the West Coast swing, The Gophers are home for three straight: Feb. 13 vs. Oregon, Feb. 16 vs. Michigan and Feb. 21 vs. Northwestern. They close out the month at Maryland (Feb. 24) and at Iowa (Feb. 27).
Minnesota’s final regular-season home game features Ohio State on March 4, as the Gophers close out the regular season at Nebraska on March 7. The Big Ten Tournament follows March 10-14 in Indianapolis at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Season tickets are on sale for the Gopher men’s basketball season. Single-game tickets will be available to season ticket holders beginning Monday, Sept. 21, followed by Gopher Score members on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and the general public beginning Thursday, Sept. 24. All on-sales begin at 9 a.m. CT.
Full 2026-27 Minnesota MBB Big Ten Schedule
Dec. 2 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich.
Dec. 8 vs. Illinois The Barn
Jan. 3 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill.
Jan. 6 vs. Penn State The Barn
Jan. 9 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis.
Jan. 12 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich.
Jan. 17 vs. Purdue The Barn
Jan. 20 vs. Indiana The Barn
Jan. 23 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
Jan. 26 vs Washington The Barn
Jan. 31 vs. Wisconsin The Barn
Feb. 6 at USC Los Angeles
Feb. 9 at UCLA Los Angeles
Feb. 13 vs. Oregon The Barn
Feb. 16 vs. Michigan The Barn
Feb. 21 vs. Northwestern The Barn
Feb. 24 at Maryland College Park, Md.
Feb. 27 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
March 4 vs. Ohio State The Barn
March 7 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb.
The 2026-27 University of Minnesota women’s basketball conference schedule was officially released Wednesday on B1G Today. The Golden Gophers’ Big Ten slate features nine home games and nine road games, beginning Dec. 6 at Purdue.
Fans can guarantee their seats to all the team’s home games by purchasing season tickets on GopherSports.com. Single-game tickets will be available to season ticket holders starting on September 21 at 9 a.m. CT and will be available to Gopher Score on September 22 at 9 a.m. CT. The public can purchase single-game tickets starting on September 24, at 9 a.m. CT.
Additionally, tipoff times, TV/streaming coverage and a full promotions schedule will all be announced at later dates.
Twelve of Minnesota’s 18 Big Ten games are against NCAA Tournament teams, with five of those games being played at Williams Arena by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. The Maroon and Gold will begin conference play Dec. 6 at Purdue’s Mackey Arena and will tip off against Maryland on Dec. 30 at the Xfinity Center.
The Gophers will have three consecutive home games against Indiana (Jan. 2), Penn State (Jan. 5) and Iowa (Jan. 9).
Minnesota will then hit the road to face reigning national champion UCLA on Jan. 12 at Pauley Pavilion, followed by a tilt at the Galen Center against USC on Jan. 15 before facing Border Battle rival Wisconsin on Jan. 21 at home.
The Gophers will take a quick trip to Columbus to take on Ohio State at the Schottenstein Center on Jan. 24 and will then host Oregon in Minneapolis on Jan. 28.
The Maroon and Gold will travel to face Wisconsin at the Kohl Center on Feb. 4 and will then host Rutgers on Feb. 7.
Continuing on the road, Minnesota will then have back-to-back road games against Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Feb. 11) and Michigan State at the Breslin Center (Feb. 14). They’ll return home for games against Michigan (Feb. 17) and Washington (Feb. 20).
The Gophers’ final road test will be against Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena (Feb. 25) before closing out the regular season at home against Illinois (Feb. 28).
Full 2026-27 Minnesota WBB Big Ten Schedule
Dec. 6 – at Purdue (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Dec. 30 – at Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Jan. 2 – vs. Indiana (The Barn)
Jan. 5 – vs. Penn State (The Barn)
Jan. 9 – vs. Iowa (The Barn)
Jan. 12 – at UCLA (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Jan. 15 – at USC (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Jan. 21 – vs. Wisconsin (The Barn)
Jan. 24 – at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio)
Jan. 28 – vs. Oregon (The Barn)
Feb. 4 – at Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.)
Feb. 7 – vs. Rutgers (The Barn)
Feb. 11 – at Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.)
Feb. 14 – at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.)
Feb. 17 – vs. Michigan (The Barn)
Feb. 20 – vs. Washington (The Barn)
Feb. 25 – at Northwestern (Evanston, Ill.)
Feb. 28 – vs. Illinois (The Barn)
(info courtesy of Gopher Sports)
