The Big Ten announced the 2025-26 conference schedule today, which means that Michigan’s 2025-26 docket is officially set.
The conference also announced that the league tournament will include all 18 teams and begin on Tuesday this season. Last year, the bottom three finishers were excluded.
The Wolverines will play Rutgers (Dec. 6) and at Maryland (Dec. 13) during the Big Ten’s slate of December games.
They’ll re-open conference play in 2026 on January 2nd against USC.
Michigan’s trip to the West Coast is set for the middle of January with games at Washington (Jan. 14) and Oregon (Jan. 17).
The non-conference schedule is headlined by games against Duke (in February), Wake Forest, Villanova, TCU, and the Players Era Festival against Auburn, San Diego State, and a third opponent based on results.
The Wolverines play twice against Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State. They’ll host Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC and Wisconsin. They’ll play at Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue and Washington.
Michigan’s first game against Michigan State is scheduled for January 30th at Michigan State, with the rematch in Ann Arbor set for March 8th as the regular season finale.
Here’s Michigan’s complete 2025-26 schedule:
| Date | Time | Opponent | Location | TV | Tix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | |||||
| October 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM | at St. John’s (Exh.) | New York, NY | ||
| TBD | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||
| November 3, 2025 | Oakland | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Tix | ||
| November 11, 2025 | vs. Wake Forest | Detroit, Mich. | Tix | ||
| November 14, 2025 | at TCU | Fort Worth, Tex. | Tix | ||
| November 19, 2025 | Middle Tennessee | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Tix | ||
| Players Era Festival | |||||
| November 24, 2025 | 10:30 PM | vs. San Diego St. | Las Vegas, Nev. | truTV | Tix |
| November 25, 2025 | 8:30 PM | vs. Auburn | Las Vegas, Nev. | TNT | Tix |
| Nov. 26/27, 2025 | vs. TBD | Las Vegas, Nev. | Tix | ||
| December 6, 2025 | Rutgers | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| December 9, 2025 | Villanova | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Tix | ||
| December 13, 2025 | at Maryland | College Park, Md. | |||
| December 21, 2025 | LaSalle | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Tix | ||
| December 29, 2025 | McNeese | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Tix | ||
| Big Ten | |||||
| January 2, 2026 | USC | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| January 6, 2026 | at Penn State | State College, PA | |||
| January 10, 2026 | Wisconsin | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| January 14, 2026 | at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | |||
| January 17, 2026 | at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | |||
| January 20, 2026 | Indiana | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| January 23, 2026 | Ohio State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| January 27, 2026 | Nebraska | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| January 30, 2026 | at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | |||
| February 5, 2026 | Penn State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| February 8, 2026 | at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | |||
| February 11, 2026 | at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | |||
| February 14, 2026 | UCLA | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| February 17, 2026 | at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | |||
| February 21, 2026 | vs. Duke | Washington D.C. | Tix | ||
| February 24, 2026 | Minnesota | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| February 27, 2026 | at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | |||
| March 5, 2026 | at Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | |||
| March 8, 2026 | Michigan State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | |||
| Big Ten Tournament | |||||
| March 10–15, 2026 | United Center (Chicago) | ||||
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