On Tuesday afternoon the Big Ten Conference released the men’s basketball schedule pairings for the 2026-27 season.
As has been the case for the last two years since the league expanded to 18 teams, each school will play just three conference opponents twice.
Here are Indiana’s 2026-27 home, away and double-play opponents:
The full schedule with dates and television designations will be released at a later time, typically in September.
Indiana will also play nonconference games in Indianapolis against Kentucky and Syracuse. You can keep track of everything known about the 2026-27 slate on our future opponents page.
Here are the league matchups for every team and full release by the Big Ten:
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ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference has announced the breakdown of conference opponents for all 18 schools for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season. Each member institution will play a 20-game conference schedule, playing three schools both home and away, while facing 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.
The complete list of Big Ten Conference single-play and repeat opponents is below. Game dates, times, and television information will be announced at a later date.
ILLINOIS
Home: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, UCLA, USC
Away: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington
Home/Away: Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin
INDIANA
Home: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue
IOWA
Home: Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan State, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Away: Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Nebraska, Ohio State, Wisconsin
MARYLAND
Home: Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Rutgers
MICHIGAN
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Away: Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State
MICHIGAN STATE
Home: Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska
MINNESOTA
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin
NEBRASKA
Home: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Illinois, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State
NORTHWESTERN
Home: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Maryland, Michigan, Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota
OHIO STATE
Home: Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Iowa, Michigan, Penn State
OREGON
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: UCLA, USC, Washington
PENN STATE
Home: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers
PURDUE
Home: Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA, USC
Away: Michigan, Minnesota, Michigan State, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Illinois, Indiana, Rutgers
RUTGERS
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Ohio State, Washington
Home/Away: Maryland, Penn State, Purdue
UCLA
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: Oregon, USC, Washington
USC
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, Washington
WASHINGTON
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, USC
WISCONSIN
Home: Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota
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