The road trip continues Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 2025 Mountain West Tournament champion Colorado State (26-10, 16-4). Seeded 12th for last year’s NCAA Tournament, the Rams eliminated Memphis before falling to fourth-seeded Maryland.
A Friday, Nov. 14 matchup at Big Sky regular season and tournament champion Montana (25-10, 15-3) follows before the Mustangs visit Utah (16-17, 8-12) on Thursday, Nov. 20. The Utes also qualified for last year’s College Basketball Crown postseason event.
Cal Poly completes the road trip Nov. 24-25 with back-to-back matchups at Northern Arizona (18-16, 8-10 Big Sky) and versus reigning Ohio Valley Conference regular season champion Southeast Missouri State (21-12, 15-5). Northern Arizona qualified for last year’s postseason College Basketball Invitational.
The Mustangs return to Mott Athletics Center Saturday, Nov. 29 to welcome defending SCIAC champion Redlands (25-5, 14-2), which reached the 2025 NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinals.
Cal Poly enjoys its initial two conference dates Dec. 4 and 6 as part of Big West Bold Week before welcoming Montana State (15-18, 9-9) on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
The Mustangs then visit UCLA (23-11, 13-7 Big Ten) on Friday, Dec. 19 (the Bruins reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament second round) – before completing non-conference play Sunday, Dec. 21 by welcoming Idaho (14-19, 8-10).