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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) \u2014 The Big Ten Conference on Thursday announced the conference schedule for the 2025-26 Nebraska men\u2019s basketball season.<\/p>\n
The Huskers will open conference play at home for the first time in head coach Fred Hoiberg\u2019s seven seasons.<\/p>\n
The 20-game gauntlet starts with two December clashes against NCAA Tournament foes, as Nebraska will take on Wisconsin on Dec. 10 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.<\/p>\n
Nebraska will then head to Illinois to take on the Fighting Illini on Dec. 13.<\/p>\n
The Huskers open the new year with one of the biggest home games of the season as defending regular-season champion Michigan State makes its first visit to PBA since 2023.<\/p>\n
The matchup with the Spartans on Jan. 2 is one of three home games during the month.<\/p>\n
Oregon (Jan. 13) and Washington (Jan. 21) will make their first appearances in PBA as Big Ten foes.<\/p>\n
Nebraska will spend a good portion of January on the road with a pair of back-to-back road games. <\/p>\n
NU travels to Ohio State (Jan. 5) and Indiana (Jan. 10) early in the month and closes January with trips to Minnesota (Jan. 24) and Michigan (Jan. 27). <\/p>\n
The Huskers will also face Northwestern (Jan. 17) on the road during the month, as five of NU\u2019s eight games in January are away from home.<\/p>\n
In February, Nebraska will play five of its first seven games at home.<\/p>\n
The stretch features a trio of weekend home games against Illinois (Feb. 1), Northwestern (Feb. 14) and Penn State (Feb. 21).<\/p>\n
A matchup with Big Ten preseason favorite Purdue (Feb. 10) and Sweet 16 qualifier Maryland (Feb. 25) round out Nebraska\u2019s home games in February.<\/p>\n
NU travels to Rutgers (Feb. 7) and Iowa (Feb. 17), marking the first of two matchups with the Hawkeyes in the final six Big Ten contests.<\/p>\n
The Huskers close February with its two-game west coast swing against USC (Feb. 28) and UCLA (March 3).<\/p>\n
Nebraska will host Iowa in the regular-season finale on March 8.<\/p>\n
The conference also made a change to the men\u2019s conference tournament format, marking the first Big Ten tournament to feature and 18-team field.<\/p>\n
Today, the formats were announced for the 2026 Big Ten Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Basketball Tournaments.<\/p>\n
Rick Pizzo and Autumn Johnson share the details pic.twitter.com\/LaJYd7pwiQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The tournament will take place at the United Center in Chicago from March 10 through March 15.<\/p>\n Start times and network designations for all Big Ten and non-conference games are expected to be announced later this month.<\/p>\n While the season ticket deadline has passed, mini plans and single-game ticket info will be announced in the coming days, according to the athletic department.<\/p>\n Tickets for the Oct. 18 exhibition game with BYU are on sale now by visiting the Huskers\u2019 website<\/a> or calling 800-8-BIGRED.<\/p>\n Nebraska\u2019s full schedule is below:<\/p>\n \tDateOpponetLocation<\/p>\n \tOct. 18BYU (Exhibition)Pinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tOct. 27Midland (Exhibition)Pinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tNov. 3West GeorgiaPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tNov. 8Florida InternationalPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tNov. 11Maryland-Eastern ShorePinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tNov. 15vs. OklahomaSamford Pentagon<\/p>\n \tNov. 20vs. New MexicoT-Mobile Center<\/p>\n \tNov. 21vs. Kansas State\/Mississippi StateT-Mobile Center<\/p>\n \tNov. 25WinthropPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tNov. 29South Carolina UpstatePinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tDec. 7CreightonPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tDec. 10WisconsinPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tDec. 13@ IllinoisState Farm Center<\/p>\n \tDec. 21North DakotaPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tDec. 30New HampshirePinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tJan. 2Michigan StatePinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tJan. 5@ Ohio StateValue City Arena<\/p>\n \tJan. 10@ IndianaSimon Skjodt Arena<\/p>\n \tJan. 13OregonPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tJan. 17@ NorthwesternWelsh-Ryan Arena<\/p>\n \tJan. 21WashingtonPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tJan. 24@ MinnesotaWilliams Arena<\/p>\n \tJan. 27@ MichiganCrisler Center<\/p>\n \tFeb. 1IllinoisPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tFeb. 7@ RutgersJersey Mike’s Arena<\/p>\n \tFeb. 10PurduePinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tFeb. 14NorthwesternPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tFeb. 17@ IowaCarver-Hawkeye Arena<\/p>\n \tFeb. 21Penn StatePinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tFeb. 25MarylandPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \tFeb. 28@USCGalen Center<\/p>\n \tMarch 3@UCLAPauley Pavilion<\/p>\n \tMarch 8IowaPinnacle Bank Arena<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCategories: Husker Sports<\/a>, Sports<\/a>\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tTags: basketball<\/a>, Big ten conference<\/a>, Big Ten Tournament<\/a>, Chicago<\/a>, college basketball<\/a>, Fred Hoiberg<\/a>, Huskers<\/a>, Illinois<\/a>, Indiana<\/a>, Maryland<\/a>, Michigan<\/a>, Michigan State<\/a>, Minnesota<\/a>, Nebraska<\/a>, Northwestern<\/a>, Ohio State<\/a>, Oregon<\/a>, Penn State<\/a>, Purdue<\/a>, tickets<\/a>, ucla<\/a>, united center<\/a>, usc<\/a>, Washington<\/a>, Wisconsin<\/a>
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