Big Ten Releases 2026 Conference Schedule

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Big Ten Conference publicized the 2026 conference schedule, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

The Hawkeyes open league play with back-to-back road trips in Columbus and Champaign. Iowa opens against Ohio State, March 6-8. This will be the Hawkeyes first trip to Columbus since the 2017 season. Iowa will then head to Illinois, March 13-15, to face off with the Illini.

Iowa will then be in Iowa City for two straight weekends. The Hawkeyes will host Minnesota at Pearl Field, March 20-22, followed by Washington, March 27-29. This will be Iowa's first time facing the Huskies since their joining of the Big Ten. 

The month of April begins on the road with a series in Eugene, April 5-7, as the Hawkeyes play Oregon for the first time since its joining of the conference. Iowa will then host Indiana, April 17-19, before taking the last road trip of the season to Lincoln to take on Nebraska, April 24-26. 

The Hawkeyes will close out the regular season with a home contest against Purdue, May 1-3.

All start times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

The entire 2025 conference schedule can be found below. Iowa’s full schedule, including non-conference dates and opponents, will be released later this year.

2025 Big Ten Schedule

March 6-8 at Ohio State
March 13-15 at Illinois
March 20-22 vs. Minnesota
March 27-29 vs. Washington
April 3-5 at Oregon
April 17-19 vs. Indiana
April 24-26 at Nebraska
May 1-3 vs. Purdue

* bold denotes home games