Indiana men’s basketball’s full schedule for the 2025-26 season was announced Thursday on the Big Ten Network’s B1G Live show. The Hoosiers will play 20 conference contests.
The Cream and Crimson will begin Big Ten play at Minnesota on Dec. 3 before welcoming Penn State to Bloomington on Dec. 9. The Hoosiers will then have a nearly month-long break before fully diving into their conference slate.
Indiana’s nonconference schedule is headlined by matchups with Marquette University, the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky.
Here’s Indiana’s entire schedule for its first season under head coach Darian DeVries:
Exhibitions
Oct. 17: vs. Marian University in Bloomington
Oct. 26: vs. Baylor University at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
Regular season
Nov. 5: vs. Alabama A&M University in Bloomington
Nov. 9: vs. Marquette University at United Center in Chicago (1 p.m. tipoff on ESPN)
Nov. 12: vs. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Bloomington
Nov. 16: vs. University of the Incarnate Word in Bloomington
Nov. 20: vs. Lindenwood University in Bloomington
Nov. 25: vs. Kansas State University in Bloomington
Nov. 29: vs. Bethune-Cookman University in Bloomington
Dec. 3: at Minnesota at Williams Arena in Minneapolis
Dec. 6: vs. University of Louisville at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (2 p.m. tipoff on CBS)
Dec. 9: vs. Penn State in Bloomington
Dec. 13: at University of Kentucky at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
Dec. 20: vs. Chicago State University in Bloomington
Dec. 22: vs. Siena College in Bloomington
Jan. 4: vs. Washington in Bloomington
Jan. 7: at Maryland at XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland
Jan. 10: vs. Nebraska in Bloomington
Jan. 13: at Michigan State at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan
Jan. 17: vs. Iowa in Bloomington
Jan. 20: at Michigan at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan. 23: at Rutgers at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan. 27: vs. Purdue in Bloomington
Jan. 31: at UCLA at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles
Feb. 3: at USC at Galen Center in Los Angeles
Feb. 7: vs. Wisconsin in Bloomington
Feb. 9: vs. Oregon in Bloomington
Feb. 15: at Illinois at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois
Feb. 20: at Purdue at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb. 24: vs. Northwestern in Bloomington
March 1: vs. Michigan State in Bloomington
March 4: vs. Minnesota in Bloomington
March 7: at Ohio State at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio
Big Ten Tournament
The conference announced Thursday that the Big Ten Tournament will expand to all 18 teams. In 2024, the tournament had just 15 teams.
This season’s iteration is slated for March 11-15 at the United Center in Chicago.
NCAA Tournament
Selection Sunday will take place on March 15 before the Round of 64 begins March 19. Indiana is seeking its first appearance since 2022-23.
