Illinois Basketball 2026-27 Schedule Tracker

The NCAA added a 32nd game to the schedule for the 2026-27 season, including a 20-game Big Ten schedule. There will be 12 non-conference games and 20 conference games before the conference tournament starts March 9, 2027.

We will not know the specific date and times for conference games until September, but this tracker will be updated as we gather more information and more news about non-conference games gets announced.

Non-Conference

• @ Duke – Tuesday, November 17th
• UConn (United Center) – Friday, December 4th
• Missouri (Enterprise Center) – Date TBD (December 22nd every year since the 2021-2022 season)
• @ Texas Tech – Date TBD
• *Likely North Carolina (Neutral Site) – TBD
• *Potential Houston (Neutral Site) – TBD
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Conference

• vs Iowa
• vs Nebraska
• vs Michigan State
• vs Ohio State
• vs Penn State
• vs UCLA
• vs USC
• vs Northwestern
• vs Purdue
• vs Wisconsin
• @ Northwesteren
• @ Purdue
• @ Wisconsin
• @ Indiana
• @ Maryland
• @ Michigan
• @ Minnesota
• @ Oregon
• @ Rutgers
• @ Washington