Multiple NCAA Basketball Teams Announce 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedules

Several college basketball programs have announced their non-conference and conference schedules for the 2025-26 season. The North Carolina Tar Heels will play 18 ACC games, including key rival Duke twice, with notable non-conference matchups against Kansas, Michigan State, Kentucky, Georgetown, and Ohio State. UNLV, under new head coach Josh Pastner, has a challenging non-conference slate with 11 games, including tournaments and contests against Maryland, Alabama, and Stanford, designed to prepare the team for Mountain West play. The Nevada Wolf Pack will play 11 non-league games, featuring seven home games and participation in the Acrisure Series, facing teams like Washington and possibly Colorado or San Francisco, before starting Mountain West conference play. UNLV football plans to make history in 2027 with its first game in Virginia against James Madison as part of a home-and-home series, alongside future games against power-conference opponents. These schedules reflect strategic efforts by programs to balance competitive challenges and prepare for conference play.