Big 12 Releases Balanced 2025-26 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule

The Big 12 Conference has released the 2025-26 men's basketball schedules for all its teams, highlighting key matchups and home-road splits designed to balance travel and competitiveness. Iowa State will begin its conference play at home against West Virginia, with notable home games including Houston and Texas Tech, while playing teams like Kansas and Cincinnati on the road. Houston, the reigning Big 12 champions, will face Baylor, Cincinnati, and Texas Tech twice, with other teams like Arizona and Kansas State only at home or on the road, returning to an 18-game conference schedule after a 20-game slate last season. Baylor is rebuilding its roster and will open the conference season at TCU, facing multiple NCAA tournament teams in its schedule, with a mix of home-and-home series and single-location matchups. West Virginia will host nine home games, including weekend matchups against Kansas and Texas Tech, and open its conference play at Iowa State. Overall, the schedules reflect a competitive and geographically balanced Big 12 season leading up to the conference tournament in Kansas City.