Iowa women's basketball Big Ten Conference schedule released

IOWA CITY — The Iowa women’s basketball 2026-27 conference schedule was released Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Iowa opens the Big Ten season on December 5th against Nebraska at home. The Hawkeyes finish up the league slate against Ohio State on February 28th in Columbus. Defending national champion UCLA comes to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 14th.

Coach Jan Jensen’s team also has 12 non-conference games, including a trip to Connecticut to play Geno Auriemma’s Huskies.

The Hawkeyes went 15-3 last season in conference play and made it to the Big Ten Conference championship game before losing to UCLA.

• Nov. 2: vs. Towson

• Nov. 5: vs. Eastern Illinois

• Nov. 8: at Connecticut (Storrs or Hartford)

• Nov. 12: vs. Northern Iowa

• Nov. 15: vs. Vanderbilt (in Sioux City)

• Nov. 19: vs. Montana State

• Nov. 23: vs. Utah or Toledo in Nassau, Bahamas

• Nov. 25: vs. Utah or Toledo in Nassau, Bahamas

• Dec. 1: at Drake

• Dec. 9: vs. Iowa State

• Dec. 13: vs. Southern

• Dec. 20: vs. Northern Illinois

Nov. 8: at Connecticut (Storrs or Hartford)

Nov. 15: vs. Vanderbilt (in Sioux City)

Nov. 23: vs. Utah or Toledo in Nassau, Bahamas

Nov. 25: vs. Utah or Toledo in Nassau, Bahamas

• Dec. 5 vs Nebraska

• Dec. 29 at Illinois

• Jan. 7 at Michigan State

• Jan. 5 vs Rutgers

• Jan. 9 at Minnesota

• Jan. 14 vs Northwestern

• Jan. 17 vs Indiana

• Jan. 24 at Oregon

• Jan. 27 at Washington

• Jan. 31 vs Wisconsin

• Feb. 4 at Nebraska

• Feb. 7 at Michigan

• Feb. 11 vs USC

• Feb. 14 vs UCLA

• Feb. 18 at Penn State

• Feb. 21 vs Purdue

• Feb. 25 vs Maryland

• Feb. 28 at Ohio State

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa women’s basketball Big Ten Conference schedule released