CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – The Big Ten announced matchups for the 2025-26 women’s basketball season on Wednesday.

With 18 member schools, the days of every team playing each other twice are long gone. Illinois will play a home-and-home with just one conference foe next season: Northwestern.

The Illini will meet every other Big Ten team just once in the regular season.

Notably, Illinois avoids a trip to California. The Illini will still play UCLA and USC, the top two teams in the conference from the 2024-25 campaign, but both will come to State Farm Center.

Ben Humrichous to return to Illinois

The Illini will make a trip to northwest to visit Washington and Oregon. Shauna Green’s squad will only meet Iowa in Iowa City.

HOME AND AWAY

Northwestern

HOME ONLY

Indiana
Maryland
Ohio State
Rutgers
Minnesota
Wisconsin
UCLA
USC

AWAY ONLY

Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Nebraska
Penn State
Purdue
Washington
Oregon

Game dates, times, and television information will be announced at a later time.

Illinois finished 11-7 in conference play on the 2024-25 season and lost to Nebraska in its first game of the Big Ten Tournament.

The Illini went 22-10 overall, winning an NCAA tournament game for the first time since 2000.

The Big Ten released men’s basketball opponents/ matchups on Tuesday.