Fifteen teams from Morgantown to Tucson, eighteen conference matches each, and a season that runs to the Friday after Thanksgiving. Here is the complete Big 12 volleyball schedule.
How the league works in 2026 Week 1, August 22 to 30 Week 2, September 1 to 6 Week 3, September 8 to 13 Week 4, September 15 to 22 Conference week 1, September 24 to 27 Conference week 2, October 1 to 4 Conference week 3, October 8 to 11 Conference week 4, October 15 to 18 Conference week 5, October 22 to 25 Conference week 6, October 29 to November 1 Conference week 7, November 5 to 8 Conference week 8, November 12 to 16 Conference week 9, November 19 to 22 Conference week 10, November 25 and 27 Big 12 Championship Matches to circle in 2026 Big 12 volleyball 2026 FAQ Dig deeper
Times are as published by the conference, with the zone shown, because the Big 12 spans four of them. Conference matches are in bold. Blank cells mean no network is listed yet.
How the league works in 2026 Fifteen Big 12 schools play volleyball. Each plays eighteen conference matches between September 24 and November 27, 135 in all, which is not a full round robin, so the standings settle an unbalanced schedule.
Almost every conference match carries an ESPN Plus window, with a handful on ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1.
Week 1, August 22 to 30 Week 2, September 1 to 6
Match Date Time TV
Santa Clara at Cincinnati Sep 1 5:30 PM CT
SMU at TCU Sep 2 6:30 PM CT
Texas Southern at Houston Sep 3 1:00 PM CT
Texas Tech at Saint Mary’s Sep 3 6:00 PM CT
Kansas at Lipscomb Sep 3 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Abilene Christian at Houston Sep 3 6:30 PM CT
Arizona State at Colgate Sep 3 6:30 PM CT
North Texas at Baylor Sep 3 7:00 PM CT
Eastern Illinois at BYU Sep 3 7:30 PM CT ESPN+
Iowa State at UC Santa Barbara Sep 3 8:00 PM CT
Arizona State at Princeton Sep 4 TBA
West Virginia at Florida Atlantic Sep 4 12:00 PM ET ESPN+
UCF at Georgetown Sep 4 2:30 PM CT
Kansas at Florida State Sep 4 3:00 PM CT ESPN+
TCU at Louisville Sep 4 3:00 PM CT
Cincinnati at Valparaiso Sep 4 6:00 PM CT
Arizona at Creighton Sep 4 6:00 PM MST
Houston Christian at Houston Sep 4 6:30 PM CT
Cal State Northridge at Kansas State Sep 4 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Wichita State at Colorado Sep 4 7:00 PM MT ESPN+
Pittsburgh at BYU Sep 4 7:30 PM CT ESPN+
Iowa State at Utah State Sep 4 8:00 PM CT
Wyoming at Utah Sep 4 8:00 PM MT
Texas Tech at Sacramento State Sep 4 9:00 PM CT
Arizona State at Villanova Sep 5 TBA
Cincinnati at Michigan Sep 5 12:00 PM CT
Florida at Baylor Sep 5 1:00 PM CT
Texas Tech at Nevada Sep 5 1:00 PM CT
West Virginia at Florida Gulf Coast Sep 5 1:00 PM ET ESPN+
UCF at Wake Forest Sep 5 4:30 PM CT
Arizona at Tulsa Sep 5 5:30 PM MST
New Mexico at Colorado Sep 5 7:00 PM MT ESPN+
Long Beach State at Utah Sep 5 8:00 PM MT
Cincinnati at Oakland Sep 6 12:00 PM CT
TCU at Purdue Sep 6 12:00 PM CT
Arizona at Pepperdine Sep 6 12:00 PM MST
Drake at Kansas State Sep 6 1:00 PM CT ESPN+
Northern Colorado at Colorado Sep 6 4:00 PM MT ESPN+
Pittsburgh at Utah Sep 6 5:00 PM MT
UCF at Davidson Sep 6 10:30 PM CT
Week 3, September 8 to 13
Match Date Time TV
Wichita State at Kansas Sep 8 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Iowa at Iowa State Sep 8 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Lamar at Houston Sep 8 6:30 PM CT
BYU at Boise State Sep 8 7:00 PM CT
Stetson at UCF Sep 9 5:00 PM CT
UTRGV at Texas Tech Sep 10 11:00 AM CT
Cincinnati at Morehead State Sep 10 4:00 PM CT
Baylor at Georgia Tech Sep 10 4:00 PM CT
VCU at West Virginia Sep 10 4:00 PM ET ESPN+
TCU at South Florida Sep 10 5:00 PM CT
Prairie View A&M at Texas Tech Sep 10 7:30 PM CT
UC Davis at Arizona State Sep 10 8:00 PM CT ESPN+
Lehigh at West Virginia Sep 11 10:00 AM ET ESPN+
TCU at Michigan Sep 11 12:00 PM CT
Portland State at Texas Tech Sep 11 1:00 PM CT
South Dakota State at Kansas Sep 11 1:00 PM CT ESPN+
Cincinnati at Michigan State Sep 11 3:00 PM CT
Iowa State at Villanova Sep 11 3:00 PM CT
Toledo at West Virginia Sep 11 6:00 PM ET ESPN+
Colorado at Oregon State Sep 11 6:30 PM MT B1G+
Baylor at Nebraska Sep 11 7:00 PM CT
UCLA at BYU Sep 11 7:30 PM CT ESPN+
Kansas State at Weber State Sep 11 7:30 PM CT
Oregon at Arizona State Sep 11 8:00 PM CT ESPN+
Utah at Utah State Sep 11 8:00 PM MT
Arizona at South Carolina Sep 11 9:00 PM MST Big Ten Network
Houston at Purdue Sep 12 10:30 AM CT
Baylor at New Mexico Sep 12 11:00 AM CT
Iowa State at American Sep 12 12:00 PM CT
TCU at Dayton Sep 12 12:00 PM CT
Virginia at UCF Sep 12 1:00 PM CT
Arizona at Oregon State Sep 12 5:00 PM MST
San Diego at Arizona State Sep 12 7:00 PM CT ESPN+
Colorado at USC Sep 12 8:00 PM MT B1G+
Kansas State at Nevada Sep 13 1:00 PM CT Mtn West Network
Tulsa at Kansas Sep 13 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
UCLA at Utah Sep 13 7:00 PM MT
Week 4, September 15 to 22
Match Date Time TV
Ball State at Cincinnati Sep 15 5:30 PM CT
Kansas at Wichita State Sep 15 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Tarleton State at Texas Tech Sep 15 6:00 PM CT
Utah Valley at BYU Sep 15 7:30 PM CT ESPN+
UTEP at TCU Sep 16 6:30 PM CT
Incarnate Word at Baylor Sep 16 7:00 PM CT
West Virginia at East Texas A&M Sep 17 4:00 PM ET ESPN+
Utah at Air Force Sep 17 4:00 PM MT
Arizona State at Stanford Sep 17 5:30 PM CT
BYU at Weber State Sep 17 7:00 PM CT ESPN+
Colorado State at Colorado Sep 17 8:00 PM MT ESPN+
Arizona at San Diego Sep 17 9:00 PM MST
Texas Tech at Iowa Sep 18 10:00 AM CT
Yale at TCU Sep 18 11:00 AM CT
Texas State at Houston Sep 18 12:00 PM CT
UCF at Albany Sep 18 12:00 PM CT
Utah at Denver Sep 18 4:00 PM MT
Cincinnati at Xavier Sep 18 5:00 PM CT
Texas Tech at West Florida Sep 18 6:00 PM CT
Ole Miss at Kansas Sep 18 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Iowa State at UCLA Sep 18 6:00 PM CT
UTSA at Houston Sep 18 6:30 PM CT
Rice at TCU Sep 18 6:30 PM CT
Kansas State at Creighton Sep 18 7:00 PM CT ESPN2
UTEP at Baylor Sep 18 7:00 PM CT
West Virginia at North Texas Sep 18 7:00 PM ET ESPN+
Colorado at Colorado State Sep 18 7:00 PM MT
Arizona at San Diego State Sep 18 8:00 PM MST
Arizona State at Cal Poly Sep 18 9:00 PM CT
Texas Tech at Central Arkansas Sep 19 11:00 AM CT
West Virginia at Tarleton State Sep 19 11:00 AM ET ESPN+
UCF at Purdue Sep 19 12:00 PM CT
Utah at Northern Colorado Sep 19 1:00 PM MT
Utah State at BYU Sep 19 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Kansas State at Omaha Sep 19 3:00 PM CT Summit League Network
Iowa State at Hawaii Sep 19 6:30 PM CT
Houston Christian at Houston Sep 19 6:30 PM CT
Iowa State at Texas A&M Corpus Christi Sep 20 1:00 PM CT
Grand Canyon at Kansas Sep 20 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona at UTEP Sep 22 7:00 PM MST
Conference week 1, September 24 to 27
Match Date Time TV
Kansas State at UCF Sep 24 5:00 PM ESPN+
Arizona State at West Virginia Sep 25 5:00 PM ET ESPN+
TCU at Cincinnati Sep 25 5:30 PM CT
Iowa State at Texas Tech Sep 25 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Houston at Kansas Sep 25 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Utah at Colorado Sep 25 8:00 PM MT ESPN+
Baylor at BYU Sep 25 9:00 PM CT FS1
Arizona State at Cincinnati Sep 27 12:00 PM CT ESPN+
TCU at West Virginia Sep 27 12:00 PM ET ESPN+
Kansas at Texas Tech Sep 27 1:00 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona at Colorado Sep 27 2:00 PM MT ESPN+
Baylor at Utah Sep 27 2:00 PM MT
Houston at Kansas State Sep 27 2:30 PM CT ESPN+
UCF at Iowa State Sep 27 4:00 PM CT ESPN+
Conference week 2, October 1 to 4
Match Date Time TV
Utah at Kansas Oct 1 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
BYU at Kansas State Oct 1 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
West Virginia at Texas Tech Oct 2 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
BYU at Kansas Oct 2 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Cincinnati at Houston Oct 2 6:30 PM CT
Colorado at TCU Oct 2 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
UCF at Baylor Oct 2 7:00 PM CT
Iowa State at Arizona Oct 2 7:00 PM MST ESPN+
Utah at Kansas State Oct 3 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Houston at West Virginia Oct 4 12:00 PM ET ESPN+
UCF at TCU Oct 4 2:00 PM CT
Colorado at Baylor Oct 4 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Texas Tech at Arizona Oct 4 2:00 PM MST ESPN+
Iowa State at Arizona State Oct 4 4:00 PM ESPN
Conference week 3, October 8 to 11
Match Date Time TV
Baylor at Texas Tech Oct 8 6:00 PM CT
BYU at Houston Oct 8 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
West Virginia at Utah Oct 8 8:00 PM MT ESPN+
Cincinnati at UCF Oct 9 5:00 PM
Kansas State at Iowa State Oct 9 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona at TCU Oct 9 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Colorado at Arizona State Oct 9 9:00 PM CT ESPN+
West Virginia at BYU Oct 10 2:00 PM ESPN+
Kansas at UCF Oct 11 12:00 PM ESPN+
Iowa State at Cincinnati Oct 11 12:00 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona at Baylor Oct 11 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Kansas State at Colorado Oct 11 2:00 PM MT ESPN+
TCU at Arizona State Oct 11 3:00 PM
Conference week 4, October 15 to 18
Match Date Time TV
Colorado at Iowa State Oct 15 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Kansas at Kansas State Oct 15 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
BYU at Utah Oct 15 8:00 PM MT ESPN+
Arizona at Arizona State Oct 15 9:00 PM ESPN+
Cincinnati at West Virginia Oct 16 5:00 PM ET ESPN+
UCF at Houston Oct 16 6:30 PM CT
Texas Tech at TCU Oct 16 6:30 PM CT
Utah at Iowa State Oct 17 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
BYU at Arizona Oct 17 8:00 PM MST ESPN+
West Virginia at UCF Oct 18 12:00 PM ESPN+
Arizona State at Kansas Oct 18 12:00 PM CT ESPN
Texas Tech at Houston Oct 18 1:00 PM CT
Baylor at TCU Oct 18 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Conference week 5, October 22 to 25
Match Date Time TV
Arizona State at Utah Oct 22 TBA ESPN+
Kansas State at Cincinnati Oct 22 5:30 PM CT ESPN+
Colorado at BYU Oct 22 7:30 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona at West Virginia Oct 23 5:00 PM ET ESPN+
UCF at Texas Tech Oct 23 6:00 PM CT
Kansas at TCU Oct 23 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Houston at Baylor Oct 23 7:00 PM CT
Arizona State at BYU Oct 24 7:30 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona at Cincinnati Oct 25 11:00 AM CT ESPN+
Iowa State at Houston Oct 25 1:00 PM CT ESPN+
Texas Tech at Kansas State Oct 25 1:00 PM CT ESPN+
Kansas at Baylor Oct 25 2:00 PM CT ESPN
Colorado at Utah Oct 25 2:00 PM MT ESPN+
Conference week 6, October 29 to November 1
Match Date Time TV
Cincinnati at Colorado Oct 29 8:00 PM MT ESPN+
Houston at Arizona Oct 30 2:00 PM MST ESPN+
West Virginia at Iowa State Oct 30 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Kansas State at Kansas Oct 30 7:00 PM CT FS1
Utah at BYU Oct 30 7:00 PM CT ESPN+
TCU at Baylor Oct 30 7:00 PM CT
UCF at Arizona State Oct 30 9:00 PM CT ESPN+
Kansas at Iowa State Nov 1 12:00 PM CT ESPN+
West Virginia at Cincinnati Nov 1 12:00 PM CT ESPN+
UCF at Arizona Nov 1 1:00 PM MST ESPN+
Kansas State at TCU Nov 1 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Texas Tech at Colorado Nov 1 2:00 PM MT ESPN+
Houston at Arizona State Nov 1 3:00 PM CT ESPN+
Conference week 7, November 5 to 8
Match Date Time TV
Iowa State at UCF Nov 5 5:00 PM ESPN+
Baylor at Kansas Nov 5 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
BYU at Colorado Nov 5 8:00 PM MT ESPN+
Arizona State at Texas Tech Nov 6 TBA ESPN+
Utah at Arizona Nov 6 1:00 PM MST ESPN+
Cincinnati at Kansas State Nov 6 5:00 PM CT ESPN+
TCU at Houston Nov 6 6:30 PM CT
BYU at Iowa State Nov 7 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Houston at UCF Nov 8 12:00 PM
Arizona at Texas Tech Nov 8 12:00 PM CT ESPN+
Colorado at West Virginia Nov 8 12:00 PM ET ESPN+
Cincinnati at Kansas Nov 8 1:00 PM CT ESPN+
Baylor at Kansas State Nov 8 3:00 PM CT ESPN+
Utah at Arizona State Nov 8 3:00 PM CT ESPN+
Conference week 8, November 12 to 16
Match Date Time TV
West Virginia at Houston Nov 12 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
BYU at Baylor Nov 12 7:00 PM CT ESPN+
Kansas at Colorado Nov 12 8:00 PM MT ESPN+
Texas Tech at Utah Nov 12 8:00 PM MT
UCF at Cincinnati Nov 13 5:30 PM
TCU at Kansas State Nov 13 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Utah at Houston Nov 14 1:00 PM CT
Texas Tech at BYU Nov 14 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
UCF at West Virginia Nov 15 12:00 PM ET ESPN+
Arizona State at Arizona Nov 15 12:00 PM MST ESPN+
TCU at Kansas Nov 15 1:00 PM CT ESPN+
Baylor at Colorado Nov 15 2:00 PM MT ESPN+
Cincinnati at Iowa State Nov 16 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Conference week 9, November 19 to 22
Match Date Time TV
Kansas State at Texas Tech Nov 19 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona at BYU Nov 19 7:30 PM ESPN+
Cincinnati at Utah Nov 19 8:00 PM MT
West Virginia at Kansas Nov 20 6:00 PM CT ESPN+
Colorado at Houston Nov 20 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona State at TCU Nov 20 6:30 PM CT
Iowa State at Baylor Nov 20 7:00 PM CT ESPN+
Cincinnati at BYU Nov 21 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona at Utah Nov 21 4:00 PM MT ESPN+
Colorado at UCF Nov 22 12:00 PM ESPN+
West Virginia at Kansas State Nov 22 1:00 PM CT ESPN+
Houston at Texas Tech Nov 22 1:00 PM CT
Iowa State at TCU Nov 22 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Arizona State at Baylor Nov 22 2:00 PM CT ESPN+
Conference week 10, November 25 and 27
Match Date Time TV
Kansas at Arizona Nov 25 TBA ESPN+
Texas Tech at Cincinnati Nov 25 11:00 AM CT
BYU at UCF Nov 25 12:30 PM ESPN+
Baylor at West Virginia Nov 25 1:00 PM ET ESPN+
Houston at Iowa State Nov 25 6:30 PM CT ESPN+
TCU at Utah Nov 25 8:00 PM MT
Kansas State at Arizona State Nov 25 9:00 PM CT ESPN+
Utah at UCF Nov 27 12:30 PM
Baylor at Cincinnati Nov 27 1:00 PM CT
Texas Tech at West Virginia Nov 27 2:00 PM ET ESPN+
Iowa State at Colorado Nov 27 2:00 PM MT ESPN+
Kansas State at Arizona Nov 27 7:00 PM MST ESPN+
TCU at BYU Nov 27 7:30 PM
Kansas at Arizona State Nov 27 9:00 PM CT ESPN+
Big 12 Championship The Big 12 recognizes a regular season champion in volleyball. Check the Big 12 hub for postseason details as they are announced.
Matches to circle in 2026
Arizona State at Texas, August 22. The season opens in Milwaukee on FS1. Baylor at BYU, September 25. Conference play’s marquee opener, on FS1. Kansas State at Kansas, October 30. The Sunflower Showdown, on FS1. Arizona at Arizona State, October 15. The Territorial Cup rivalry. Arizona State at Arizona, November 15. The return leg in Tucson. Seven conference matches on November 27. The league closes the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Big 12 volleyball 2026 FAQ When does Big 12 conference play start? September 24, with Kansas State at UCF. The regular season ends November 27.
How many conference matches does each team play? Eighteen. Fifteen teams play 135 conference matches in all, in an unbalanced schedule rather than a round robin.
Which Big 12 schools play volleyball? Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah and West Virginia.
Where can I watch? Most conference matches stream on ESPN Plus, with a handful on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and FS1.
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