Eighteen teams, seventeen conference matches each, a full single round robin, and a conference tournament for the first time. Here is the complete Big Ten volleyball schedule, nonconference included.
How the league works in 2026 Week 1, August 21 and 22 Week 2, August 28 to 30 Week 3, September 1 to 7 Week 4, September 8 to 13 Week 5, 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 4 to 8 Conference week 8, November 11 to 14 Conference week 9, November 17 After the regular season, November 28 Big Ten Volleyball Tournament Matches to circle in 2026 Big Ten volleyball 2026 FAQ Dig deeper
Times are Eastern. Conference matches are in bold. TBA means the start time is not set yet.
How the league works in 2026 Every team plays all seventeen conference opponents once, 153 matches in all, twice a week from September 24 to November 17. The Big Ten will crown a regular season champion and, for the first time, a tournament champion, and it is the tournament winner who takes the conference’s automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.
Weekday matches in October count toward the Big Ten Discover Volleyball Challenge, which returns after debuting last season.
Week 1, August 21 and 22 Week 2, August 28 to 30 Week 3, September 1 to 7
Match Date Time
Texas A&M at Purdue Sep 1 TBA
Minnesota at Florida Sep 1 TBA
Oregon at Missouri Sep 1 TBA
Illinois at Tennessee Sep 1 TBA
Rutgers at Arkansas Sep 1 4:00
Michigan State at LSU Sep 1 4:30
Indiana at Georgia Sep 1 4:30
South Carolina at Michigan Sep 1 6:30
Maryland at Vanderbilt Sep 1 8:00
Georgia at Purdue Sep 2 TBA
Texas A&M at Indiana Sep 2 TBA
Minnesota at Auburn Sep 2 TBA
South Carolina at Michigan State Sep 2 4:00
Maryland at Arkansas Sep 2 4:00
Ole Miss at Ohio State Sep 2 6:00
UCLA at Kentucky Sep 2 7:00
LSU at Michigan Sep 2 7:00
Florida at Wisconsin Sep 2 8:00
Rutgers at Vanderbilt Sep 2 8:00
Nebraska at South Dakota State Sep 2 8:00
USC at Texas Sep 2 9:00
Auburn at Wisconsin Sep 3 TBA
Northwestern at Alabama Sep 3 3:00
Washington at Ole Miss Sep 3 4:00
Iowa at Mississippi State Sep 3 7:00
Ohio State at Oklahoma Sep 3 8:00
LIU at Oregon Sep 4 TBA
Washington at Oklahoma Sep 4 3:00
Iowa at Alabama Sep 4 3:00
Nebraska at DePaul Sep 4 6:00
UCLA at Miami Sep 4 6:30
Northwestern at Mississippi State Sep 4 7:00
Michigan at Cincinnati Sep 5 1:00
McNeese at Illinois Sep 5 2:00
UCLA at Miami Sep 5 4:00
Michigan State at Central Michigan Sep 5 6:00
Penn State at Kentucky Sep 6 TBA
Nebraska at Missouri Sep 6 TBA
Washington State at Oregon Sep 6 TBA
Illinois at Rice Sep 6 TBA
TCU at Purdue Sep 6 1:00
Maryland Eastern Shore at Maryland Sep 6 1:00
Tennessee at Indiana Sep 6 3:00
USC at San Diego Sep 6 5:00
Michigan at Valparaiso Sep 6 5:00
George Mason at Maryland Sep 7 1:00
Penn State at DePaul Sep 7 4:00
Indiana at Southern Indiana Sep 7 4:00
Week 4, September 8 to 13 Week 5, September 15 to 22
Match Date Time
Oakland at Michigan State Sep 15 6:00
Villanova at Penn State Sep 15 7:00
Illinois at Eastern Illinois Sep 16 TBA
Creighton at Nebraska Sep 16 8:00
Drake at Iowa Sep 16 9:00
Marquette at Wisconsin Sep 17 TBA
Maryland at Campbell Sep 17 2:00
Northwestern at Ball State Sep 17 6:00
Albany at Purdue Sep 17 6:00
Eastern Michigan at Michigan Sep 17 7:00
Portland State at Oregon Sep 17 9:00
Indiana at Coastal Carolina Sep 18 TBA
Rutgers at Bryant Sep 18 10:00
Texas Tech at Iowa Sep 18 12:00
Rutgers at Penn Sep 18 4:00
Washington at South Dakota State Sep 18 5:00
Ohio State at Virginia Sep 18 6:00
Northwestern at IU Indy Sep 18 6:00
Drake at Michigan State Sep 18 6:00
UCLA at Iowa State Sep 18 7:00
Maryland at East Carolina Sep 18 7:00
North Carolina at Nebraska Sep 18 8:00
Milwaukee at Wisconsin Sep 18 8:00
Minnesota at South Dakota Sep 18 8:00
UC Davis at USC Sep 18 10:00
Illinois at Arkansas Sep 19 TBA
South Florida at Penn State Sep 19 TBA
NC State at Indiana Sep 19 TBA
Cornell at Michigan Sep 19 12:00
UCF at Purdue Sep 19 1:00
Washington at South Dakota Sep 19 1:00
Old Dominion at Maryland Sep 19 1:00
Ohio State at Virginia Sep 19 3:00
Minnesota at South Dakota State Sep 19 3:30
Rutgers at St. John’s Sep 19 5:00
Wright State at Michigan State Sep 19 6:00
West Florida at Iowa Sep 19 7:00
Pepperdine at USC Sep 19 10:00
Tennessee at Penn State Sep 20 TBA
Oregon State at Oregon Sep 20 TBA
Florida Gulf Coast at Nebraska Sep 20 1:00
Cornell at Michigan Sep 20 1:00
Central Arkansas at Iowa Sep 20 2:00
Illinois at Arkansas State Sep 20 2:00
UC Santa Barbara at USC Sep 20 5:00
Milwaukee at Iowa Sep 22 7:00
Conference week 1, September 24 to 27
Match Date Time
Oregon at Wisconsin Sep 24 TBA
Maryland at Purdue Sep 24 7:00
UCLA at Indiana Sep 24 7:00
Minnesota at Illinois Sep 24 8:00
USC at Northwestern Sep 24 8:00
Rutgers at Nebraska Sep 25 TBA
Washington at Michigan State Sep 25 6:00
Ohio State at Iowa Sep 25 7:00
Penn State at Michigan Sep 25 7:00
Oregon at Minnesota Sep 26 TBA
Rutgers at Iowa Sep 26 7:00
Maryland at Indiana Sep 26 7:00
USC at Illinois Sep 26 8:00
UCLA at Northwestern Sep 26 8:00
Ohio State at Nebraska Sep 26 9:00
Washington at Michigan Sep 27 12:00
Wisconsin at Purdue Sep 27 1:00
Penn State at Michigan State Sep 27 2:00
Conference week 2, October 1 to 4
Match Date Time
Northwestern at Minnesota Oct 1 TBA
Indiana at Wisconsin Oct 1 TBA
Nebraska at Penn State Oct 1 7:00
Rutgers at Ohio State Oct 1 7:00
Iowa at Maryland Oct 1 7:00
Michigan State at UCLA Oct 2 TBA
Purdue at Oregon Oct 2 TBA
Illinois at Washington Oct 2 TBA
Michigan at USC Oct 2 11:00
Michigan at UCLA Oct 3 TBA
Iowa at Penn State Oct 3 TBA
Nebraska at Maryland Oct 3 7:00
Ohio State at Northwestern Oct 3 8:00
Purdue at Washington Oct 4 TBA
Illinois at Oregon Oct 4 TBA
Wisconsin at Minnesota Oct 4 TBA
Indiana at Rutgers Oct 4 2:00
Michigan State at USC Oct 4 5:00
Conference week 3, October 8 to 11
Match Date Time
Nebraska at Indiana Oct 8 6:30
Wisconsin at Illinois Oct 8 8:30
Northwestern at Penn State Oct 9 TBA
UCLA at Maryland Oct 9 6:30
Washington at Ohio State Oct 9 7:00
USC at Purdue Oct 9 7:00
Iowa at Michigan Oct 9 7:00
Minnesota at Rutgers Oct 9 7:00
Oregon at Michigan State Oct 9 7:30
Wisconsin at Nebraska Oct 10 TBA
UCLA at Rutgers Oct 10 7:00
Northwestern at Maryland Oct 10 7:00
Oregon at Michigan Oct 10 7:00
Minnesota at Ohio State Oct 11 TBA
Washington at Penn State Oct 11 12:00
Iowa at Michigan State Oct 11 1:00
Illinois at Purdue Oct 11 1:00
USC at Indiana Oct 11 2:00
Conference week 4, October 15 to 18
Match Date Time
Michigan State at Illinois Oct 15 7:00
Nebraska at Northwestern Oct 15 8:00
Purdue at Iowa Oct 15 9:00
Rutgers at Washington Oct 16 TBA
Indiana at Oregon Oct 16 TBA
Michigan at Minnesota Oct 16 TBA
Maryland at Wisconsin Oct 16 TBA
Ohio State at USC Oct 16 10:00
Penn State at UCLA Oct 16 10:00
Penn State at USC Oct 17 TBA
Purdue at Nebraska Oct 17 TBA
Maryland at Minnesota Oct 17 TBA
Michigan State at Northwestern Oct 17 8:00
Rutgers at Oregon Oct 18 TBA
Indiana at Washington Oct 18 TBA
Wisconsin at Iowa Oct 18 2:00
Michigan at Illinois Oct 18 2:00
Ohio State at UCLA Oct 18 6:00
Conference week 5, October 22 to 25
Match Date Time
UCLA at Nebraska Oct 22 TBA
USC at Iowa Oct 22 7:00
Michigan at Northwestern Oct 22 8:00
Oregon at Penn State Oct 23 TBA
Indiana at Ohio State Oct 23 TBA
Minnesota at Purdue Oct 23 7:00
Michigan State at Rutgers Oct 23 7:00
Illinois at Maryland Oct 23 7:00
Washington at Wisconsin Oct 23 9:00
Oregon at Ohio State Oct 24 TBA
UCLA at Iowa Oct 24 7:00
Illinois at Rutgers Oct 24 7:00
USC at Nebraska Oct 24 11:00
Michigan at Wisconsin Oct 25 TBA
Washington at Minnesota Oct 25 TBA
Michigan State at Maryland Oct 25 12:00
Northwestern at Purdue Oct 25 1:00
Penn State at Indiana Oct 25 3:00
Conference week 6, October 29 to November 1
Match Date Time
Ohio State at Penn State Oct 29 7:00
Rutgers at Purdue Oct 29 7:00
Northwestern at Illinois Oct 29 9:00
Minnesota at UCLA Oct 30 TBA
Iowa at Washington Oct 30 TBA
Maryland at Oregon Oct 30 TBA
Indiana at Michigan State Oct 30 6:00
Nebraska at Michigan Oct 30 6:30
Wisconsin at USC Oct 30 10:00
Purdue at Penn State Oct 31 TBA
Nebraska at Michigan State Oct 31 4:30
Indiana at Michigan Oct 31 7:00
Rutgers at Northwestern Oct 31 8:00
Iowa at Oregon Nov 1 TBA
Maryland at Washington Nov 1 TBA
Ohio State at Illinois Nov 1 1:00
Minnesota at USC Nov 1 5:00
Wisconsin at UCLA Nov 1 6:00
Conference week 7, November 4 to 8
Match Date Time
Purdue at Ohio State Nov 4 TBA
USC at Maryland Nov 5 7:00
Michigan at Rutgers Nov 5 7:00
UCLA at Illinois Nov 5 8:00
Michigan State at Wisconsin Nov 5 TBA
Iowa at Indiana Nov 6 7:00
Penn State at Minnesota Nov 6 TBA
Northwestern at Washington Nov 6 TBA
Michigan at Maryland Nov 7 7:00
UCLA at Purdue Nov 7 7:00
Ohio State at Michigan State Nov 7 TBA
Nebraska at Oregon Nov 7 TBA
USC at Rutgers Nov 7 7:00
Illinois at Indiana Nov 8 2:00
Nebraska at Washington Nov 8 TBA
Penn State at Wisconsin Nov 8 TBA
Northwestern at Oregon Nov 8 TBA
Minnesota at Iowa Nov 8 3:00
Conference week 8, November 11 to 14
Match Date Time
Indiana at Minnesota Nov 11 TBA
Penn State at Maryland Nov 11 7:00
Ohio State at Michigan Nov 11 7:00
Illinois at Nebraska Nov 12 TBA
Washington at UCLA Nov 12 2:00
Wisconsin at Rutgers Nov 12 6:00
Purdue at Michigan State Nov 12 6:00
Iowa at Northwestern Nov 12 8:00
Oregon at USC Nov 12 9:00
Wisconsin at Ohio State Nov 13 7:00
Maryland at Rutgers Nov 13 7:00
Michigan State at Minnesota Nov 14 TBA
Iowa at Nebraska Nov 14 TBA
Oregon at UCLA Nov 14 TBA
Purdue at Michigan Nov 14 6:00
Penn State at Illinois Nov 14 8:00
Northwestern at Indiana Nov 14 8:00
Washington at USC Nov 14 10:00
Conference week 9, November 17
Match Date Time
Maryland at Ohio State Nov 17 TBA
Michigan at Michigan State Nov 17 6:00
Purdue at Indiana Nov 17 7:00
Minnesota at Nebraska Nov 17 TBA
Northwestern at Wisconsin Nov 17 TBA
Illinois at Iowa Nov 17 7:00
Washington at Oregon Nov 17 TBA
Rutgers at Penn State Nov 17 7:00
USC at UCLA Nov 17 10:30
After the regular season, November 28
Match Date Time
High Point at Minnesota Nov 28 TBA
Big Ten Volleyball Tournament The inaugural Big Ten Tournament follows the November 17 finale. The winner earns the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, and the regular season title is now a separate honor. Dates, site and format will be announced later.
Matches to circle in 2026
Wisconsin at Kentucky, August 21. The season opens in Milwaukee against a national contender. Texas at Nebraska, August 30. Two of the sport’s biggest programs in Las Vegas. Oregon at Wisconsin, September 24. Conference play opens in Madison. Wisconsin at Nebraska, October 10. The two biggest crowds in college volleyball. Michigan at Michigan State, November 17. The in state rivalry closes the season. USC at UCLA, November 17. Nine matches finish the regular season together on a Tuesday.
Big Ten volleyball 2026 FAQ When does Big Ten volleyball conference play start? September 24, with five matches. The regular season ends November 17.
How many conference matches does each team play? Seventeen, a full single round robin against every other member. That is 153 conference matches in all.
Is there a Big Ten volleyball tournament? Yes, for the first time in 2026. The tournament champion receives the conference’s automatic NCAA bid, and a separate regular season champion is recognized.
When does the season start? August 21, with Wisconsin against Kentucky in Milwaukee. Nonconference play runs through September 22.
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