BYU’s basketball teams now know the shape of their 2026-27 Big 12 slates, and both schedules come with plenty of familiar pressure points.
For the men, the conference released the 18-game league schedule Thursday in Irving, Texas, and the Cougars will again begin Big 12 play away from home. Their opener comes Saturday, Jan. 2, at Arizona State in Tempe, marking a second straight season starting on the road.
The first home stretch arrives quickly. Cincinnati visits the Marriott Center on Jan. 6, followed by Kansas on Jan.
- That Kansas game will be the Jayhawks’ first trip to Provo since BYU’s 91-57 win on Feb. 18, 2025 - the largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent in program history.
BYU’s January run continues with a trip to Arizona on Jan. 12, then the first of two meetings with Utah on Jan. 16 in Provo. The Cougars will try to extend their winning streak against Iowa State to four when they go to Hilton Coliseum on Jan.
- West Virginia comes to Provo on Jan. 23, and then BYU heads to Texas for games at TCU on Jan. 27 and Houston on Jan.
February tilts heavily toward the Mountain Time Zone. Six of BYU’s seven games that month are in that region, starting with Baylor at the Marriott Center on Feb.
- The Cougars then make the return trip to Salt Lake City to face Utah on Feb. 6 before coming back home for Kansas State on Feb.
A trip to Colorado on Feb. 17 leads into a two-game homestand against TCU on Feb. 20 and Arizona on Feb. 22. That Arizona game lands on ESPN’s Big Monday for the second year in a row.
BYU closes the regular season with two of its final three conference games on the road. That stretch includes a cross-country trip to UCF on Feb.
- The Cougars are 2-0 all-time at Addition Financial Arena, including their first Big 12 win on Jan.
13, 2024. Oklahoma State visits Provo on March 2, and the regular season ends at Texas Tech on March 5.
The women’s program also learned its conference schedule Thursday morning, and it arrives after a strong first season under Lee Cummard. BYU went 9-9 in Big 12 play and finished ninth, both program bests since joining the league in 2023.
The Cougars open conference play Dec. 19 at Arizona in Tucson, looking for their first Big 12 win over the Wildcats. After an 11-day break, they return to the Marriott Center for their home opener against Kansas State on Dec. 30, then host Houston on Jan. 2.
A trip to Baylor on Jan. 6 starts a seven-game stretch that includes six 2026 NCAA Tournament teams. BYU comes home to face Arizona State on Jan. 9, then heads to Colorado on Jan. 13 and hosts Oklahoma State on Jan. 16.
The road continues at TCU on Jan. 23 before the Cougars return home Jan. 27 to play UCF, with BYU looking for a fourth straight regular-season win over the Knights. Texas Tech is next on Jan. 30, then Utah on Feb. 3 in Salt Lake City. BYU swept all three meetings with Utah last season, including a second-round Big 12 Tournament win.
Kansas comes to Provo on Saturday, Feb. 6, for a rematch of the WBIT semifinal, which BYU won 70-67 behind six second-half 3-pointers from Sydney Benally and Olivia Hamlin. The Cougars finish that homestand Feb. 10 against Arizona, then host Iowa State on Feb. 13 and Colorado on Feb. 16.
The final road trip begins Feb. 20 at Cincinnati and ends with a game at West Virginia in Morgantown. BYU wraps up the regular season at home on Feb. 27 against Utah.
Season tickets for women’s basketball go on sale at 10 a.m. MT on Thursday, Sept. 17, at byutickets.evenue.net.
BYU baseball also has its fall set, with head coach Trent Pratt announcing four exhibition games in October and November.
The Cougars start with Utah on Friday, Oct. 2, at the Ballpark at America First Square in South Jordan, home of the Salt Lake Bees. BYU and Utah split four games during the 2026 regular season, and the series history is extensive: 288 meetings dating to April 16, 1948, with BYU holding a 256-131-1 edge.
The next exhibition is against Salt Lake Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Miller Park in Provo. The Bruins are coached by former BYU catcher DG Nelson, who played for the Cougars from 1994-97.
BYU then travels to the Air Force Academy for a matchup with Air Force on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Erdle Field. The Cougars and Falcons have met 172 times, with BYU owning a 144-28 record. The Cougars won the last meeting 20-5 on May 21, 2011, in Colorado Springs.
The fall slate ends in Las Vegas against UNLV on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium.
BYU beat the Rebels 5-2 in their most recent meeting on May 5, 2026. Game times for the final three exhibitions will be announced later.
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