Colorado basketball now has its full 2026-27 path mapped out.
The Big 12 released its conference schedule on Thursday, locking in the rest of the Buffaloes’ slate and setting up a season that starts Nov. 2 against Abilene Christian and ends with Utah coming to Boulder on Saturday, Mar. 6.
Colorado’s conference opener comes on the road at Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 2. The Buffs then return home for their Big 12 home opener against Iowa State on Jan. 7 at the CU Events Center.
A few dates jump off the page in Boulder. Colorado State visits on Dec.
5, Iowa State returns to town on Jan. 5, Houston comes in on Jan.
16, Texas Tech is scheduled for Feb. 2 and BYU arrives on Feb. 17.
The nonconference slate also gives Colorado plenty of variety, with a trip to Providence on Nov. 14 and a stretch of neutral-site games sprinkled throughout the fall and early winter. The Buffs will face San Diego State in the Bill Walton Classic on Nov.
7, Stanford in the Acrisure Series on Nov. 24, then either Saint Louis or Grand Canyon on Nov. 25.
Purdue waits on Dec. 19 in the Indy Classic.
Here’s the full 2026-27 schedule:
Colorado basketball 2026-27 home games
Nov. 2 vs. Abilene Christian
Nov. 10 vs. San Diego
No. 18 vs. Portland
Dec. 1 vs. UTEP
Dec. 5 vs. Colorado State
Dec. 12 vs. Central Arkansas
Dec. 15 vs. Cal Poly
Dec. 22 vs. North Dakota
Dec. 29 vs. Denver
Jan. 5 vs. Iowa State
Jan. 9 vs. West Virginia
Jan. 16 vs. Houston
Jan. 23 vs. Cincinnati
Feb. 2 vs. Texas Tech
Feb. 13 vs. Baylor
Feb. 17 vs. BYU
Feb. 27 vs. Arizona State
Mar. 6 vs. Utah
Colorado basketball 2026-27 away games
Nov. 14 at Providence
Jan. 2 at Oklahoma State
Jan. 13 at Kansas
Jan. 19 at UCF
Jan. 27 at Baylor
Jan. 30 at TCU
Feb. 6 at Kansas State
Feb. 20 at Utah
Feb. 24 at Houston
Mar. 3 at Arizona
Colorado basketball 2026-27 neutral site games
Nov. 7 vs. San Diego State (Bill Walton Classic)
Nov. 24 vs. Stanford (Acrisure Series)
Nov. 25 vs. Saint Louis/Grand Canyon (Acrisure Series)
Dec. 19 vs. Purdue (Indy Classic)
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