Gonzaga’s first season in the new Pac-12 now has a full map.
With the conference releasing its men’s basketball schedule on Wednesday, the Bulldogs can finally line up all 31 regular-season games for 2026-27 - a slate that includes at least 15 nonconference games and 16 Pac-12 games in the league’s double round-robin setup.
The Zags’ nonconference schedule had already been built out over the past several months, and it comes with at least 10 games against high-major opponents. There’s also a chance Gonzaga adds one more power-conference game and a 16th nonconference date if it reaches the championship game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.
Conference play starts with a familiar trip.
Gonzaga opens its Pac-12 schedule on Jan. 6 at Washington State, the 155th all-time meeting between the programs. The home opener follows on Jan. 9 against Colorado State, before the Zags head to Fresno State on Jan. 13.
One of the most anticipated dates on the calendar comes next. Gonzaga returns home on Jan. 16 to face Boise State, giving Mark Few a matchup with longtime Zags assistant Leon Rice. It also brings a family angle, with AJ Few, the oldest son of Gonzaga’s Hall of Fame coach, now in his second season on Boise State’s staff as a Director of Player Personnel.
From there, the schedule keeps Gonzaga moving.
The Bulldogs visit Utah State on Jan. 21 and Oregon State on Jan. 24.
Utah State is aiming for a fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance under its fourth different coach, and the Aggies announced a sellout for the Gonzaga game two weeks before the schedule came out. The Oregon State trip sets up a meeting with Justin Joyner, a first-year head coach who spent last season as an assistant on Michigan’s national title-winning team and had the scouting report when the Wolverines beat Gonzaga 101-61 in the Players Era championship.
Gonzaga then gets a stretch without leaving Washington state for three games. Fresno State comes to Spokane on Jan. 27, followed by a nonconference game against Oregon on Jan. 30 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The Bulldogs then return home on Feb. 4 for their first-ever matchup with Texas State, which moved from the Sun Belt to the revamped Pac-12.
The next road swing features two more notable stops. Gonzaga plays San Diego State at Viejas Arena and then heads to Boise State again on Feb. 10 at ExtraMile Arena.
After that, the Zags are back in Spokane for a single game against Washington State on Feb. 17, before another nonconference road game against Duke on Feb. 20 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
The final stretch sends Gonzaga to San Marcos to play Texas State on Feb. 25, then home for San Diego State on Feb. 27 and Oregon State on March 3. The regular-season finale lands on March 6 at Colorado State.
The Pac-12 Tournament begins three days later at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Gonzaga could skip the opening rounds on March 9, 10 and 11 if it earns a No. 1 or 2 seed and a bye to the semifinals on March 12. The championship game is set for March 13 and will air on CBS/Paramount+.
Tipoff times and television details for most of Gonzaga’s nonconference games, along with all 16 conference games, will be announced later.
The new Pac-12 format has all nine teams playing 16 games, with each school getting home-and-road matchups against the other eight. No team has to deal with three straight road games, or four or five in a row away from home, and every team opens and closes league play with one home game and one road game across its first and final two contests.
Gonzaga also added another preseason exhibition to the calendar.
The Bulldogs open exhibition play on Oct. 24 against Arkansas, then host NAIA opponent Lewis-Clark State four days later. The Oct. 28 tipoff time and television information have not been announced.
Lewis-Clark State has been a regular exhibition opponent for Gonzaga, including the 2023-24 meeting when Graham Ike scored 24 points and Braden Huff added 21 in a 96-58 win. Ferris High School product Dylan Skaife is back on the Warriors’ roster after starting all 32 games as a sophomore.
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