Indiana men’s basketball now has its 2026-27 path laid out, with the full schedule featuring Darian DeVries’ second season and the 127th campaign in program history.
The slate includes exhibition games, a full regular-season run, and the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis from March 9-14. A current version of the schedule will remain available through the IU basketball drop-down menu.
The Hoosiers open exhibition play on Oct. 11 against Butler in Indianapolis at 6:30 p.m. on WISH-TV. Two more exhibition dates follow: North Carolina on Oct. 18 in Indianapolis at 5 p.m. on BTN+, and Western Kentucky on Oct. 25 in Evansville at 4 p.m. on BTN+.
Indiana’s regular season begins Nov. 2 at home against Eastern Illinois at 7 p.m. on BTN+. The first month also brings Bellarmine to Bloomington on Nov.
5, Syracuse to Indianapolis on Nov. 9, Tennessee Tech to Bloomington on Nov.
12, Arkansas in New York on Nov. 17, and Kentucky in Indianapolis on Nov. 20.
After that, the Hoosiers return home for Jacksonville on Nov. 24 and Bowling Green on Nov. 27.
December includes a home game with Rutgers on Dec. 1, Western Illinois on Dec. 3, a trip to Iowa on Dec.
7, UCF in Bloomington on Dec. 12, Missouri in Bloomington on Dec. 18, and Fairleigh Dickinson in Bloomington on Dec.
The Big Ten portion of the schedule picks up quickly after the New Year. Indiana hosts USC on Jan. 2, then heads to Oregon on Jan. 6 and Washington on Jan.
- Maryland visits Bloomington on Jan. 12, followed by home games against Michigan on Jan.
16, Illinois on Jan. 24, and UCLA on Jan. 30.
Road trips to Minnesota on Jan. 20 and Northwestern on Jan. 27 are also on the January calendar.
February brings Penn State at University Park on Feb. 2, Nebraska in Lincoln on Feb.
6, Northwestern in Bloomington on Feb. 9, Maryland at College Park on Feb.
13, Purdue in Bloomington on Feb. 16, Wisconsin in Madison on Feb.
19, Michigan State in Bloomington on Feb. 23, and Ohio State in Bloomington on Feb. 28.
Indiana closes the regular season at Purdue in West Lafayette on March 5 at 8 p.m. on FOX before heading into the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
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