Iowa State’s 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule is now set, and the Cyclones will waste no time getting into the thick of it.
The full slate came together after the Big 12 released its conference schedule on Sept. 17, giving Iowa State a complete regular-season roadmap that starts with a pair of exhibitions before the games begin to count. The Cyclones open Oct. 18 at home against Creighton, then head to Northwestern on Oct. 25 for their second tune-up.
Their first official game arrives Nov. 2, when they meet Memphis in a neutral-site matchup at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Iowa State’s first home game of the season follows quickly on Nov. 6 against Southern Miss.
The nonconference stretch brings a little of everything. Iowa State will host Southern on Nov. 10 and Niagara on Nov. 15, then head to Las Vegas for the Players Era Festival.
That run starts Nov. 24 against San Diego State and continues with games on Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 against teams determined by the event bracket: Tennessee or Maryland, then Louisville, Texas Tech, St. John’s or Oregon.
The Cyclones would play again Nov. 28 in the Players Era Festival championship game if they advance that far.
From there, the calendar keeps moving fast. Alcorn State comes to Ames on Dec.
1, Purdue visits on Dec. 5, and the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series lands on Dec. 10 at Iowa. North Carolina Central is up next on Dec. 13, followed by Missouri State in the NABC Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City on Dec.
- Iowa State also has a Dec. 29 home date with New Hampshire, with a Dec. 21 entry listed but not matched to an opponent in the schedule release.
Big 12 play opens Jan. 2 at home against Arizona, and the conference slate is loaded with the usual grind. The Cyclones go to Colorado on Jan. 5, host Oklahoma State on Jan. 9, then hit the road for Houston on Jan. 13 and Texas Tech on Jan.
- BYU visits on Jan.
20, UCF hosts Iowa State on Jan. 23, and Kansas State comes to Ames on Jan. 30 before Utah arrives Feb. 2.
February turns into a true test. West Virginia is next on the road Feb. 6, followed by Oklahoma State at home on Feb. 10 and Kansas in Ames on Feb.
- Cincinnati visits on Feb. 16, then Iowa State heads to Arizona State on Feb. 19 and Baylor on Feb.
- TCU comes to town on Feb. 27, and then the Cyclones get the spotlight on ESPN’s “Big Monday” when they travel to Allen Fieldhouse to face Kansas on March 1.
The regular season closes March 6 at home against West Virginia, and the Big 12 Tournament follows from March 9-13 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
Iowa State is coming off a 29-8 season in which it went 12-6 in Big 12 play, reached the conference tournament semifinals and lost to eventual champ Arizona. The Cyclones then saw their season end in the Sweet 16.
Tip times and broadcast details for the 2026-27 schedule will be announced later.
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