Michigan State women’s basketball is set for a heavy dose of the spotlight this season.
The Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday that the Spartans will have at least 10 games shown nationally on the Big Ten Network, FS1 or Peacock, along with 15 regular-season games carried on B1G+.
MSUFCU will again serve as a season sponsor for the program.
The Big Ten is keeping its 18-game league schedule for a fifth straight season. Michigan State has also played 18 conference games in 2018-19 and 2019-20, with the league previously using 18-game slates in 2015-16 and 2014-15.
Michigan State’s first televised game comes in its Big Ten home opener against Penn State on Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. in East Lansing on BTN. The other December game on TV will be at Michigan on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. on FS1.
January starts with three straight televised games for the Spartans. They open 2027 on New Year’s Day against Iowa in East Lansing at 2 p.m. on BTN, then travel to Northwestern on Jan. 7 for an 8 p.m.
ET tip on BTN. Michigan State’s January TV slate wraps up at Nebraska on Jan. 10 at 4:30 p.m.
ET on BTN.
February brings five televised games across two networks. Michigan State visits Maryland on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. on BTN, hosts Purdue on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. on BTN, then heads west for back-to-back road tests.
The Spartans face USC on Feb. 18 at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock and then take on defending national champion UCLA on Feb. 21 at 3 p.m.
ET on BTN. Michigan State closes the regular season against Michigan at 1 p.m. on Peacock.
Overall, the 2026-27 regular season includes eight Big Ten games on a broadcast network, seven on FOX and one on NBC. The championship game of the 2027 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will air March 7 on CBS for the fourth straight season and will also stream live on Paramount+.
Big Ten Network, FOX and FS1 broadcasts will also stream nationwide on FOX One, while CBS coverage will be available on Paramount+. NBC’s broadcast will stream on Peacock. The remaining games will air on Peacock and NBCSN.
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