Oklahoma State’s 2026-27 men’s basketball non-conference slate is shaping up to be a strange one: 14 games, and only one of them is a true road trip.
The Cowboys have not officially announced the schedule yet, but the outline surfaced Thursday through Rocco Miller, who covers college basketball for several outlets including The Field of 68. D1 Docket, which tracks college basketball scheduling, later posted a Big 12 docket that matched Miller’s version.
That unofficial schedule fills in the rest of the non-league picture and confirms what Oklahoma State is working with before conference play arrives. The Cowboys are set to play in the Charleston Classic from Nov. 20-22, a commitment CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported in May. Miller and D1 Docket both had OSU in a pod with Virginia Tech and Minnesota, giving the Cowboys two power conference opponents in that event alone.
The only true road game on the schedule is a return trip to College Station, Texas, for a Nov. 12 meeting with Texas A&M. The Aggies came to Stillwater last season, so this one completes that home-and-home.
The rest of Oklahoma State’s power conference matchups will come at neutral sites. That group includes SEC foes Texas A&M and Oklahoma, ACC opponent Virginia Tech and Big Ten teams Minnesota and Northwestern.
Two of those neutral-site games will be in Oklahoma City. The Cowboys will meet Oklahoma in the annual Bedlam Series on Dec. 12 and then face Northwestern on Dec. 20, with both games set for the Paycom Center.
Outside of those trips and neutral-site dates, Oklahoma State will spend the bulk of its non-conference schedule at home. The Cowboys open Nov. 2 against Incarnate Word, then host Queens on Nov.
- After the game at Texas A&M, Central Arkansas comes to Stillwater on Nov.
Following the Charleston Classic, the home stretch continues with Jackson State on Nov. 25 and Tennessee State on Nov. 29.
Then come two games that should provide a tougher test: Grand Canyon on Dec. 2 and Saint Mary’s on Dec. 5.
After the Bedlam game, Oklahoma State returns home for Oral Roberts on Dec. 16. Once the Cowboys get through Northwestern and the holiday break, they’ll host Houston Christian on Dec. 29, which should be their final game before Big 12 play begins.
Oklahoma State and the rest of the league are scheduled to learn the full conference slate in September.
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