Rutgers women’s basketball will have five regular-season games on the Big Ten Network in 2026-27, with three of those national TV dates coming at Jersey Mike’s Arena.
The BTN run starts early for the Scarlet Knights. Their Big Ten opener against Ohio State is set for Saturday, Dec. 5 at noon, and it is the first of five nationally televised games for Rutgers. A few days later, Rutgers stays home for a nonconference meeting with Seton Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m.
After the holiday break, the Scarlet Knights will get another home spotlight when USC visits Jersey Mike’s Arena on Monday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. Rutgers’ next BTN appearance comes on the road at Michigan on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m.
The final national TV slot on the schedule lands on the last day of the regular season, when Rutgers goes to Maryland on Sunday, Feb. 28 for a noon tip.
Those five games are the only Rutgers women’s basketball matchups listed for BTN, and all five will air nationally on the network.
The full 2026-27 slate also includes an exhibition against Caldwell on Friday, Oct. 30, followed by early nonconference games against LIU, La Salle, Indiana State, Monmouth, Albany, UMES, Delaware State, Princeton, South Dakota State, Georgetown, Saint Peter’s, Coppin State and Lafayette.
Rutgers opens Big Ten play after that stretch, then moves into conference matchups that include Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Penn State, UCLA, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Northwestern, Minnesota, Purdue, Washington, Oregon and Nebraska before closing at Maryland.
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