Future Big East Basketball Schedules

WBR keeps a running spreadsheet of future non-conference games for all of the Big East teams as they’re announced. Based on findings, here’s what all ten Big East teams’ future non-conference schedules look like so far:

Butler

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV
2025-26
Oct. 17	Notre Dame Exhibition	6:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 29	Indiana St Exhibition	6:00 p.m. CT
Nov. 5	Southern Indiana	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 8	IU Indy	4:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 11	Chicago St.	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 15	@ SMU	1:00 p.m. CT	The CW
Nov. 21	vs. South Carolina Greenbrier Tipoff	1:00 p.m. CT	CBSSN
Nov. 23	vs. Virginia Greenbrier Tipoff	1:00 p.m. CT	CBSSN
Nov. 28	Wright State	1:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 2	Eastern Michigan	6:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Dec. 6	Boise St.	1:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 20	Northwestern Indy Classic	2:30 p.m. CT	Peacock
Dec. 22	NJIT	1:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+

2026-27
	@ Notre Dame Exhibition	Release
	@ Boise St	Release

UNKNOWN
	Western Illinois?	Originally Western Illinois on Dec 2.	Not 2025-26
	Crossroads Classic appears done	Report
	Morehead State	2020-21 reschedule?	FS1/FS2/Bally
	Memphis Series?	TBD	TBD
	Western Kentucky Series?	Report

Creighton

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV/Notes
Oct. 17	Iowa St Exhibition	7:30 p.m. CT	Nebraska Public Media
Oct. 25	Colorado State Exhibition	6:00 p.m. CT	Jays Video (web only)
Nov. 5	South Dakota	7:30 p.m. CT	Peacock
Nov. 11	@ Gonzaga	9:00 p.m. CT	ESPN
Nov. 14	Maryland Eastern Shore	8:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Nov. 19	North Dakota	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 24	vs Baylor Players Era	1:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 25	vs Iowa State Players Era	1:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 26 or 27	Players Era	TBD	Matchup dependent on Monday/Tuesday results
Dec. 2	Nicholls State	8:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Dec. 7	@ Nebraska	4:00 p.m CT	FS1
Dec. 13	Kansas St.	2:00 p.m. CT	FOX
Dec. 17	@ Xavier	5:30 p.m. CT	FS1
Dec. 20	Marquette	7:30 p.m. CT	Peacock
Dec. 22	Utah Tech	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 30	Butler	8:00 p.m. CT	FS1
Jan. 4	@ Seton Hall	11:00 a.m. CT	Peacock
Jan. 7	@ Villanova	6:30 p.m. CT	Peacock
Jan. 10	St. John's	1:00 p.m. CT	FOX
Jan. 13	Georgetown	8:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Jan. 16	@ Providence	5:30 p.m. CT	FS1
Jan. 21	Xavier	6:00 p.m. CT	FS1
Jan. 27	@ Marquette	8:30 p.m. CT	TNT
Jan. 31	UConn	7:00 p.m. CT	FOX
Feb 4	@ Georgetown	7:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Feb. 7	Seton Hall	6:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Feb. 11	@ DePaul	7:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Feb. 14	Villanova	1:30 p.m. CT	FOX
Feb. 18	@ UConn	6:00 p.m CT	TNT
Feb. 21	@ St. John's	11:00 a.m. CT	FOX
Feb. 25	DePaul	8:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Feb. 28	Providence	4:30 p.m. CT	TNT
Mar. 4	@ Butler	5:00 p.m. CT	FS1

2026-27
	@ Iowa St. Exhibition	Release
	Gonzaga	Source
	Players Era NIL Tourney	Source	Expand to 32 teams
	Nebraska	Standing H/H
	@ Kansas St.	Source

DePaul

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV
2025-26
Oct. 20	Loyola Chicago Exhibition	6:00 p.m. CT	N/A
Oct. 24	@ Notre Dame Exhibition	5:00 p.m. CT	N/A
Nov. 3	Chicago St.	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 7	Stonehill	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 11	Buffalo	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 14	Northwestern	7:30 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 18	Gardner-Webb	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 23	Detroit Mercy	5:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 28	vs. Georgia Tech Emerald Coast Classic	6:00 p.m. CT	CBSSN
Nov. 29	vs. LSU or Drake Emerald Coast Classic	3:00 p.m. CT 6:00 p.m. CT	CBSSN
Dec. 6	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	8:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Dec. 9	Morgan St.	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 13	@ Wichita St.	TBA	TBA


2026-27
Nov. 13	@Northwestern	Release
2027-28
Nov. 12	Northwestern	Release

Moving Forward
	Depaul/Northwestern Series	Series will continue year over year
TBA
	@ Loyola Chicago Exhibition	Release
	Notre Dame Exhibition	Release

Georgetown

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV
2025-26
Oct. 18	@ George Washington Exhibition	5:00 p.m. CT	Monumental Sports Network
Oct. 30	@ Kentucky Exhibition	6:00 p.m. CT	SEC Network
Nov. 3	Morgan St.	5:30 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 7	@ Maryland	5:00 p.m. CT	FS1
Nov. 12	Binghamton	5:30 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 15	Clemson	11:00 a.m. CT	Peacock
Nov. 22	Wagner	11:00 a.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 27	vs. Dayton ESPN Events Invitational	6:30 p.m. CT	ESPN2
Nov. 28	vs. BYU or Miami ESPN Events Invitational	6:00 p.m. CT 8:30 p.m. CT	ESPN or ESPN2
Dec. 3	UMBC	7:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Dec. 7	@ North Carolina	4:00 p.m. CT	ESPN
Dec. 13	Saint Peter's	1:30 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 22	Coppin St.	5:30 p.m. CT	ESPN+

2026-27
	Maryland	Release
	Clemson	Source
	North Carolina

2027-28

	@ Maryland	Release

2028-29
	Maryland	Release

Unknown
	UCSB	Rumor of interest
	Memphis Series?	Report	TBD
	Michigan/Vanderbilt/Memphis?	Rumor
	Utah Series?	Report

Marquette

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV
2025-26
	Exhibition or Scrimmage
	Exhibition or Scrimmage
Nov. 3	Albany	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 5	Southern	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 9	vs. Indiana @ Chicago	11:00 a.m. CT	ESPN
Nov. 12	Little Rock	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 15	Maryland	1:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Nov. 19	Dayton	6:30 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 22	Central Michigan	1:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 28	Oklahoma @ Chicago	1:00 p.m. CT	NBC
Dec. 2	Valparaiso	7:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 6	@ Wisconsin	1;00 p.m. CT	FS1
Dec. 13	@ Purdue	1:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
UNKNOWN
	Utah Series? Series did not work out 2016-17 or 17-18 season	Source
	Lehigh?	2020-21 reschedule?
	Western Michigan?	2020-21 reschedule?
	vs. NC State?	Report

Providence

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV
2025-26
Oct. 19	@ Pitt Exhibition	1:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 25	Harvard Exhibition	3:00 p.m. CT	Friars Love (web video)
Nov. 3	Holy Cross	6:15 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 8	vs. Virginia Tech Hall of Fame Tip-Off	3:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Nov. 11	Penn	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 14	@ Colorado	8:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 18	New Hampshire	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 22	vs. Penn State Hall of Fame Tip-Off	3:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 27	vs. Wisconsin Rady's Children Invitational	4:30 p.m. CT	FS1
Nov. 28	vs. TCU or Florida Rady's Children Invitational	2:00 p.m. CT 4:30 p.m. CT	FOX
Dec. 2	Fairleigh Dickinson	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 6	Rhode Island	11;00 a.m. CT	TruTV
Dec. 9	Brown	6:30 p.m. CT	TruTV

2026-27
	Pitt Exhibition	Release
	Colorado	Source
Nov. 23-25	Maui Invitational Arizona BYU Clemson Washington VCU Colorado St. Ole Miss	Release
	@ Rhode Island (Year 4 of 10)	New H/H 10 year deal starting 2023-24
Unknown
	Holy Cross?	Scheduled before B4A switch
	vs. Boston College Hall of Fame Showcase - Mohegan Make-up	Future Considerations
	vs. UMass Hall of Fame Showcase - Mohegan Make-up	Future Considerations
	UMass-Lowell ?	Report

Seton Hall

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV
2025-26
	Exhibition or Scrimmage
	Exhibition or Scrimmage
Nov. 3	Saint Peters	6:30 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 7	Wagner	6:30 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 10	Fairfield	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 13	Monmouth	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 18	New Haven	6;00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 24	vs. NC State Maui Invitational	1:30 p.m. CT	ESPN2
Nov. 25	vs. Boise St. or USC Maui Invitational	1:30 p.m. CT 4:00 p.m. CT	ESPN2 ESPN
Nov. 26	vs. TBA Arizona St. Washington St. Texas Chaminade Maui Invitational	TBA (Champ) TBA (3rd) 8:30 p.m. CT (5th) 11:59 p.m. CT (7th)	TBA TBA ESPN2 ESPN2
Dec. 3	Central Connecticut St.	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 6	@ Kansas St	3:00 p.m. CT	ESPNU
Dec. 13	Rutgers	7:00 p.m. CT	FS1

2026-27
	Kansas St.	Source
	@ Rutgers	H/H series through 2027
UNKNOWN
	Penn St.?	Source	Not in 2021-22 Schedule
	Rhode Island?	Source Not in 2021-22	Not in 2021-22 Schedule
	Princeton?	Princeton Interested
	vs. Iona? (@ MSG)	Source

St. John’s

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV?
2025-26
Oct. 18	Towson Exhibition	1:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Oct. 25	Michigan Exhibition	6:00 p.m. CT	BTN+
Nov. 3	Quinnipiac	5:30 p.m. CT	FS1
Nov. 8	Alabama	11:00 a.m. CT	FS1
Nov. 15	William & Mary	5:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 20	Bucknell	6:00 p.m. CT	TNT/TruTV
Nov. 25	vs. Iowa St Players Era NIL Tourney	3:30 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 26	vs. Baylor Players Era NIL Tourney	4:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 29	vs. TBA Players Era NIL Tourney	Depends on Monday/Tuesday Results
Dec. 6	Ole Miss	7:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Dec. 13	Iona	11:00 a.m. CT	TNT/TruTV
Dec. 20	vs. Kentucky CBS Sports Classic	11:30 a.m. CT	CBS
Dec. 23	Harvard	5:00 p.m. CT	FS1

2026-27
	Players Era NIL Tourney	Source
	Louisville?	Report	H/H was going to start 25-26 but Louisville now in CBS Sports Classic
	@ Alabama (Birmingham)	Report
	Kentucky @ MSG	Source
	vs. Duke? @ Arthur Ashe Stadium	Source	2026-27?

2027-28
	@Louisville?	Report	H/H was going to start 25-26 but Louisville now in CBS Sports Classic
UNKNOWN
	Texas Tech Series	Report Not in 2023-24 now	Scrapped
	Manhattan?		2020-21 reschedule?

Villanova

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV?
2025-26
Oct. 19	VCU Exhibition	4:00 p.m. CT
Oct. 24	@ Virginia Exhibition	6:00 p.m. CT	ACC Network
Nov. 3	vs. BYU Las Vegas	8:30 p.m. CT	TNT
Nov. 8	Queens Villanova Challenge	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 11	Sacred Heart Villanova Challenge	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 15	Duquesne Villanova Challenge	7:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 19	@ LaSalle Big 5	6:00 p.m. CT	CBSSN
Nov. 25	Old Dominion	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 1	Temple Big 5	5:30 p.m. CT	FS1
Dec. 6	Big 5 TBA	TBA	Comcast Philadelphia
Dec. 9	@ Michigan	5:30 p.m. CT	FS1
Dec. 13	Pitt	3;30 p.m. CT	TNT/TruTV
Dec. 19	vs. Wisconsin @Fiserv Forum	7:00 p.m. CT	FOX
2026-27
	Wisconsin @ Wells Fargo Center	Source
	Michigan	Source
	@ Pitt	Release
	LaSalle? Big 5

	@ Temple? Big 5
	New Big 5 format (3 games) Rotate every 2 years New set of matchups Big 5 Championship	Release 2024-25+2


UNKNOWN
	Cal St. Northridge	Rescheduled from 2020-21	Not in 2021-22

Xavier

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV
2025-26
Oct. 18	Murray State Exhibition	1:00 p.m. CT
Oct. ?	Closed Scrimmage?
Nov. 3	Marist	6:15 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 6	Le Moyne	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 10	Santa Clara	7:30 p.m. CT	FS1
Nov. 14	@ Iowa	7:00 p.m. CT	FS1
Nov. 18	Old Dominion	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 21	vs. Georgia Charleston Classic	8:00 p.m. CT	ESPN2
Nov. 23	vs. Clemson or West Virginia Charleston Classic	12:00 p.m. CT (Champ) 2:30 p.m. CT (Consolation)	ESPN
Nov. 28	Texas A&M Corpus Christi	4:30 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Dec. 1	Saint Francis	6:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Dec. 5	Cincinatti	6:30 p.m..CT	TNT/TruTV
Dec. 12	Missouri St.	6:00 p.m. CT	TruTV

2026-27
	Iowa	Report
	@ Cincinatti	Annual Rivalry Game
	@ Wake Forest (indefinite 4-year cycles)	1st Story	2nd Story

UNKNOWN
	Wake Forest (indefinite 4-year cycles)	1st Story	2nd Story
	North Carolina Series?	Source
	Marshall?	Reschedule from 2020-21?	FS1/FS2/Bally
	Ohio "Crossroads Classic" ? Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio St.	Report	Updated story
	Western Kentucky Series?	Report
	@ Utah?	Series Info Cancelled	TBD

UConn

Schedule Officially Released

Date	Opponent	Time	TV
2025-26
Oct. 13	Boston College Exhibition	6:00 p.m. CT	NBC Sports Boston
Oct. 28	Michigan St. Exhibition	6:30 p.m. CT	WFSB (local)
Nov. 3	New Haven UConn MTE	6:00 p.m. CT	ESPN+
Nov. 7	UMass-Lowell UConn MTE	6:30 p.m. CT	Peacock
Nov. 10	Columbia UConn MTE	5:30 p.m. CT	FS1
Nov. 15	vs. BYU @ TD Garden Hall of Fame Series	6:00 p.m. CT	Fox
Nov. 19	Arizona	6:00 p.m. CT	FS1
Nov. 23	Bryant	5:00 p.m. CT	TruTV
Nov. 28	vs. Illinois MSG	11:30 a.m. CT	FOX
Dec. 2	@ Kansas	8:00 p.m. CT	ESPN2
Dec. 5	East Texas A&M	6:00 p.m. CT	Peacock
Dec. 9	vs. Florida Jimmy V Classic	8:00 p.m. CT	ESPN
Dec. 12	Texas	7:00 p.m. CT	FOX


2026-27
	@ Michigan St. Exhibition	Release
Nov. 18	@ Arizona	Release
	@ Illinois United Center	Release
	Kansas	Release
Unknown

	Memphis Series?	Rumor
	Monmouth	Rescheduled from 2020-21	FS1/FS2/FSN
	High Point?	2020-21 Reschedule?	FS1/FS2/FSN
	Fairfield?		Report

Future Big East Basketball Schedules

Butler

Creighton

DePaul

Georgetown

Marquette

Providence

Seton Hall

St. John’s

Villanova

Xavier

UConn

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