Big Ten Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Conference Opponents
April 29, 2025 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men's basketball Big Ten Conference schedule for the 2025-26 season will include 20 league games, with the Bruins playing 14 opponents once and facing three opponents for two games, as announced by the Big Ten office on Tuesday.
Much like the 2024-25 season, UCLA will take on crosstown rival USC, as well as Oregon and Washington, for two games each. Those matchup pairs include one road game and one home game.
The Bruins will face the league's other 14 teams for one game – seven of those at home, and seven contests on the road. From that grouping, UCLA's home contests will include visits from Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Rutgers. The Bruins' road contests in 2025-26 will include Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin.
The complete Big Ten men's basketball schedule will not be finalized until the fall (featuring game dates, times and television designations). The 2025-26 season will mark UCLA's second year competing in the Big Ten Conference. UCLA's nonconference games for the upcoming season will be announced at a later date.
TICKET INFORMATION: The UCLA men's basketball season ticket renewal period will begin on Friday, May 2. Fans who held season tickets during the 2024-25 season will receive renewal information via email.
Fans who wish to purchase new season tickets for the 2025-26 season can call UCLA Athletics Sales and Service at (310) 206-5991 or can visit uclabruins.com/tickets to place a deposit. New season ticket packages for the 2025-26 season will launch in early July, following the online Select-A-Seat event in June. For question and more information, please call UCLA Athletics Sales and Service at (310) 206-5991.
BIG TEN BREAKDOWN: UCLA's 10 home games in league play next season will include (alphabetical order) Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Rutgers, USC and Washington.
The Bruins' 10 road contests in conference play will include (alphabetical order) Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, USC, Washington and Wisconsin.
HOME GAMES: Aside from games against regular West Coast foes in Oregon, USC and Washington, the Bruins' upcoming home schedule will include visits from Big Ten schools that have not played in Pauley Pavilion in at least two decades. Six of the 10 schools headed to Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial have not played at UCLA since prior to 2000. The Bruins welcomed Maryland in a home-and-home series in Dec. 2023 and last hosted Purdue on Dec. 30, 1999. Outside of those programs and Illinois (Dec. 1997), the Bruins will be hosting four schools for the first time in over 40 years – Nebraska (March 1985), Rutgers (Jan. 1979), Indiana (Dec. 1960) and Northwestern (Dec. 1948). Indiana and Northwestern have never before played the Bruins inside Pauley Pavilion.
ROAD GAMES: Similar to the Bruins' upcoming home Big Ten opponents, UCLA will be playing at six schools they have not traveled to since prior to 2005. The Bruins last played at Michigan on Dec. 9, 2017, as the return game in a home-and-home series. In similar fashion, UCLA played Michigan State in a home-and-home series in 2003 and 2004, with the game at the Breslin Center taking place on Dec. 21, 2004. The Bruins have played Penn State just twice and have never played at Penn State (one game in the NCAA Tournament, and one game last season at Pauley Pavilion). UCLA last played at Iowa during the 1990-91 season (Dec. 22, 1990). The Bruins have not played at Minnesota, Ohio State or Wisconsin since the 1960s – at Minnesota in Dec. 1969, at Ohio State in Dec. 1968 and at Wisconsin in Dec. 1962.
UCLA VERSUS BIG TEN TEAMS
vs. Illinois – 6-5 (all-time record)
Last meeting: Feb. 11, 2025, at Illinois (Illinois won, 83-78)
vs. Indiana – 7-6
Last meeting: Feb. 14, 2025, at Indiana (UCLA won, 72-68)
vs. Iowa – 4-5
Last meeting: Jan. 17, 2025, at UCLA (UCLA won, 94-70)
vs. Maryland – 7-4
Last meeting: Jan. 10, 2025, at Maryland (Maryland won, 79-61)
vs. Michigan – 13-7
Last meeting: Jan. 7, 2025, at UCLA (Michigan won, 94-75)
vs. Michigan State – 8-4
Last meeting: Feb. 4, 2025, at UCLA (UCLA won, 63-61)
vs. Minnesota – 5-3
Last meeting: Feb. 18, 2025, at UCLA (Minnesota won, 64-61)
vs. Nebraska – 6-3
Last meeting: Jan. 4, 2025, at Nebraska (Nebraska won, 66-58)
vs. Northwestern – 6-1
Last meeting: March 3, 2025, at Northwestern (UCLA won, 73-69)
vs. Ohio State – 7-7
Last meeting: Feb. 23, 2025, at UCLA (UCLA won, 69-61)
vs. Oregon – 96-42
Last meeting: Jan. 30, 2025, at UCLA (UCLA won, 78-52)
vs. Penn State – 1-1
Last meeting: Feb. 8, 2025, at UCLA (UCLA won, 78-54)
vs. Purdue – 10-4
Last meeting: Feb. 28, 2025, at Purdue (Purdue won, 76-66)
vs. Rutgers – 2-2
Last meeting: Jan. 13, 2025, at Rutgers (Rutgers won, 75-68)
vs. USC – 149-116
Last meeting: March 8, 2025, at UCLA (UCLA won, 90-63)
vs. Washington – 110-44
Last meeting: Jan. 24, 2025, at Washington (UCLA won, 65-60)
vs. Wisconsin – 6-3
Last meeting: March 14, 2025, at the Big Ten Tournament (Wisconsin won, 86-70)
2024-25 Big Ten Men's Basketball Standings
| Team | Big Ten Record | Win Percentage | Overall Record | Win Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 17-3 | .850 | 30-7 | .811 |
| Maryland | 14-6 | .700 | 27-9 | .750 |
| Michigan | 14-6 | .700 | 27-10 | .730 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | .650 | 23-11 | .676 |
| Wisconsin | 13-7 | .650 | 27-10 | .730 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | .650 | 24-12 | .667 |
| Illinois | 12-8 | .600 | 22-13 | .629 |
| Oregon | 12-8 | .600 | 25-10 | .714 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | .500 | 19-13 | .594 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | .450 | 17-15 | .531 |
| Rutgers | 8-12 | .400 | 15-17 | .469 |
| Minnesota | 7-13 | .350 | 15-17 | .469 |
| Northwestern | 7-13 | .350 | 17-16 | .515 |
| USC | 7-13 | .350 | 17-18 | .486 |
| Iowa | 7-13 | .350 | 17-16 | .515 |
| Nebraska | 7-13 | .350 | 21-14 | .600 |
| Penn State | 6-14 | .300 | 16-15 | .516 |
| Washington | 4-16 | .200 | 13-18 | .419 |