The 2025-26 Michigan basketball season is less than 40 days away, but it moved one step closer Thursday, Sept. 18, as the Big Ten released the 18-team conference’s full regular season schedule.
Yet to be announced are TV channels and tip times for each start — most of those should come closer to the season opener.
The two big games on the schedule for the Wolverines: Michigan will play Michigan State in East Lansing on Friday, Jan. 30 (in what will probably be a late-night tipoff) and will host MSU for U-M’s senior day in its final regular-season game, on Sunday, March 8.
U-M will host Ohio State at home on Friday, Jan. 23, before a rematch in Columbus just more than two weeks later, on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Previously, MSU was the only team U-M was guaranteed to face twice, but U-M coach Dusty May and OSU coach Jake Diebler agreed it would be good for the fanbases to get a home-and-home every season, and that matchup has been added to the protected rivalry list as part of the 20-game slate.
There are some new looks to this schedule, as well — such U-M’s first trip to the Pacific Northwest for Big Ten games, taking on Washington on Jan. 14 and Oregon on Jan. 17.
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An interesting note: After their return from the West Coast, the Wolverines don’t leave the state from Jan. 18-Feb. 7. There are five games in that span, four of which are at home, with the other against the Spartans in East Lansing.
That comes at a price, however: The Wolverines have just two home games after their Valentine’s Day matchup with UCLA in Ann Arbor — with three league road games and a neutral-site matchup against Duke in Washington, D.C.
See the complete schedule below.
2025-26 Michigan basketball schedule
*Nonconference game.
Oct. 25*: at St. John’s (exhibition), 7 p.m.
Nov. 3*: Oakland, time TBA.
Nov. 11*: Wake Forest (Little Caesars Arena), time TBA.
Nov. 14*: at TCU, time TBA.
Nov. 19*: Middle Tennessee State, time TBA.
Nov. 24*: San Diego State (Players Era Festival, Las Vegas), 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 25*: Auburn (Players Era Festival, Las Vegas), 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 26*: TBD (Players Era Festival, Las Vegas), time TBA.
Dec. 6: Rutgers, time TBA.
Dec. 13: at Maryland, time TBA.
Dec. 9*: Villanova, time TBA.
Dec. 21*: La Salle, time TBA.
Dec. 29*: McNeese State, time TBA.
Jan. 2: USC, time TBA.
Jan. 6: at Penn State, time TBA.
Jan. 10: Wisconsin, time TBA.
Jan. 14: Washington, time TBA.
Jan. 17: Oregon, time TBA.
Jan. 20: Indiana, time TBA.
Jan. 23: Ohio State, time TBA.
Jan. 27: Nebraska, time TBA.
Jan. 30: at Michigan State, time TBA.
Feb. 5: Penn State, time TBA.
Feb. 8: at Ohio State, time TBA.
Feb. 11: at Northwestern, time TBA.
Feb. 14: UCLA, time TBA.
Feb. 17: at Purdue, time TBA.
Feb. 21*: vs. Duke (Washington), time TBA.
Feb 24: vs. Minnesota, time TBA.
Feb. 27 at Illinois, time TBA.
March 5: at Iowa, time TBA.
March 8: Michigan State, time TBA.
March 11-15: Big Ten tournament, Chicago.
Tony Garcia is the Wolverines beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.
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