MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the women's basketball team, in conjunction with the Big 12 Conference, released the 2025-26 league schedule on Monday.
WVU will face three Big 12 opponents twice in Cincinnati, TCU and UCF and then face the remaining 12 conference foes once, six at home and six on the road. Opponents were selected based on a combination of geography, historical results and a poll of the coaches to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness.
The 2024-25 Big 12 women's basketball season marked the first time the Conference has had at least five teams finish the season ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll in consecutive seasons since 2010 (2008-10). The league has sent multiple teams to the Sweet 16 in four of the last five NCAA tournaments and has had at least two teams in the regional semifinals in 22 of the last 25 tournaments, tied for the second-highest percentage (88%) of any league during that span.
The Mountaineers begin this year's conference slate at home on Sunday, Dec. 21, when they welcome Houston to the WVU Coliseum.
West Virginia then takes to the road for a two-game stand, opening the new year against Kansas on Thursday, Jan. 1, inside Allen Fieldhouse in a New Year's Day showdown. The road stint continues Sunday, Jan. 4, when WVU remains in the Sunflower State for a contest against Kansas State inside Bramlage Coliseum.
WVU is back at home with a Wednesday, Jan. 7, contest against Texas Tech before closing out the week with a trip to Ames, Iowa, for a game against Iowa State inside Hilton Coliseum. The Mountaineers return to Morgantown on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for a matchup with defending Big 12 Champion TCU. A quick trip to Cincinnati on Sunday, Jan. 18, sees the Mountaineers taking on the Bearcats at Fifth Third Arena.
The Mountaineers are back in Morgantown for a midweek matchup against Arizona State on Wednesday, Jan. 21, before taking part in two straight road games in Utah. West Virginia opens the swing on Saturday, Jan 24, when they take on BYU in Provo, Utah, inside the Marriott Center. Three days later, WVU squares off with Utah inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
WVU opens February with a home contest against Baylor on Sunday, Feb. 1, before heading back out on the road for battle with Colorado on Wednesday, Feb. 4, inside the CU Events Center.
West Virginia then stays home for its first and only two-game homestand of the conference slate. WVU first welcomes Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 7, before taking on UCF on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
The Mountaineers head out to the Lone Star State for their second matchup of the season with TCU. The contest is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 15, inside Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. A meeting with Oklahoma State inside the WVU Coliseum is set for Sunday, Feb. 22.
WVU closes out the road portion of its schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 25, with a trip to Orlando, Florida, to take on UCF inside Addition Financial Arena.
West Virginia is set to conclude its 2025-26 regular season on Sunday, March 1, against Cincinnati inside the WVU Coliseum.
The Mountaineers open postseason play from March 4-8/9, for the 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament inside T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Game times and additional broadcast information, including TV designations, will be announced at a later date.
