WBB: schedule for 2025-26 season slowly taking shape
The Badgers and an in-state rival announced a renewal of their series on Monday!
College basketball schedules are made annually by, as far as I can tell, some form of ancient, potentially evil, magic and I have a great deal of respect for the people in each program who put them together. The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team is no different and, as such, have barely released any news about their upcoming season’s non-conference slate.
However, on Monday morning an awesome piece of news dropped!
Wisconsin and Marquette haven’t played in women’s hoops since 2017 and it’s awesome that they have set up a home-and-home series for the next two years. The in-state rivals will play at MU this year and then at the Kohl Center in the 2026-27 season.
Per a UW release: Wisconsin holds a 13-10 all-time advantage in the series, which hasn't been played since 2017. The teams are tied 5-5 in games played in Milwaukee, while the Badgers hold an 8-4 edge in Madison.
I won’t be sending out a post about every non-conference game that Wisconsin announces, but I’ll keep this post updated as news about the games come out. It hasn’t been announced yet, but one can assume that the Badgers will also play Milwaukee this year as they do most years.
Known 2025-26 Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Basketball Schedule
(updated last on 6/9/25)
at Marquette; Saturday, November 8, 2025
Big Ten home opponents: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Big Ten road opponents: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
vs. Minnesota
at Minnesota
Dates, times, and TV/streaming info will be announced later this summer by the Big Ten. Wisconsin has released their full non-conference schedule near the end of July the past couple of years, so I’d guess that’s around when we’ll see the whole slate.