Utah basketball’s Big 12 schedule matrix is set for next season. Here’s who they’ll play
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On the same week Utah basketball started summer practices on campus, the Utes learned more about their conference schedule for the upcoming season.
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The Big 12 released its scheduling matrix for the 2026-27 conference schedule for both men’s basketball and women’s basketball on Thursday.
Game dates and times will come later in the year.
For now, here’s a look at the schedule matrix for both Alex Jensen’s and Gavin Petersen’s squads.
Utah men’s basketball Big 12 scheduling matrix, 2026-27 season
- Home and away: BYU, Colorado, Oklahoma State
- Home only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
- Away only: Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Houston, Iowa State, TCU
Highlights from Utah’s 2026-27 Big 12 men’s basketball schedule
As per the Big 12’s desire to maintain conference rivalries, BYU is one of three home-and-away opponents on the Runnin’ Utes’ schedule.
Utah, which finished last season 2-16 in Big 12 play, will also play Colorado and Oklahoma State twice during conference action.
Among the highlights of Utah’s home schedule is Kansas returning to the Huntsman Center. Two years ago during the Utes’ first year in the league, Utah upset the Jayhawks in Craig Smith’s final season as head coach, just days before being let go.
The Utes will also host Texas Tech, another team that made the NCAA tournament last season. The other four Big 12 teams on Utah’s home slate — Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas State and West Virginia — didn’t make the NCAAs.
There are a handful of difficult road matchups on Utah’s group of road-only opponents as well. The Utes will hit the road to take on Arizona, Houston, Iowa State, UCF and TCU, all NCAA tournament participants this past year, along with Arizona State.
The Wildcats made it to the Final Four, while the Cougars and Cyclones were Sweet Sixteen teams.
Utah head coach Gavin Petersen calls out to his players during an NCAA basketball game against Iowa State held at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret NewsUtah women’s basketball Big 12 scheduling matrix, 2026-27 season
- Home and away: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU
- Home only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
- Away only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Highlights from Utah’s 2026-27 Big 12 women’s basketball schedule
A Utah squad that returns one starter, forward Chyra Evans, will face a Big 12 slate where the majority of its road games come against teams that made the NCAA tournament a year ago.
BYU is one of three home-and-away opponents on the Utes’ schedule, as are Arizona and Arizona State.
Arizona State was an NCAA First Four team a year ago, while BYU made the WBIT championship. The Cougars swept Utah last year in three matchups, including one in the conference tournament.
Of Utah’s six other home Big 12 matchups, Oklahoma State and Colorado made the NCAA Tournament last season.
Of the Utes’ six other road conference contests, though, five of them will come against teams made reached the NCAAs a year ago. That includes TCU, an Elite 8 team during the 2025-26 campaign, three teams that made the Round of 32 in Baylor, Texas Tech and West Virginia, as well as NCAA participant Iowa State.