AMES — Iowa State’s full 2025-26 women’s basketball schedule is official.
The Big 12 released women’s basketball schedules on Monday, with the stipulation that opponents were selected to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness.
Last season, the Cyclones opened the season ranked No. 8 in the preseason AP Poll but did not meet those expectations. ISU went 23-12 overall and 12-6 in conference play, finishing seventh in the Big 12. Michigan beat ISU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
ISU returns its two leading scorers from last season: center Audi Crooks (23.4 points per game) and forward Addy Brown (15.2 ppg) and added point guard Jada Williams, a former five-star recruit, through the transfer portal.
Nonconference schedule (home games in caps):
Oct. 28 (exhibition) – vs UW-Oshkosh
Nov. 3 – vs St. Thomas
Nov. 5 – vs Southern
Nov. 9 – vs Sacred Heart
Nov. 12 – vs Valparaiso
Nov. 16 – vs Norfolk State
Nov. 20 – Drake (Des Moines)
Nov. 23 – vs Mercyhurst
Nov. 28 – Marquette (Fort Myers, Florida)
Nov. 30 – Indiana/Gonzaga (Fort Myers, Florida)
Dec. 7 – vs Northern Illinois
Dec. 10 – vs Iowa
Dec. 14 – vs UNI
Big 12 schedule:
Sunday, Dec. 21 – vs Kansas
Wednesday, Dec. 31 – at Houston
Sunday, Jan. 4 – vs Baylor
Wednesday, Jan. 7 – at Cincinnati
Sunday, Jan. 11 – vs West Virginia
Wednesday, Jan. 14 – at Colorado
Sunday, Jan. 18 – at Oklahoma State
Wednesday, Jan. 21 – vs Cincinnati
Saturday, Jan. 24 – vs Arizona
Wednesday, Jan. 28 – at Texas Tech
Saturday, Jan. 31 – vs UCF
Saturday, Feb. 7 – at Utah
Tuesday, Feb. 10 – at BYU
Sunday, Feb. 15 – vs Kansas State
Wednesday, Feb. 18 – vs Arizona State
Sunday, Feb. 22 – at TCU
Wednesday, Feb. 25 – vs Oklahoma State
Sunday, March 1 – at Kansas State
Ben Hutchens is an Iowa State University beat writer for the Lee Enterprises network. Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net.
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