IOWA CITY — The Big Ten conference announced its women's basketball conference schedules on Thursday.

Iowa opens Big Ten play on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Rutgers before returning to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for its conference home opener on Dec. 28 against Penn State.

In January, the Hawkeyes face Nebraska (Jan. 1), Oregon (Jan. 15), Michigan State (Jan. 18) and Ohio State (Jan. 25) at home and Northwestern (Jan. 5), Indiana (Jan. 11), Maryland (Jan. 22) and USC (Jan. 29) on the road.

In February, Iowa faces Minnesota (Feb. 5), Washington (Feb. 11), Michigan (Feb. 22) and Illinois (Feb. 26) at home and UCLA (Feb. 1), Nebraska (Feb. 16) and Purdue (Feb. 19) on the road.

The Hawkeyes round out their 2025-26 season on the road against Wisconsin on Sunday, March 1.

Though the Big Ten announced the

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