Big East
Big East Non-Conference schedules for the 2026-27 season.
Conference Play Outlook: The Big East plays a full double-round-robin format (20 games) to determine a true regular-season champion. Pairings and dates will be available later this summer.
No Challenge for the Conference: The Big 12-Big East Battle began during the 2019-20 season between the two leagues, which formed a built-in power conference game for every Big East program. Despite the contract being extended back in 2022, the leagues did not renew the agreement following the 2024-25 season. The Big East entered a new chapter in 2025-26 without the Battle or the defunct Gavitt Games, providing further flexibility and challenges for each school to build a formidable non-conference schedule.
Non-Conference Schedules
Butler
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Lafayette
Nov. 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Nov. 13 vs. Pittsburgh
Nov. 17 vs. Western Carolina
Nov. 19 vs. Northeastern
Nov. 27 vs. Bellarmine
Dec. 2 vs. Presbyterian
Dec. 16 vs. USC Upstate
Road
Nov. 8 at Boise State
Dec. 6 at North Carolina
Credit Union 1 Arena Game Chicago, IL
Nov. 22 vs. Nebraska
Indy Classic Indianapolis, IN
Dec. 19 vs. Georgia Tech
Note: Butler will host North Carolina and play at Pittsburgh during the 2027-28 season.
Connecticut
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Gardner-Webb
Nov. 13 vs. Ohio State
Nov. 30 vs. Rider
Dec. 12 vs. Kansas
Road
Nov. 18 at Arizona
Hall of Fame Series Boston, MA
Nov. 6 vs. Michigan
Duke-UConn LV Matchup Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 25 vs. Duke
United Center Chicago, IL
Dec. 4 vs. Illinois
MSG Marquee New York, NY
Dec. 20 vs. Virginia
Note: UConn will play at Ohio State during the 2027-28 season.
Creighton
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Kansas City
Nov. 5 vs. Le Moyne
Nov. 18 vs. Bethune-Cookman
Dec. 1 vs. Oral Roberts
Dec. 5 vs. Nebraska
Dec. 12 vs. Gonzaga
Dec. 15 vs. Mount Saint Mary’s
Road
Nov. 10 at Kansas State
Casey’s Center Game Des Moines, IA
Nov. 15 vs. Iowa
Players Era 16 Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 24 vs. Michigan
Nov. 25 vs. Miami or TCU
Nov. 27 vs. TBD (Based on results)
Nov. 28 (Players Era Championship)
DePaul
Home
Nov. 2 vs. West Georgia
Nov. 5 vs. South Florida
Nov. 9 vs. Alabama A&M
Nov. 17 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore
Dec. 1 vs. Northern Alabama
Dec. 5 vs. SMU
Dec. 8 vs. Maine
Dec. 22 vs. Canisius
Road
Nov. 13 at Northwestern
Dec. 12 at Saint Louis
Fort Myers Tip-off Fort Myers, FL
Nov. 24 vs. Purdue
Nov. 26 vs. Pittsburgh
Notes: The Blue Demons will host Northwestern on November 12th, 2027. The Blue Demons will play at SMU and South Florida, while also hosting Saint Louis during the 2027-28 season.
Georgetown
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Loyola-MD
Nov. 7 vs. Maryland
Nov. 10 vs. Delaware State
Nov. 18 vs. Navy
Nov. 21 vs. Coppin State
Dec. 2 vs. UMass-Lowell
Dec. 9 vs. Rider
Dec. 12 vs. North Carolina
Dec. 16 vs. Sacred Heart
Road
Nov. 13 at Clemson
Rady Children’s Invitational San Diego, CA
Nov. 26 vs. Texas
Nov. 27 vs. Saint Mary’s or UCLA
Notes: The Hoyas’ contest vs. Maryland will be the second of a four-game series.
Marquette
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Mercyhurst
Nov. 6 vs. Detroit Mercy
Nov. 18 vs. Northern Illinois
Nov. 22 vs. Chicago State
Dec. 1 vs. Wagner
Dec. 5 vs. Wisconsin
Dec. 9 vs. New Hampshire
Dec. 12 vs. Mississippi State
Road
Nov. 11 at Michigan
Legends Classic Chicago, IL
Nov. 15 vs. Missouri
Battle 4 Atlantis Bahamas
Nov. 25 vs. Virginia or Texas A&M
Nov. 27 vs. Texas A&M or Virginia
Notes: Marquette will host Michigan and travel to Wisconsin and Mississippi State during the 2027-28 season.
Providence
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Maine
Nov. 10 vs. Bryant
Nov. 14 vs. Colorado
Nov. 17 vs. Sacred Heart
Dec. 1 vs. Stonehill
Dec. 8 vs. Fairfield
Road
Dec. 5 at Rhode Island
Hall of Fame Tip-off Uncasville, CT
Nov. 7 vs. Nebraska
Hall of Fame Series Boston, MA
Dec. 19 vs. Syracuse
Maui Invitational Lahaina, Maui, HI
Nov. 23 vs. VCU
Nov. 24 vs. Colorado State or Arizona
Nov. 25 vs. Ole Miss, BYU, Washington, or Clemson
Notes: Providence and Rhode Island are amid a 10-year agreement to play home and away through the 2033-34 season.
St. John’s
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Monmouth
Nov. 15 vs. Syracuse
Nov. 18 vs. Siena
TBA vs. Iona
Dec. 1 vs. Columbia
Dec. 5 vs. Arizona (HOF Series)
Road
Players Era 16 Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 24 vs. Oregon
Nov. 26 vs. Louisville or Texas Tech
Nov. 27 vs. TBD (based on results)
Nov. 28 Championship Game*
C.M. Newton Classic Birmingham, AL
Dec. 12 vs. Alabama
*-Only two of the 16 participants will play a fourth game for the Championship in Las Vegas.
Seton Hall
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Saint Peter’s
Nov. 5 vs. LIU
Nov. 24 vs. New Hampshire
Nov. 28 vs. Siena
Dec. 4 vs. Kansas State
Dec. 7 vs. NJIT
Dec. 15 vs. UNC Greensboro
Road
Nov. 13 at Alabama
Dec. 12 at Rutgers
Palestra 100 Year Celebration Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 9 vs. Charlotte
Baha Mar Championship Nassau, Bahamas
Nov. 19 vs. Wisconsin
Nov. 20 vs. Murray State or N.C. State
Notes: Alabama will visit Seton Hall during the 2027-28 season.
Villanova
Home
Nov. 10 vs. La Salle
Nov. 14 vs. Rider
Nov. 21 vs. Michigan
Nov. 24 vs. Coppin State
Dec. 9 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Dec. 12 vs. Wisconsin
Road
Nov. 17 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 27 at Kansas
Dec. 1 at Temple
Eternal City Tip-off Rome, Italy
Nov. 1 vs. Notre Dame (9:30 AM ET)
Big 5 Classic Philadelphia, PA
Dec. 5 vs. Pennsylvania, St. Joseph’s, or Drexel
Notes: Villanova will host Kansas in Philadelphia during the 2027-28 season.
Xavier
Home
Nov. 2 vs. Mount St. Mary’s
Nov. 6 vs. Eastern Michigan
Nov. 10 vs. Detroit Mercy
Nov. 17 vs. Cleveland State
Nov. 20 vs. Iowa
Dec. 2 vs. Texas Southern
Dec. 9 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Dec. 12 vs. FIU
Road
Dec. 5 at Cincinnati
Greenbrier Tip-Off White Sulphur Springs, WV
Nov. 13 vs. Mississippi State
Battle 4 Atlantis Bahamas
Nov. 25 vs. Texas A&M or Virginia
Nov. 27 vs. Virginia or Texas A&M
Note: The Musketeers will host Cincinnati during the 2027-28 season, part of a