IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa announced start times and television information for the 2026-27 women’s basketball season.
The Hawkeyes will make 14 national television appearances during the regular season, including four games on FOX, six on BTN and four on FS1. Iowa will also appear four times on Peacock, giving the Hawkeyes 18 regular-season appearances across FOX, FS1, BTN and Peacock.
Six of Iowa’s national television appearances will be broadcast from Carver-Hawkeye Arena, while the Hawkeyes’ home matchup with Maryland will stream on Peacock. In total, seven Iowa home games received a FOX, FS1, BTN or Peacock designation.
Fourteen of Iowa’s 18 Big Ten contests received a FOX, FS1, BTN or Peacock designation, including all nine conference road games. Iowa’s four FOX appearances are highlighted by a Feb. 14 home matchup against defending national champion UCLA, along with road contests at Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio State.
Four nonconference contests will air on national television. Iowa will host Northern Iowa on Nov. 12 on BTN, face Vanderbilt at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City on Nov. 15 on FS1 and host Iowa State in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series on Dec. 9 on FS1. Additionally, Iowa’s Nov. 8 road matchup at UConn will tip at 1 p.m. on FS1.
Iowa’s remaining home contests will stream on B1G+.
2026-27 SCHEDULE NOTES
- Iowa has 18 regular-season appearances across FOX, FS1, BTN and Peacock, including 14 games on linear television.
- Six games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena will air on FOX, FS1 or BTN, with a seventh home contest streaming on Peacock.
- Fourteen of Iowa’s 18 Big Ten games received a FOX, FS1, BTN or Peacock designation.
- All nine Big Ten road games will be nationally distributed, with three appearances each on FOX, BTN and Peacock.
- Iowa will make four appearances on FOX, highlighted by a Feb. 14 home matchup against defending national champion UCLA. The UCLA contest follows a Feb. 11 home matchup with USC on FS1.
- The 2027 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 3-7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- Iowa is coming off a 27-7 season in 2025-26, including a 15-3 mark in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes earned their eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth and extended their streak to 10 straight 20-win seasons.
2026-27 IOWA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
All times Central
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV/Stream |
| Oct. 29 | Maryville (Exhibition) | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Nov. 2 | Towson | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Nov. 5 | Eastern Illinois | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Nov. 8 | at UConn | 1 p.m. | FS1 |
| Nov. 12 | Northern Iowa | 7:30 p.m. | BTN |
| Nov. 15 | vs Vanderbilt (Sioux City, Iowa) | Noon | FS1 |
| Nov. 19 | Montana State | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Nov. 23 | vs Utah (Nassau, Bahamas) | 12:30 p.m. | TBA |
| Nov. 25 | vs Navy (Nassau, Bahamas) | 10 a.m. | TBA |
| Dec. 1 | at Drake | 6 p.m. | TBA |
| Dec. 5 | Nebraska | 5 p.m. | BTN |
| Dec. 9 | Iowa State | 7 p.m. | FS1 |
| Dec. 13 | Southern | Noon | B1G+ |
| Dec. 20 | Northern Illinois | 7:30 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Dec. 29 | at Illinois | Noon | Peacock |
| Jan. 1 | at Michigan State | 1 p.m. | BTN |
| Jan. 5 | Rutgers | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Jan. 9 | at Minnesota | 11 a.m. | FOX |
| Jan. 14 | Northwestern | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Jan. 17 | Indiana | 5 p.m. | BTN |
| Jan. 24 | at Oregon | 5 p.m. | BTN |
| Jan. 27 | at Washington | 8 p.m. | Peacock |
| Jan. 31 | Wisconsin | 2 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Feb. 4 | at Nebraska | 7:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Feb. 7 | at Michigan | 11 a.m. | FOX |
| Feb. 11 | USC | 6 p.m. | FS1 |
| Feb. 14 | UCLA | 1 p.m. | FOX |
| Feb. 18 | at Penn State | 5 p.m. | BTN |
| Feb. 21 | Purdue | 2 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Feb. 25 | Maryland | 6:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Feb. 28 | at Ohio State | 11 a.m. | FOX |
