Buckle up for CU’s Big 12 schedule release.
Amid a heated football offseason, we have some important news for the dedicated Colorado Buffaloes basketball fans out there.
On Thursday morning, the Big 12 released each member’s schedule matrix for the 2025-26 basketball season, including Colorado’s. Here’s who the Buffs will play and where;
Home only:
- Arizona
- Central Florida
- Kansas
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma State
- TCU
Away only:
- Baylor
- BYU
- Cincinnati
- Houston
- Iowa State
- West Virginia
Home & away:
- Arizona State
- Texas Tech
- Utah
Overall, things look like they’ve shaken out fairly favorably for the Buffs for the upcoming season. Two of their home & away teams on the schedule are rebuilding programs (Arizona State and Utah), which is a good omen.
CU also avoids having to play road games at Arizona’s McKale Center and Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse. Make no mistake, games in Ames, Houston, Provo and Lubbock are going to be extremely tough for the Buffs this year, but dodging Arizona and Kansas on the road is a nice silver lining.
As for the Buffs’ non-conference schedule, the school has announced that they’ll play in the Acrisure Series in Palm Springs, California, along with a neutral-site game with Stanford at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. They have also announced a home-and-home with the Providence Friars of the Big East Conference. The Boulder leg of that home-and-home will be played this year, while the Providence leg will take place in 2026.
Times and dates for Colorado’s conference games will be announced at a later date, but we’ll keep you updated here at Ralphie Report when that news breaks.