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POSTED: June 12, 2025 -- 1:39 p.m. CT

The Big 12 Conference announced the 18-game women's basketball schedule matrix for the 2025–26 season on Thursday. Under first-year Head Coach Matthew Mitchell, Houston will play three conference opponents twice and the other 12 teams once.

Houston will play home-and-home series against Kansas State, TCU and Texas Tech.

Coach Mitchell's squad is set to host BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Iowa State, UCF and Utah inside Fertitta Center.

On the road, the Cougars will face Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma State and West Virginia.

Opponents were selected based to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness. The remainder of the 2025-26 Houston Women's Basketball schedule, including dates and times, will be released at a later date.

SCHEDULE MATRIX

Home: BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Iowa State, UCF, Utah

Away: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma State, West Virginia

Both: Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech

HOUSTON BIG 12 SCHEDULE NOTABLES
• Houston and Texas Tech will meet as part of a home-and-home series for the third consecutive season.
• The Cougars will renew their series with TCU for the first time since the 2023-24 season.
• For the first time since joining the league, Houston and Kansas State will begin a home-and-home series.
• The Cougars will host Colorado for the first time in program history.
• The Cougars will host Utah at home for the first time since Dec. 16, 1988, when Houston defeated Utah, 65-62.
• Houston heads to Tucson, AZ. to face the Wildcats for the first time since the 1980–81 season.
• The Cougars will face Arizona State for the first time inside Desert Financial Arena.
• Houston returns to Stillwater, OK., to face Oklahoma State, where the Cougars earned their first Big 12 win in program history, 65-57 (Feb. 17, 2024).

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