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Houston Women's Basketball Announces 2026-27 Schedule
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UPDATED: September 22, 2026 -- 7:09 p.m. CT
POSTED: September 17, 2026 -- 1:17 p.m. CT
The Houston Women's Basketball program announced its 2026-27 schedule Thursday morning.
The schedule features 17 home games, 11 away games and one neutral-site contest. Game times and broadcast networks will be announced soon.
EXHIBITION GAME AND NON-CONFERENCE SLATE
Houston will host an exhibition game against Eastern New Mexico at 6:30 p.m., October 28, and will officially open year two of the Matthew Mitchell era on November 2 with a noon tipoff against Hampton. The Cougars remain at Fertitta Center for games against Sam Houston (Nov. 5) and Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 10).
After the four-game homestand, Houston will face its first road test against Montana in Missoula, Mont. (Nov. 13).
The Cougars return to Fertitta Center for a three game homestand against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Nov. 17), Houston Christian (Nov. 21) and Prairie View A&M (Nov. 23).
December brings four more contests as Houston hosts Texas Southern at 11 a.m., December 3 for Education Day followed by Montana State (Dec. 7). The Cougars take a quick trip down the road to face Rice in Tudor Fieldhouse (Dec. 11).
The non-conference slate concludes with the Houston Hoopfest doubleheader with the men's team against LSU (Dec. 13) at Toyota Center.
BIG 12 CONFERENCE SLATE
The 18-game conference schedule includes home matchups against Baylor, West Virginia, Arizona, Oklahoma State, Arizona State and Kansas. The road games include Utah, BYU, Kansas State, Iowa State, Colorado and Texas Tech. Houston will also face TCU, UCF and Cincinnati twice this season, both on the road and at home.
Houston will start conference play by hosting Baylor (Dec. 21) before a two-game road swing to face Utah (Dec. 30) and BYU (Jan. 2).
The Cougars return to Fertitta Center to host West Virginia (Jan. 6) and head to Ohio to face Cincinnati (Jan. 9). Houston returns home for one game against UCF (Jan. 16) before going on the road to Manhattan, KS., to face Kansas State (Jan. 20).
To end the month, the Cougars will have two home games and one road contest. Houston hosts Arizona (Jan. 23), plays a road contest at Iowa State (Jan. 27) and concludes the month by hosting Oklahoma State (Jan. 31).
In February, Houston embarks on a two-game road trip against Colorado (Feb. 3) and TCU (Feb. 7). The Cougars follow up with a two-game home stand against Arizona State (Feb. 10) and Kansas (Feb. 13).
Houston will travel to Lubbock to face Texas Tech (Feb. 17) before heading home to close out the home slate against TCU (Feb. 20) and Cincinnati (Feb. 23).
The Cougars will conclude their regular season campaign on the road in Orlando, Fla., to face UCF (Feb. 27).
All 16 teams will head to the T–Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO., for the 2027 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament, from March 3-7/8.
schedule subject to change
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 28 | Wed | 6:30 p.m. | vs | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 2 | Mon | Noon | vs Hampton | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 5 | Thu | 7 p.m. | vs Sam Houston | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 10 | Tue | 7 p.m. | vs Stephen F. Austin | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 13 | Fri | 8 p.m. | at Montana | Dahlberg Arena | TBA |
| Nov. 17 | Tue | 7 p.m. | vs Texas A&M - Corpus Christi | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 21 | Sat | 1 p.m. | vs Houston Christian | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 23 | Mon | 7 p.m. | vs Prairie View A&M | Fertitta Center | TBA |
Coconut Hoops -- November 27 and 29 -- Fort Myers, FL
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 27 | Fri | 4 p.m. | Creighton | Alico Arena | TBA |
| Nov. 29 | Fri | TBA | FGCU or Tennessee | Alico Arena | TBA |
Houston WBB nonconference schedule continued
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 3 | Thu | 11 a.m. | vs Texas Southern | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Dec. 7 | Mon | 7 p.m. | vs Montana State | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Dec. 11 | Fri | 11 a.m. | at Rice | Tudor Field House | TBA |
Houston Hoopfest -- Dec. 13
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 13 | Sun | TBA | LSU | Toyota Center | TBA |
schedule subject to change
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 21 | Mon | 7 p.m. | vs Baylor | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Dec. 30 | Wed | TBA | at Utah | Huntsman Center | TBA |
| Jan. 2 | Sat | TBA | at BYU | Marriott Center | TBA |
| Jan. 6 | Wed | 7 p.m. | vs West Virginia | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Jan. 9 | Sat | TBA | at Cincinnati | Fifth Third Arena | TBA |
| Jan. 16 | Sat | 1 p.m. | vs UCF | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Jan. 20 | Wed | TBA | at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum | TBA |
| Jan. 23 | Sat | 1 p.m. | Arizona | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Jan. 27 | Wed | TBA | at Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum | TBA |
| Jan. 31 | Sun | 2 p.m. | vs Oklahoma State | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Feb. 3 | Wed | TBA | at Colorado | CU Events Center | TBA |
| Feb. 7 | Sun | TBA | at TCU | Schollmaier Arena | TBA |
| Feb. 10 | Wed | 7 p.m. | vs Arizona State | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Feb. 13 | Sat | TBA | vs Kansas | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Feb. 17 | Wed | TBA | at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena | TBA |
| Feb. 20 | Sat | 1 p.m. | vs TCU | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Feb. 23 | Tue | 7 p.m. | vs Cincinnati | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Feb. 27 | Sat | TBA | at UCF | Addition Financial Arena | TBA |
First Round - Wednesday, March 3
Second Round - Thursday, March 4
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 5
Semifinals - Saturday, March 6
Championship Game - Sunday, March 7 or Monday, March 8 (if BYU reaches title game)
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