NBC Sports Announces 2026-27 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Schedule Featuring 20 Games Across Peacock and NBCSN
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October 13, 2026
NBC Sports presents 20 regular-season Big 12 men’s basketball games on Peacock and NBCSN this season, beginning on Nov. 10 and concluding on the final day of the regular season, March 6, 2027. The schedule features 15 of the conference’s 16 teams.
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NBC Sports’ Big 12 Schedule Tips Off on Tuesday, Nov. 10 with Texas Tech Hosting Illinois at 8 p.m. ET
NBC Sports’ Big 12 men’s basketball schedule tips off on Tuesday, Nov. 10, with a non-conference matchup between Illinois and Texas Tech at 8 p.m. ET. The Red Raiders finished 23-11 last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32 for the second consecutive year. Texas Tech earned five wins over ranked opponents during the 2025-26 season, defeating No. 1 Arizona, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Iowa State, No. 6 Houston, and No. 11 BYU.
Big 12 Conference Play on Peacock and NBCSN Begins with Doubleheader on Wednesday, Jan. 6: Baylor vs. Texas Tech (8 p.m. ET) and UCF vs. Arizona (9 p.m. ET)
The Big 12 conference slate begins on Wednesday, Jan. 6, with the first of three doubleheaders on Peacock and NBCSN, as Texas Tech hosts Baylor at 8 p.m. ET and UCF visits Arizona at 9 p.m. ET.
2025-26 Big 12 Regular Season and Tournament Champion Arizona Slated to Make Two Appearances on Peacock and NBCSN, Hosting UCF (Weds., Jan. 6, at 9 p.m. ET) and at Cincinnati (Tues., Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. ET)
Arizona, the reigning Big 12 regular-season and tournament champion, makes its second appearance on Peacock and NBCSN when the Wildcats visit Cincinnati on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. ET. The Wildcats finished a program-best 36-3 last season and advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2001, marking the sixth time in the past eight NCAA Tournaments that the Big 12 was represented in the national semifinals. Arizona returns First Team All-Big 12 selection Motiejus Krivas and fellow starter Ivan Kharchenkov.
NBC Sports’ conference schedule is also highlighted by Arizona State at Kansas (Feb. 9), Cincinnati at Iowa State (Feb. 16), Baylor at Kansas (Feb. 17), and BYU at Colorado (Feb. 17).
The Big 12 sent a conference-record-tying eight teams to the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, including conference champion and West Region No. 1-seed Arizona, No. 2-seeds Houston and Iowa State, No. 4-seed Kansas, No. 5-seed Texas Tech, No. 6-seed BYU, No. 9-seed TCU, and No. 10-seed UCF. The 2025-26 season marked the 12th consecutive NCAA Tournament in which the Big 12 earned at least six bids. A Big 12 school has won two of the past six national championships, with Kansas winning in 2022 and Baylor in 2021.
NBC Sports’ 2026-27 College Basketball Schedule to Feature 165 Men’s and Women’s Games Across the BIG EAST, Big Ten, and Big 12
NBC Sports’ 2026-27 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Schedule
| DATE | TIME (ET) | MATCHUP | PLATFORMS | ||
| Tues., Nov. 10 | 8 p.m. | Illinois at Texas Tech | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Thurs., Nov. 19 | 8 p.m. | Texas A&M at TCU | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Wed., Dec. 2 | 9 p.m. | Cal at Utah | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Sat., Dec. 5 | 4 p.m. | Northwestern at BYU | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Wed., Jan. 6 | 8 p.m. | Baylor at Texas Tech | Peacock, NBCSN^ | ||
| Wed., Jan. 6 | 9 p.m. | UCF at Arizona | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Wed., Jan. 13 | 8 p.m. | Baylor at UCF | Peacock, NBCSN^ | ||
| Wed., Jan. 13 | 9 p.m. | Iowa State at Houston | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Sat., Jan. 16 | Noon | Cincinnati at West Virginia | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Wed., Jan. 20 | 9 p.m. | West Virginia at Utah | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Wed., Jan. 27 | 9 p.m. | Texas Tech at Oklahoma State | Peacock, NBCSN^ | ||
| Sat., Jan. 30 | 7 p.m. | Arizona State at Cincinnati | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Tues., Feb. 2 | 7 p.m. | Arizona at Cincinnati | Peacock, NBCSN^ | ||
| Tues., Feb. 9 | 9 p.m. | Arizona State at Kansas | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Wed., Feb. 10 | 8 p.m. | Houston at UCF | Peacock, NBCSN^ | ||
| Tues., Feb. 16 | 8 p.m. | Cincinnati at Iowa State | Peacock, NBCSN^ | ||
| Wed., Feb. 17 | 9 p.m. | Baylor at Kansas | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Wed., Feb. 17 | 9 p.m. | BYU at Colorado | Peacock, NBCSN^ | ||
| Tues., March 2 | 7 p.m. | Houston at Cincinnati | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| Sat., March 6 | 5 p.m. | Arizona State at Oklahoma State | Peacock, NBCSN | ||
| ^ Available to select NBCSN subscribers |
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NBC Sports’ college basketball coverage for the 2026-27 season features 165 men’s and women’s games across the Big Ten, BIG EAST, and Big 12.
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