The Kansas Jayhawks now know what the road to another NCAA Tournament appearance will look like.
The Big 12 released its 2026-27 men’s basketball conference schedule Thursday, completing Kansas’ schedule for the upcoming season. The Jayhawks will play an 18-game conference slate, beginning Jan. 2 against West Virginia at Allen Fieldhouse.
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The conference opener will be followed by a difficult stretch away from Lawrence. Kansas will travel to Utah on Jan. 6 before facing BYU on Jan. 9. The Jayhawks will then return home for games against Colorado and UCF before traveling to Cincinnati and Kansas State.
The first matchup with Kansas State will take place Jan. 23 in Manhattan, giving Kansas its first opportunity to face its in-state rival during conference play. The Wildcats will return to Allen Fieldhouse on Feb. 27.
Kansas will also have several opportunities to face some of the Big 12’s biggest programs. The Jayhawks will host Oklahoma State on Jan. 30 before traveling to Houston for a Feb. 1 matchup that is scheduled as an ESPN Big Monday game.
The following weeks will feature home games against Texas Tech, Arizona State and Baylor, while Kansas will travel to Iowa State, Arizona and TCU. The regular-season schedule will conclude with another matchup against Iowa State on March 1 before Kansas travels to Baylor on March 6.
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The Iowa State game at Allen Fieldhouse will serve as Senior Night. Kansas is also attempting to continue a remarkable home-finale streak, having won 43 consecutive home finales dating back to the 1983-84 season.
The conference schedule comes on top of a nonconference slate that includes games against Kentucky, Missouri, UConn, Ohio State, Villanova and Northern Iowa. Kansas will also participate in the Players Era 8 in Las Vegas.
The Jayhawks finished the 2025-26 season with a 24-11 record and went 12-6 in Big 12 play, tying for third in the conference standings. Kansas also reached the NCAA Tournament for the 53rd time in program history.
Now, with the complete schedule released, Kansas knows exactly what awaits as it begins its pursuit of another deep postseason run. Game times and television information for the Big 12 schedule will be announced at a later date.
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The Big 12 Tournament will take place March 9-13 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, with Selection Sunday scheduled for March 14.
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