The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications:
IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 has announced the conference scheduling format for the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The 2024-25 season marks the Big 12’s first with 16 member institutions and the first going to a 20 game schedule.
Opponents were selected based on a combination of geography, historical results and a poll of the coaches to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness. A full Big 12 schedule will be released at a later date.
Iowa State will host three of the four newcomers to the league in Arizona, Colorado and Utah, while the Cyclones will only face Arizona State on the road. Arizona, UCF, Colorado, Kansas and Kansas State are all home-and-away opponents for the Cyclones this year. Iowa State will only face Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, TCU and Utah at Hilton Coliseum, while they will only travel to Arizona State, Houston, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and West Virginia.
Men’s Basketball Opponents
Iowa State
Home-and-away: Arizona, UCF, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State
Home-only: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, TCU, Utah
Away-only: Arizona State, Houston, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Arizona
Home-and-away: Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Iowa State, Texas Tech
Home-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, TCU, Utah
Away-only: Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Arizona State
Home-and-away: Arizona, BYU, Colorado, Kansas State, Texas Tech
Home-only: Baylor, UCF, Houston, Iowa State, TCU
Away-only: Cincinnati, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Utah, West Virginia
Baylor
Home-and-away: Arizona, Cincinnati, Houston, TCU, Utah
Home-only: UCF, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Away-only: Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, Iowa State, Texas Tech
BYU
Home-and-away: Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Utah, West Virginia
Home-only: Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech
Away-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, TCU
UCF
Home-and-away: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU
Home-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas State, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Cincinnati
Home-and-away: Baylor, BYU, Kansas State, Utah, West Virginia
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas, TCU, Texas Tech
Away-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Oklahoma State
Colorado
Home-and-away: Arizona State, UCF, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU
Home-only: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, West Virginia
Away-only: Arizona, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Utah
Houston
Home-and-away: Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Home-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Colorado, Kansas State
Kansas
Home-and-away: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Away-only: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, TCU, Utah
Kansas State
Home-and-away: Arizona State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma State
Home-only: Arizona, Colorado, Houston, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Away-only: Baylor, BYU, UCF, TCU, Utah
Oklahoma State
Home-and-away: UCF, Houston, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Utah
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Colorado, Iowa State
Away-only: Baylor, BYU, Kansas, TCU, West Virginia
TCU
Home-and-away: Baylor, UCF, Colorado, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Home-only: BYU, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State
Texas Tech
Home-and-away: Arizona, Arizona State, Houston, Oklahoma State, TCU
Home-only: Baylor, UCF, Colorado, Iowa State, West Virginia
Away-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Utah
Utah
Home-and-away: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Home-only: Arizona State, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
Away-only: Arizona, UCF, Houston, Iowa State, TCU
West Virginia
Home-and-away: BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, TCU, Utah
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Iowa State, Oklahoma State
Away-only: Baylor, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
