The late January road trip in the heart of Big 12 season is brutal scheduling
2022-23 Out of Conference Schedule
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The late January road trip in the heart of Big 12 season is brutal scheduling
At first glance, Fran appears to have scheduled a tougher OOC schedule than us for a change. My hunch is the results will make him never want to do it again, though.
Although I don't pay close attention to UI scheduling, you got me curious. Definitely some heft, pending Big East & ACC opponents.
Among the non-con games:
vs. Big East team (Gavitt Tipoff)
Clemson and Cal/TCU (Emerald Coast)
ACC-Big Ten (opponent & site TBA)
vs. Duke (Jimmy V)
Iowa State
(Others scheduled: Bethune-Cookman; Omaha (Emerald on-campus game).
(Also: F*** Iowa)
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What really surprises me is the Duke game on neutral court. No Coach K, so there isn't as much shine, but they are still Duke until proven otherwise. I'm guessing it's a game Fran never schedules if Coach K is still there.
The Emerald Coast Classic was a bit of a surprise too. Like you, I don't really follow their scheduling year to year, but it doesn't seem like they do pre-season tournaments very often.
Not doubting you, but where did you find that? (I'm trying to keep my list updated)
I'm missing one, then (my "floating TBA" is both for opponent and date ... it has to be either between 11/7 and 11/20 or another after 12/21).
My list:
Nov. 7 IUPUI
Nov. 20 Milwaukee
Nov. 24 PK85
Nov. 25 PK85
Nov. 27 PK85
Nov. 30 North Dakota
Dec. 4 St. John’s (Big East-Big 12 Battle)
Dec. 8 at Iowa
Dec. 11 McNeese State
Dec. 18 Western Michigan
Dec. 21 Omaha
Jan. 28 at Missouri (Big 12/SEC Challenge)
"Floating TBA"
Thanks.
I hoped for an additional non-cupcake, although I didn't expect it.
Summary of non-con, by conference, pending PK8 matchups. (Subject to verification)
Horizon (2)
Summit (2)
Big East (1)
Big Ten (1)
MAC (1)
MEAC (1)
SEC (1)
Southland (1)
I'd love to see a couple games a year against the tier that they're skipping (MW, A10, MVC, WCC, New AAC) but I get it. Teams at that level don't necessarily take a buy every year and they're much more expensive. Would just make the pre-conference a little more interesting.
Just to clear any confusion, I'm not advocating UNI/Drake.
Just thinking through that list: WCC and nAAC don't really excite me except for the top teams (Gonzaga, St. Mary's, Memphis), who would all probably require a home-home or neutral. MW is similar, although none of them are at the level of the aforementioned. A10 after pulling the transfers we did this off-season seems like a great idea, and MVC is a natural fit. If we could pull a low-mid tier MVC team as a buy every year that would be great.
What a snoozer this year. Aside from the PK85 I don't see any real natural opportunities for Q1 wins. Big 12 play should take care of that, but this is a pretty weak non con slate. Doesn't help we got lame pairings for the SEC and Big East challenges
Interesting side note: No SWAC opponents. First time since 2013-14, I think.
(Last season, we had 3!)
(Last season, we had 3!)
I proved last year that the formula is to just win baby! The slate isn't as weak as everyone thinks either. We are guaranteed 3 pretty tough games out in Oregon plus on the road at Iowa. I hate the cupcake games but this team will need those this year.
full OOC schedule is out
cyclones.com
2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule - Iowa State University Athletics
The official 2025-26 Men's Basketball schedule for the Iowa State University Cyclones
That Missouri B12/SEC repeat still irritates me.full OOC schedule is out
2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule - Iowa State University Athletics
The official 2025-26 Men's Basketball schedule for the Iowa State University Cyclones
Update, by conference (With PK8 still TBA)
Horizon (2)
Summit (2)
Big East (1)
Big Ten (1)
CAA (1)
MAC (1)
MEAC (1)
SEC (1)
Southland (1)
Horizon (2)
Summit (2)
Big East (1)
Big Ten (1)
CAA (1)
MAC (1)
MEAC (1)
SEC (1)
Southland (1)
Cool. ... I wasn't holding my breath to get a P5/High-mid home/away in that slot, but one can/could dream.
