Ohio State men’s basketball’s 2026-27 road Big Ten schedule is about as tough as it gets

The 2025-26 Ohio State men’s basketball team got back into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years this spring, finishing with a 21-13 record overall and a 12-8 record in Big Ten play. The order and configuration of the Big Ten schedule is completely out of Ohio State’s hands, but upon some reflection, some chips did fall in the Buckeyes’ favor with how things lined up last year.

Now that the Big Ten has expanded to 18 teams, each team will play three teams twice, and each of the other 14 teams one time — seven at home, seven away. Because of how tough it is to win on the road in college basketball, you generally want your tougher opponents to come to you, and take your chances playing the “easier” teams on the road.

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That is largely how the schedule shaped up for Ohio State last year — of the seven teams that finished ahead of Ohio State in the Big Ten standings, the Buckeyes only had to go on the road and play three of them (Michigan, Michigan State, and Wisconsin). They also avoided playing on the road at Indiana, and while the Hoosiers did not make the NCAA Tournament, Ohio State has struggled in Bloomington lately, losing five consecutive games at the hallowed concrete cathedral known as Assembly Hall.

However, things are about to get a whole lot tougher for Ohio State next season.

The Big Ten released the home, road, and double-play assignments for the 2026-27 season, and the Buckeyes were not nearly as fortunate this year as they were last year. After not playing a game in the state of Indiana last year, the Buckeyes will travel to Bloomington as well as to Purdue’s Mackey Arena. Although Ohio State upset Purdue in West Lafayette in 2025, they’re 2-6 at Mackey going back to the 2014-15 season.

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Ohio State also avoided playing on the road in Champaign against a Final Four Illinois team last year, but they will travel to face the Illini and the raucous Orange Krush this season. They’ll also travel to face another…

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Publish date : 2026-05-13 13:31:00

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