Houston Cougars Unveil Big 12 Basketball Opponents for 2026-27

Big 12 basketball games are always street fights, as assistant head coach Kellen Sampson likes to say. It’s arguably year in and year out the toughest and most physical conference for college basketball in the country.

The brand of Big 12 basketball is well known, and it’s said to be the most competitive group of schools with a high number of contenders. Houston seamlessly joined the elite conference back in the 2024 season and immediately rose to the top with a Big 12 regular-season title. The Cougars did it again in the 2025 season and this time won both the regular season and tournament titles.

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That made Houston the first school in more than a century to win back-to-back regular-season titles in the first two years of joining a power conference. The Cougars went a historic 19-1 during that season. The Big 12 went back to an 18-game schedule for 2026, and the conference will stick with that for the upcoming season as well.

Houston’s 18-game Big 12 schedule will be stacked and a grind as usual. Here’s how UH’s Big 12 schedule matrix turned out.

Houston’s Big 12 Opponents

Mar 14, 2026; Kansas City, MO, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Koa Peat (10) drives to the hoop past Houston Cougars forward Chase McCarty (24) during the first half during the men’s Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images | William Purnell-Imagn Images

All Big 12 teams will play three schools in a home-and-away series, six opponents at home only, and six opponents solely on the road.

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Houston will play Arizona, Texas Tech and Colorado at home and on the road. Both Arizona and Texas Tech are the two teams over the years that have given the Cougars the closest fights and a majority of their Big 12 losses over the past two seasons.

Houston’s home schedule is looking quite daunting but also entertaining with some great matchups on hand. The Cougars will also face BYU, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU and Utah in the…

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Publish date : 2026-06-12 13:29:00

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