The Big Ten released the opponent draw for the 2026-2027 men's basketball season. Indiana's draw is as follows:
Home Only
Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away Only
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Home and Away
Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue
To be blunt, this is a fantastic draw for DeVries and the Hoosiers. No game at Champaign, Ann Arbor, East Lansing or Columbus is VERY fortunate. They get two chances to finally beat Northwestern and Maryland is not a bad opponent for the second double-play team. The West Coast trip is to Washington and Oregon instead of playing at USC and UCLA. It's a very strong slate of home games that should present some real opportunities for Q1 wins in Assembly Hall.
Love the schedule. We can definitely beat IL, UM, and MSU in a rocking Assembly Hall. Honestly not a single game on the schedule I would say is unwinnable. We had a bunch of those last season.
It would be very difficult to hand pick an easier schedule. Wow.
Nebraska is the only away game where you feel confident they will be a top third B1G team.
It could not getting any easier if they tried. Wow. There is really no reason this team should not go like 14-6 or 15-5 when looking at that schedule. 11-9 would not be very impressive.