The Big 12 Conference announced the complete opponent matrix for the Kansas women's basketball team, confirming a schedule that blends familiar rivalries with new challenges. The Jayhawks will host Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech and UCF at Allen Fieldhouse, while traveling to BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Utah and West Virginia for away games.
Rivalry Games and Neutral‑Site Showdowns
Kansas will meet Iowa State, Kansas State and Oklahoma State in home‑and‑home series, preserving the traditional rivalries that have defined the conference landscape. In addition, the team is slated to play at the T‑Mobile Center in Kansas City, where the Big 12 postseason tournament will crown its champion from March 3‑7/8.
Specific dates, start times and television designations will be released later, but the framework already signals a rigorous non‑conference slate that includes matchups against Power Five programs. The schedule also features a home game against Arizona State and a trip to Utah, underscoring the geographic diversity of the conference's footprint.
Returning Stars and Fresh Faces
The roster will be anchored by senior guard S’Mya Nichols and sophomore forward Jaliya Davis, both of whom were key contributors in the previous 22‑14 campaign that fell short in the WBIT semifinals. Their experience should provide stability as the team integrates incoming freshman Cydnee Bryant, who arrives with high expectations after a standout high‑school career.
Season tickets for the 2026‑27 campaign are slated to go on sale in July, giving fans an early opportunity to secure seats for the marquee home games at Allen Fieldhouse. The excitement surrounding ticket sales reflects the broader ambition: to capture the program's first NCAA tournament appearance since the 2024 season.
While the official release of dates and broadcast information is pending, the announced matrix already sets the stage for a season that could redefine Kansas women's basketball. The combination of challenging road trips, high‑profile home matchups and a talented returning core positions the Jayhawks to contend for a postseason berth and potentially advance deep into the NCAA tournament.