Baylor’s 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule includes 35 listed dates, with the Bears set to play Kansas twice in Big 12 action. Baylor will visit Kansas on Feb. 17 in Lawrence, then host the Jayhawks on March 6 in Waco.
The schedule opens with October exhibition games against Florida in Jacksonville on Oct. 18 and Illinois in Urbana-Champaign on Oct. 23. The regular-season home opener is set for Nov. 2 against Northwestern State, followed by Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 6 and Yale on Nov. 10, all in Waco. Baylor will play Texas in San Antonio on Nov. 15 before hosting Jackson State on Nov. 18.
Baylor also is scheduled to participate in the Players Era Sixteen tournament in Las Vegas from Nov. 24 through Nov. 28. The listed opponents include Alabama, either Gonzaga or Kansas State, and two opponents that remain marked as to be determined.
The Bears’ December schedule includes home games against Memphis, Queens, College of Ozarks and Mississippi Valley State. Baylor will travel to Washington in Seattle on Dec. 19 and host Kansas State on Jan. 2. Other early Big 12 matchups include a visit to Texas Tech, a home game against Houston, a trip to UCF and a home contest with Oklahoma State.
The conference schedule continues with road games at TCU and Utah, a neutral-site meeting with Louisville in Indianapolis, and home games against Colorado and UCF. Baylor also is scheduled to visit BYU, host Cincinnati, travel to Colorado, host West Virginia and Iowa State, and visit Arizona and Arizona State before closing the listed schedule against Kansas in Waco.
