IRVING, Texas – Seven months shy of the first conference match of the 2026 season, the Big 12 Conference announced on Monday morning the 11-match conference schedule for the league. Sixteen teams will play 11 conference-matches over an eight-week span in a 1-2-1-2-1-2-1-1 cadence with playing dates on Thursday and Sunday, except when playing BYU, which plays on Thursday and Monday.
Big 12 play begins on Thursday, Sept. 17 and ends on Thursday, Nov. 5. The top eight teams atop the league table at the conclusion of league play will advance to the 2026 Big 12 Soccer Tournament presented by Allstate. The 8-team tournament will run from Monday, Nov. 9 to Saturday, Nov. 14 at a site to be announced at a later date.
Arizona State (10-5-4, 3-5-3) concluded the 2025 regular season just two points shy of clinching the eighth and final spot into last season’s postseason conference tournament. The Sun Devils opened their 2025 conference schedule with a bang by knocking off then-No. 10 BYU, 2-1, in Tempe to mark ASU’s first outright win over the Cougars since the 2004 season.
The Sun Devils also knocked off Cincinnati and Utah, 1-0, respectively, on the road, while drawing level against Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Arizona to contribute points towards Arizona State’s run towards a potential postseason conference tournament berth.
Sun Devil Soccer’s 2026 Big 12 Schedule
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Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
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1 |
Friday, Sept. 18 |
Utah |
Tempe, Ariz. |
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2 |
Thursday, Sept. 24 |
Kansas |
Lawrence, Kan. |
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Sunday, Sept. 27 |
Kansas State |
Manhattan, Kan. |
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3 |
Friday, Oct. 2 |
Texas Tech |
Lubbock, Texas |
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4 |
Thursday, Oct. 8 |
Iowa State |
Tempe, Ariz. |
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Sunday, Oct. 11 |
Houston |
Tempe, Ariz. |
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5 |
Friday, Oct. 16 |
Oklahoma State |
Stillwater, Okla. |
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6 |
Thursday, Oct. 22 |
Baylor |
Tempe, Ariz. |
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Sunday, Oct. 25 |
Colorado |
Tempe, Ariz. |
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7 |
Friday, Oct. 30 |
Arizona |
Tempe, Ariz. |
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8 |
Thursday, Nov. 5 |
BYU |
Provo, Utah |
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Mon., Nov. 9 – Sat., Nov. 14 |
Big 12 Soccer Tourn. |
TBD |
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