Every team plays all 17 of the other teams and, with an 18-game conference schedule, there is one home-and-home matchup. These are rivalry matchups that go back decades like the Indiana Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers or USC and UCLA.

The nonconference schedule for No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball is mostly over, and in a big way. Sunday is the first of 17 Big Ten conference games, and it starts against the team voted to finish first in the conference in preseason voting — the No. 4 UCLA Bruins.

After its longest break in between games this season, Ohio State is back to work and preparing to resume Big Ten play at Rutgers on Jan. 2.

Oregon men's basketball struggled to find any offense in a loss at home to Ohio State on Thursday, dropping the Ducks to .500.

In the most recent edition of Bracketology on ESPN, Her Hoop Stats, and The IX Basketball, Ohio State is listed as a No. 6 seed. Every team with a No. 1 through No. 4 seed hosts the first two games of the women’s NCAA Tournament, which means the Buckeyes would be on the road.

It's Ohio State vs. Nebraska in the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. Follow along for live score and game updates from the Jerome Schottenstein Center.