Completed Event: Volleyball versus Nebraska on April 11, 2026


04.16.2026 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa – The 2026 Big 12 volleyball schedule has been released, featuring 18 matchups with the majority of matches being played on Fridays and Sundays.
The Cyclones open the conference slate on the road Friday, Sept. 25 at Texas Tech, while the conference home opener is the same week on Sunday, Sept. 27 vs. UCF.
ISU then has an Arizona road trip, meeting Arizona Oct. 2 and the reigning Big 12 champion Arizona State Oct. 4. In week three of the Big 12 schedule, Iowa State hosts Kansas State Oct. 9 before heading to Cincinnati Oct. 11. October action continues with two home matches the following week, against Colorado Thursday, Oct. 15 and Utah Saturday, Oct. 17. A midweek bye follows, and then ISU travels to Houston Sunday, Oct. 25.
October closes with West Virginia visiting Ames Oct. 30, while Kansas visits Nov. 1. On Nov. 5 ISU meets UCF in Orlando before returning home that week to host BYU Oct. 7. Iowa State has a second midweek bye to open week eight of conference play and then hosts Cincinnati Nov. 15.
ISU follows with a trip through Texas, meeting Baylor Nov. 20 and TCU Nov. 22. The final week of the regular season opens with a match against Houston at Hilton Wednesday, Nov. 25, before closing conference at Colorado Friday, Nov. 27.
The nonconference schedule, along with times for conference matches, will be released at a later date. For Iowa State's full Big 12 schedule, click here.