College basketball is almost here, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have finally released their full 2026-27 schedule.
The Zags will play every Pac-12 Conference member twice in their 16-game double round-robin conference slate and generally follow a Wednesday/Saturday or Thursday/Sunday format during each week.
Here are the notable conference matchups to make note of:
Jan. 6 – at Washington State Cougars (Pac-12 Conference opener)
Jan. 21 – at Utah State Aggies (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, is already sold out)
Feb. 6 – at San Diego State Aztecs
Feb. 10 – at Boise State Broncos
Feb. 13 – vs. Utah State Aggies
March 6 – at Colorado State Rams
In Gonzaga’s non-conference schedule, the only clarification is that the Incarnate Word Cardinals of the Southland Conference will come to town on Dec. 9. The Zags have also added a second exhibition against the NAIA’s Lewis-Clark State College Warriors on Oct. 28.
#Kraziness in the Kennel (Oct. 3, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
*at Arkansas Razorbacks (Oct. 24, 2026, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas)
*vs. Lewis-Clark State College Warriors (Oct. 28, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
vs. Purdue Boilermakers (Nov. 2, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada)
vs. New Mexico State Aggies (Nov. 7, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
vs. LSU Tigers (Nov. 14, 2026, at Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington)
vs. Montana State Bobcats (Nov. 17, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
Kansas State Wildcats/Players Era Festival (Nov. 24-28, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada)
vs. NAIA’s Eastern Oregon Mountaineers (Dec. 2, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
vs. UCLA Bruins (Dec. 5, 2026, at Honda Center in Anaheim, California)
vs. Incarnate Word Cardinals (Dec. 9, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
at Creighton Bluejays (Dec. 12, 2026, at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska)
vs. Michigan State Spartans (Dec. 19, 2026, at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California)
vs. Cornell Big Red (Dec. 31, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
vs. Oregon Ducks (Jan. 30, 2027, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington)
vs. Duke Blue Devils (Feb. 20, 2027, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan)
#scrimmage
*exhibition
That makes 15 of the 16 available non-conference slots filled, not including the potential championship game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 28.
A reminder that the Pac-12 will not be holding an in-person conference media day this year. As for the Pac-12 Conference Tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, it will run from March 9-13. The top two seeds will receive double byes straight to the semifinals. The third and fourth seeds will receive a bye to the quarterfinals.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho