Women's Basketball

Missouri Valley Conference Unveils 2025-26 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference has released its 2025-26 women’s basketball Conference slate, which features a 20-game schedule for league members.

Conference members will play a total of 110 league games, with each of The Valley’s 11 teams facing 10 MVC opponents twice (home & away). Illinois State travels to UNI to kick off the Conference campaign on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Eight other institutions will also play a game before the holiday season.
 
The 2025-26 season culminates with the Credit Union 1 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament, March 12-15, at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. Murray State earned last year’s regular-season and tournament title. In 2024-25, the league sent a record-tying seven women’s basketball teams to the postseason for the second-consecutive year.
 
The Conference will reveal tipoff times and television information at a later date.
 
Day Date Opponent Site
Wednesday Dec. 3 *Illinois State at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sunday Dec. 7 *UIC at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 
Wednesday Dec. 17 *Drake at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Wednesday Dec. 17 *Evansville at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 
Thursday Dec. 18 *Southern Illinois at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Monday Dec. 29 *Murray State at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Monday Dec. 29 *Drake at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Monday Dec. 29 *Indiana State at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Monday Dec. 29 *Belmont at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Monday Dec. 29 *UNI at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Wednesday Dec. 31 *UNI at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Thursday Jan. 1 *Valparaiso at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Friday Jan. 2 *Bradley at Belmont  Nashville, Tenn. 
Friday Jan. 2 *Illinois State at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Friday Jan. 2 *Southern Illinois at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday Jan. 3 *Valparaiso at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Sunday Jan. 4 *Illinois State at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Sunday Jan. 4 *Indiana State at UIC Chicago, Ill. 
Sunday Jan. 4 *Bradley at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Sunday Jan. 4 *Southern Illinois at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Thursday Jan. 8 *UIC at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Thursday Jan. 8 *Evansville at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Thursday Jan. 8 *Bradley at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Friday Jan. 9 *Drake at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Friday Jan. 9 *UNI at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Saturday Jan. 10 *Valparaiso at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Sunday Jan. 11 *UNI at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 
Sunday Jan. 11 *Indiana State at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 
Sunday Jan. 11 *Drake at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Sunday Jan. 11 *Evansville at Illinois State Normal, Ill. 
 
Thursday Jan. 15 *Belmont at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Thursday Jan. 15 *Murray State at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Thursday Jan. 15 *Valparaiso at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Friday Jan. 16 *Bradley at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Friday Jan. 16 *UIC at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Sunday Jan. 18 *Evansville at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Sunday Jan. 18 *Belmont at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Sunday Jan. 18 *Bradley at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sunday Jan. 18 *UIC at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Sunday Jan. 18 *Drake at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Thursday Jan. 22 *Illinois State at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Thursday Jan. 22 *Indiana State at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Friday Jan. 23 *Evansville at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Friday Jan. 23 *Murray State at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Friday Jan. 23 *Valparaiso at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Saturday Jan. 24 *Southern Illinois at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 
Sunday Jan. 25 *UIC at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 
Sunday Jan. 25 *Illinois State at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Sunday Jan. 25 *Murray State at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Sunday Jan. 25 *Evansville at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Thursday Jan. 29 *Drake at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 
Thursday Jan. 29 *Belmont at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Thursday Jan. 29 *Indiana State at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 
Thursday Jan. 29 *UNI at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Thursday Jan. 29 *Southern Illinois at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Saturday Jan. 31 *Valparaiso at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Sunday Feb. 1 *Bradley at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Sunday Feb. 1 *Indiana State at Evansville Evansville, Ind. 
Sunday Feb. 1 *Murray State at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 
Sunday Feb. 1 *UNI at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Thursday Feb. 5 *Belmont at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Thursday Feb. 5 *Murray State at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Thursday Feb. 5 *UNI at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Thursday Feb. 5 *Southern Illinois at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Thursday Feb. 5 *Evansville at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Saturday Feb. 7 *Evansville at UIC Chicago, Ill. 
Saturday Feb. 7 *Drake at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Saturday Feb. 7 *Bradley at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Saturday Feb. 7 *Belmont at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Saturday Feb. 7 *Southern Illinois at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Thursday Feb. 12 *Indiana State at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Friday Feb. 13 *UIC at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 
Friday Feb. 13 *Bradley at Evansville Evansville, Ill. 
Friday Feb. 13 *Illinois State at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Friday Feb. 13 * Valparaiso at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Saturday Feb. 14 *Indiana State at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Sunday Feb. 15 *Illinois State at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Sunday Feb. 15 *UIC at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Sunday Feb. 15 *Bradley at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Sunday Feb. 15 *Valparaiso at Belmont Nashville, Tenn.
Thursday Feb. 19 *UIC at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Thursday Feb. 19 *UNI at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Thursday Feb. 19 *Valparaiso at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Friday Feb. 20 *Belmont at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Friday Feb. 20 *Murray State at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 
Saturday Feb. 21 *UNI at Evansville Evansville, Ind. 
Saturday Feb. 21 *Southern Illinois at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. 
Sunday Feb. 22 *Belmont at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 
Sunday Feb. 22 *UIC at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Sunday Feb. 22 *Murray State at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Thursday Feb. 26 *Drake at Evansville Evansville, Ind.
Thursday Feb. 26 *Bradley at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Thursday Feb. 26 *Southern Illinois at Illinois State Normal, Ill.
Thursday Feb. 26 *Indiana State at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Thursday Feb. 26 *Valparaiso at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
 
Saturday Feb. 28 *Indiana State at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 
Saturday Feb. 28 *Drake at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 
Saturday Feb. 28 *Evansville at Murray State Murray, Ky.
Saturday Feb. 28 *UIC at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Saturday Feb. 28 *Illinois State at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Thursday March 5 *Evansville at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 
Thursday March 5 *Illinois State at Drake Des Moines, Iowa
Thursday March 5 *UNI at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind.
Thursday March 5 *Murray State at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Thursday March 5 *Belmont at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Saturday March 7 *Belmont at UIC Chicago, Ill.
Saturday March 7 *Murray State at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind.
Sunday March 8 *Illinois State at Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Sunday March 8 *Drake at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sunday March 8 *Southern Illinois at Evansville Evansville, Ind.

*Conference game