FARMINGTON, Utah (Aug. 19, 2026) – As the Big Sky Conference enters a new era of men’s basketball, the league office has announced its 2026-27 schedule, outlining each team’s path towards a potential title.
With the increase to 11 full-time members, the Big Sky will play a 20-game double round-robin format, taking on every other conference opponent both at home and on the road.
A full schedule broken down team-by-team can be found below.
League play will begin the first week of December, with most teams playing a pair of conference games sandwiched between non-conference action. The season will wrap up on March 1, leading directly into the conference tournament.
The Idaho Vandals are the Big Sky’s defending tournament champions, while the Portland State Vikings claimed last season’s regular season title. Those two teams will square off on December 5 for the first time, when Idaho travels to Viking Pavilion.
With the Big Sky Conference’s transition to 11 full-time members, the 2027 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will expand to six days and 20 total games with all 22 basketball programs participating.
The event -- to be held in March 2027 for the ninth consecutive year at Idaho Central Arena in downtown Boise, Idaho -- will now begin each year on Friday night with one game per gender featuring the No. 10 and No. 11 seeds playing for the right to face the No. 9 seed on Saturday. Tip-off times and broadcast clearances for all 20 contests will be announced at a later date.
Aside from the additional game for each gender, the brackets will remain the same as it’s been for the past four years, concluding with both championship games on Wednesday. The tournament bracket can be found
here.
In 2027, Starch Madness will be held March 5-10, with tickets going on sale soon.
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Eastern Washington
12/3 – at Portland State
12/5 – at Northern Colorado
12/31 – Southern Utah
1/2 – Utah Tech
1/7 – Northern Arizona
1/14 – at Montana State
1/16 – at Montana
1/18 – Idaho State
1/23 – at Idaho
1/25 – Weber State
1/28 – Northern Colorado
1/30 – Portland State
2/4 – at Utah Tech
2/6 – at Southern Utah
2/11 – Montana
2/13 – Montana State
2/20 – at Northern Arizona
2/22 – at Idaho State
2/27 – Idaho
3/1 – at Weber State
Idaho
12/3 – at Northern Colorado
12/5 – at Portland State
12/31 – Utah Tech
1/2 – Southern Utah
1/9 – Northern Arizona
1/14 – at Montana
1/16 – at Montana State
1/18 – at Weber State
1/23 – Eastern Washington
1/25 – Idaho State
1/28 – Portland State
1/30 – Northern Colorado
2/4 – at Southern Utah
2/6 – at Utah Tech
2/11 – Montana State
2/13 – Montana
2/18 – at Northern Arizona
2/22 – Weber State
2/27 – at Eastern Washington
3/1 – at Idaho State
Idaho State
12/3 – at Southern Utah
12/5 – at Utah Tech
1/2 – Northern Arizona
1/7 – Montana State
1/9 – Montana
1/14 – at Northern Colorado
1/16 – at Portland State
1/18 – at Eastern Washington
1/23 – Weber State
1/25 – at Idaho
1/28 – Utah Tech
1/30 – Southern Utah
2/4 – at Northern Arizona
2/11 – Portland State
2/13 – Northern Colorado
2/18 – at Montana
2/20 – at Montana State
2/22 – Eastern Washington
2/27 – at Weber State
3/1 – Idaho
Montana
12/3 – at Northern Arizona
12/31 – Northern Colorado
1/2 – Portland State
1/7 – at Weber State
1/9 – at Idaho State
1/14 – Idaho
1/16 – Eastern Washington
1/18 – at Utah Tech
1/23 – at Montana State
1/25 – Southern Utah
1/30 – Northern Arizona
2/4 – at Portland State
2/6 – at Northern Colorado
2/11 – at Eastern Washington
2/13 – at Idaho
2/18 – Idaho State
2/20 – Weber State
2/22 – Utah Tech
2/27 – Montana State
3/1 – at Southern Utah
Montana State
12/5 – at Northern Arizona
12/31 – Portland State
1/2 – Northern Colorado
1/7 – at Idaho State
1/9 – at Weber State
1/14 – Eastern Washington
1/16 – Idaho
1/18 – at Southern Utah
1/23 – Montana
1/25 – Utah Tech
1/28 – Northern Arizona
2/4 – at Northern Colorado
2/6 – at Portland State
2/11 – at Idaho
2/13 – at Eastern Washington
2/18 – Weber State
2/20 – Idaho State
2/22 – Southern Utah
2/27 – at Montana
3/1 – at Utah Tech
Northern Arizona
12/3 – Montana
12/5 – Montana State
12/31 – at Weber State
1/2 – at Idaho State
1/7 – at Eastern Washington
1/9 – at Idaho
1/14 – Utah Tech
1/21 – at Portland State
1/23 – Northern Colorado
1/28 – at Montana State
1/30 – at Montana
2/4 – Idaho State
2/6 – Weber State
2/8 – Southern Utah
2/11 – at Utah Tech
2/18 – Idaho
2/20 – Eastern Washington
2/22 – Portland State
2/27 – at Southern Utah
3/1 – at Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado
12/3 – Idaho
12/5 – Eastern Washington
12/31 – at Montana
1/2 – at Montana State
1/7 – at Southern Utah
1/9 – at Utah Tech
1/14 – Idaho State
1/16 – Weber State
1/23 – at Northern Arizona
1/25 – Portland State
1/28 – at Eastern Washington
1/30 – at Idaho
2/4 – Montana State
2/6 – Montana
2/11 – at Weber State
2/13 – at Idaho State
2/18 – Utah Tech
2/20 – Southern Utah
2/27 – at Portland State
3/1 – Northern Arizona
Portland State
12/3 – Eastern Washington
12/5 – Idaho
12/31 – at Montana State
1/2 – at Montana
1/7 – at Utah Tech
1/9 – at Southern Utah
1/14 – Weber State
1/16 – Idaho State
1/21 – Northern Arizona
1/25 – at Northern Colorado
1/28 – at Idaho
1/30 – at Eastern Washington
2/4 – Montana
2/6 – Montana State
2/11 – at Idaho State
2/13 – at Weber State
2/18 – Southern Utah
2/20 – Utah Tech
2/22 – at Northern Arizona
2/27 – Northern Colorado
Southern Utah
12/3 – Idaho State
12/5 – Weber State
12/31 – at Eastern Washington
1/2 – at Idaho
1/7 – Northern Colorado
1/9 – Portland State
1/16 – at Utah Tech
1/18 – Montana State
1/25 – at Montana
1/28 – at Weber State
1/30 – at Idaho State
2/4 – Idaho
2/6 – Eastern Washington
2/8 – at Northern Arizona
2/13 – Utah Tech
2/18 – at Portland State
2/20 – at Northern Colorado
2/22 – at Montana State
2/27 – Northern Arizona
3/1 – Montana
Utah Tech
12/3 – Weber State
12/5 – Idaho State
12/31 – at Idaho
1/2 – at Eastern Washington
1/7 – Portland State
1/9 – Northern Colorado
1/14 – at Northern Arizona
1/16 – Southern Utah
1/18 – Montana
1/25 – at Montana State
1/28 – at Idaho State
1/30 – at Weber State
2/4 – Eastern Washington
2/6 – Idaho
2/11 – Northern Arizona
2/13 – at Southern Utah
2/18 – at Northern Colorado
2/20 – at Portland State
2/22 – at Montana
3/1 – Montana State
Weber State
12/3 – at Utah Tech
12/5 – at Southern Utah
12/31 – Northern Arizona
1/7 – Montana
1/9 – Montana State
1/14 – at Portland State
1/16 – at Northern Colorado
1/18 – Idaho
1/23 – at Idaho State
1/25 – at Eastern Washington
1/28 – Southern Utah
1/30 – Utah Tech
2/6 – at Northern Arizona
2/11 – Northern Colorado
2/13 – Portland State
2/18 – at Montana State
2/20 – at Montana
2/22 – at Idaho
2/27 – Idaho State
3/1 – Eastern Washington