Baylor will play Kansas twice in Big 12 action during a 35-date 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule. The Bears visit Lawrence on Feb. 17 and host the Jayhawks in Waco on March 6.
The schedule begins with exhibitions against Florida in Jacksonville on Oct. 18 and Illinois in Urbana-Champaign on Oct. 23. Baylor’s regular-season home opener is Nov. 2 against Northwestern State, followed by home games with Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 6 and Yale on Nov. 10. The Bears visit Texas in San Antonio on Nov. 15, then host Jackson State on Nov. 18.
From Nov. 24 through Nov. 28, Baylor is scheduled for the Players Era Sixteen tournament in Las Vegas, with Alabama, either Gonzaga or Kansas State, and two to-be-determined opponents listed.
December home opponents are Memphis, Queens, College of Ozarks and Mississippi Valley State. Baylor visits Washington in Seattle on Dec. 19 and hosts Kansas State on Jan. 2.
Other listed Big 12 games include a trip to Texas Tech, home games with Houston, Colorado, Cincinnati, West Virginia and Iowa State, visits to UCF, TCU, Utah, BYU, Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State, and a neutral-site game with Louisville in Indianapolis. Oklahoma State is also listed as a home opponent, and UCF is listed for a home contest. Most game times have not been provided.
