The new rendition of the Pac-12 — which will feature Gonzaga, San Diego State, Oregon State, Washington State, Boise State, Utah State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and Texas State — will play a true, double round-robin 16-game conference schedule when league play begins during the 2026-27 college basketball season, multiple sources told College Hoops Today on Thursday.
There is no timetable on an official announcement.
With college basketball teams set to play 32 games next season, that means that teams in the Pac-12 will be able to schedule 50 percent of their regular season schedule — 16 non-conference games — in an effort to put together at-large resumes for the NCAA Tournament.
That type of flexibility can’t understated in this current climate, especially for brands like Gonzaga and San Diego State who are regularly in position to play marquee games in November and December.
Four teams that will play in the Pac-12 next season — Gonzaga, San Diego State, Colorado State, and Utah State — qualified for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Leftovers
- Arizona, St. John’s to meet on December 5th at MSG
- Duke signs multi-year deal with Amazon’s Prime Video, will face UConn, Michigan, and Gonzaga on streaming service during 2026-27 season
- UConn, Duke finalizing agreement to meet on Thanksgiving Eve in Las Vegas
- INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOW (4/28): Guest — Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara
- INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOW (4/27): 5-in-5, Duke/John Blackwell, Florida/Thomas Haugh, Arkansas/Miikka Muurinen
