US EditionBig Ten Conference Announces Nebraska Volleyball's Opponents for 2026 Season
The league cut Nebraska’s conference slate from 20 matches to 17 to make room for its first end-of-season tournament.
- On Monday, The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 volleyball schedule, featuring 17 matches per team instead of 20. Nebraska will host nine matches and travel for eight league contests.
- To accommodate the inaugural Big Ten Tournament in Fishers, Indiana, the conference reduced the regular-season schedule from 20 to 17 matches, creating room for the first-ever end-of-season championship.
- Nebraska will welcome five top-seven teams from 2025—Wisconsin , Purdue , USC , Minnesota , and UCLA —plus Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, and Rutgers at home. The Huskers travel to Indiana, Penn State, Oregon, Washington, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Maryland.
- Head coach Dani Busboom Kelly plans to schedule more early home matches during uneven splits, with Baylor and New Mexico visiting the Devaney Center and Creighton at Pinnacle Bank Arena in September.
- Specific dates, times, and television coverage for each match will be announced at a later time, following the recent pattern of schedule releases in late May or early June.
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Big Ten Conference announces Nebraska volleyball's opponents for 2026 season
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Big Ten Conference on Monday announced its volleyball opponent rotations for the 2026 season. With the addition of the first-ever Big Ten Conference Tournament in 2026, teams will play 17 conference games instead of 20. SEE ALSO: Big Ten announces first-ever volleyball tournament will debut this fall The conference schedule will act as a single...
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Nebraska volleyball players celebrate 25-12, 25-11, 25-12 sweep of No. 16 Kansas on Dec. 13, 2025 in front of a crowd of 8,800 at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. (Photo courtesy of NU Athletics)LINCOLN–(NU Athletics May 4)–The Big Ten Conference announced its volleyball opponent rotations for the 2026 season on Monday. With the addition of a Big Ten Conference Tournament for the first time in 2026, teams will play 17 regular-se…
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