The Ohio State men’s basketball team will play 11 nonconference games in 2025-26 and the schedule is chiseled. Ohio State’s chase towards its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022 will begin on Nov.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State now has a full nonconference slate for its 2025-2026 men’s basketball season. The Buckeyes will open the season on Monday, Nov. 3, against IU Indy at home. It will be the team’s first of six straight home games to begin the season.

College basketball is still a few months away but the Ohio State women’s team has its nonconference schedule set, which includes a matchup against the defending national champions. The Buckeyes will be searching for their fifth consecutive NCAA tournament berth in the 2025-26 season and that journey will begin on Nov.