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Big Ten Announces 2026 & 2027 Volleyball Opponent Rotations
May 04 | Women's Volleyball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Big Ten Conference has announced 2026 & 2027 opponent rotations for women's volleyball.
The rotation operates on a two-year cycle and adjusts to a 17-match, single round-robin format for the regular season, with the Big Ten Tournament slated for November 20-25 at Fishers Event Center.
Rutgers Big Ten Opponent Rotation
2026
Full schedule and ticket information will be released at a later date.
The 2026 volleyball season will begin with the Fifth Annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Day on August 3 in Chicago when the Scarlet Knights and the teams of the Big Ten preview the upcoming season at the Big Ten studios.
Altogether, Rutgers volleyball will welcome back 11 letterwinners alongside seven newcomers, including Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, Brooke Baldwin.
At the end of the 2025 season, Rutgers had captured the best hitting percentage and most aces of any team during the rally era. In Big Ten action, the Scarlet Knights posted the most assists and aces in a season since joining the league with Lily Bolen averaging the most assists per set in a Big Ten season. Additional season stat notables included Aspen Maxwell with the most kills per set since 2009, Natalie Robinson with the best hitting percentage since 2011, Bolen with the most assists and assists per set since 2012, and Maxwell with the most kills since 2013.
Last season, Rutgers continued to make strides as the Scarlet Knights surpassed their win total from the previous season nine games into the year, fueled by a seven-match win streak, the longest for the squad since 2012. The Scarlet Knights collected sweeps in six of the seven games. Against Saint Francis (PA), RU swung .456, marking the best hitting percentage by the Scarlet Knights in a rally-era match. In nonconference action, RU played to a 9-3 mark with seven sweeps and a 4-0 home mark. In Big Ten action, the Scarlet Knights set not only a school record for attendance, but the 8,000 to witness the Scarlet Knights take on No. 1 Nebraska at Jersey Mike's Arena marked the largest crowd to watch a volleyball match in the state of New Jersey. RU also picked up its first-ever Big Ten win over Ohio State, as the sweep marked the program's most since 2000 and the first time in either Big East or Big Ten play that the Scarlet Knights have held an opponent to under 20 in a match.
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The rotation operates on a two-year cycle and adjusts to a 17-match, single round-robin format for the regular season, with the Big Ten Tournament slated for November 20-25 at Fishers Event Center.
Rutgers Big Ten Opponent Rotation
2026
- Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
- Away: Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
- Home: Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
- Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Full schedule and ticket information will be released at a later date.
The 2026 volleyball season will begin with the Fifth Annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Day on August 3 in Chicago when the Scarlet Knights and the teams of the Big Ten preview the upcoming season at the Big Ten studios.
Altogether, Rutgers volleyball will welcome back 11 letterwinners alongside seven newcomers, including Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, Brooke Baldwin.
At the end of the 2025 season, Rutgers had captured the best hitting percentage and most aces of any team during the rally era. In Big Ten action, the Scarlet Knights posted the most assists and aces in a season since joining the league with Lily Bolen averaging the most assists per set in a Big Ten season. Additional season stat notables included Aspen Maxwell with the most kills per set since 2009, Natalie Robinson with the best hitting percentage since 2011, Bolen with the most assists and assists per set since 2012, and Maxwell with the most kills since 2013.
Last season, Rutgers continued to make strides as the Scarlet Knights surpassed their win total from the previous season nine games into the year, fueled by a seven-match win streak, the longest for the squad since 2012. The Scarlet Knights collected sweeps in six of the seven games. Against Saint Francis (PA), RU swung .456, marking the best hitting percentage by the Scarlet Knights in a rally-era match. In nonconference action, RU played to a 9-3 mark with seven sweeps and a 4-0 home mark. In Big Ten action, the Scarlet Knights set not only a school record for attendance, but the 8,000 to witness the Scarlet Knights take on No. 1 Nebraska at Jersey Mike's Arena marked the largest crowd to watch a volleyball match in the state of New Jersey. RU also picked up its first-ever Big Ten win over Ohio State, as the sweep marked the program's most since 2000 and the first time in either Big East or Big Ten play that the Scarlet Knights have held an opponent to under 20 in a match.
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