The WashU Bears went 23-7, won the Midwest Regional championship, and advanced to the NCAA Division III Final Four last season. (Photo: Primo Greenway)

CLAYTON, MO — The Washington University athletics department released the finalized version of its 2025-26 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday.

The Bears will play 25 regular season games this season and hope to build on the dramatic finish to last year’s campaign.

In 2024-25, WashU finished with a 23-7 record, which included a nine-game winning streak to begin the year and four postseason wins at the end that helped the Bears claim the Midwest Regional championship and earned the team its fourth ever berth in the NCAA Division III Final Four.

The Bears lost to eventual national runner-up New York University, but last season was still a magnificent one for WashU.

This year, the Bears will play 15 home games, nine road games, and a neutral-site game, beginning with the season opener at the WashU Field House on November 7 against Carroll University.

WashU will also host the 41st annual Lopata Classic on November 14 and 15. The other teams participating in that event this season are Eureka College, Wisconsin-Whitewater, and St. Thomas.

The new season slate will also include 14 University Athletic Association (UAA) conference games. The Bears will play seven home-and-home series against UAA opponents Brandeis, Carnegie-Mellon, Case Western Reserve, Chicago, Emory, NYU, and Rochester.

Tip off for the season opener is set for 6 p.m.

2025-26 WASHU BEARS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Date	Time	At	Opponent	Location	TV	Tournament
November 7, 2025 (Friday)	6 p.m.	Home	Carroll University	WashU Field House
November 14, 2025 (Friday)	5 p.m.	Home	Eureka College	WashU Field House		41st Annual Lopata Classic
November 15, 2025 (Saturday)	TBD	Home	Lopata Championship or Consolation	WashU Field House		41st Annual Lopata Classic
November 24, 2025 (Monday)	5 p.m.	Home	Wabash College	St. Louis, Mo. / Field House
November 29, 2025 (Saturday)	3 p.m.	Home	Colorado College	WashU Field House		All-Academic Classic
November 30, 2025 (Sunday)	3 p.m.	Home	Rhodes College	WashU Field House		All-Academic Classic
December 6, 2025 (Saturday)	3 p.m.	Home	Webster University	St. Louis, Mo. / Field House
December 9, 2025 (Tuesday)	5:30 p.m.	Away	Rose-Hulman	Terre Haute, Ind.
December 18, 2025 (Thursday)	2 p.m.	Home	Illinois Wesleyan University	WashU Field House
January 2, 2026 (Friday)	6 p.m.	Away	Hope College	Holland, Mich.		Glenn Van Wieren Classic
January 3, 2026 (Saturday)	11 a.m.	Neutral	Olivet	Holland, Mich.		Glenn Van Wieren Classic
January 10, 2026 (Saturday)	1 p.m.	Away	University of Chicago	Chicago, Ill.
January 16, 2026 (Friday)	4:30 p.m.	Away	Carnegie Mellon	Pittsburgh, Pa.
January 18, 2026 (Sunday)	1 p.m.	Away	Case Western Reserve	Cleveland, Ohio
January 23, 2026 (Friday)	5:30 p.m.	Home	New York University	WashU Field House
January 25, 2026 (Sunday)	2 p.m.	Home	Brandeis	WashU Field House
January 30, 2026 (Friday)	5:30 p.m.	Home	Emory	WashU Field House
February 1, 2026 (Sunday)	2 p.m.	Home	Rochester	WashU Field House
February 6, 2026 (Friday)	4:30 p.m.	Away	Emory	Atlanta, Ga.
February 8, 2026 (Sunday)	1 p.m.	Away	Rochester	Rochester, N.Y.
February 13, 2026 (Friday)	5:30 p.m.	Home	Carnegie Mellon	WashU Field House
February 15, 2026 (Sunday)	2 p.m.	Home	Case Western Reserve	WashU Field House
February 20, 2026 (Friday)	4:30 p.m.	Away	New York University	New York, N.Y.
February 22, 2026 (Sunday)	1 p.m.	Away	Brandeis	Waltham, Mass.
February 28, 2026 (Saturday)	1 p.m.	Home	University of Chicago	WashU Field House