The UConn women’sbasketball schedule is filling up, with only one slot remaining for anonconference game now that two have been added.
OnMonday, UConn announced the Huskies will host old rival Tennessee on Dec. 12.
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AndUNLV, of the Mountain West, put out its nonconference schedule, listing an EastCoast road trip at UConn on Dec. 2 and Boston University on Dec. 5.
Thatmakes nine nonconference games of the 10 to be scheduled. The Big East seasonwill consist of a 20-game slate, yet to be announced.
Thenonconference schedule is shaping up to be a more difficult challenge than theone UConn faced last season, when the Huskies finished the regular season at30-0, no blemishes on the record.
Willthat happen again this season?
Inthe 2025-26 season, UConn faced these nonconference foes, five of whichfinished ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 – two in the Top 10, with theirrank season-ending rankings included.
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Home: Florida State, Loyola Chicago, OhioState (17), Notre Dame (9), Tennessee
Away: South Florida, SouthernCalifornia
Neutral site: Louisville (11), Michigan(7), Utah, Iowa (16)
On deck for the 2026-27 season thusfar are seven teams that finished the season ranked in the AP poll, four in theTop 10.
Home: UNLV, Tennessee
Away: Michigan (7), Louisville (11)
Neutral site: South Carolina (2), Duke(5), Maryland (20), LSU (8)
TBA: Iowa (16)
Eight of the nine teams qualified forthe NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in March. This is a difficult nonconferenceschedule awaiting the Huskies
The Volunteers and Huskies have met 28times, with the Huskies leading 18-10. UConn defeated Tennessee 96-66 lastseason. Geno Auriemma’s UConn teams played Tennessee, coached by fellowBasketball Hall of Fame member Pat Summitt, in four national championship games.The Huskies won all four.
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The Tigers finished last season witha 16-14 record (8-8 Southeastern Conference) They ended the season on aneight-game losing streak.
UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) defends against Tennessee guard Jaida Civil (15) in the Huskies’ 96-66 rput last season. David Butler II-Imagn Images
The Lady Rebels were 21-11 (15-5Mountain West) in the 2025-26 season, which ended with a loss to Colorado Statein the conference tournament championship game.
Head coach Lindy La Rocque will prepareher team for a nonconference schedule that includes four Power 4 opponents: SouthernCal, Arizona State, Butler and UConn.
The UConn football team is less than four weeks away from its season opener (Sept. 5 vs. Lafayette) and head coach Jason Candle is apparently in no rush to name his starting quarterback.
