Arizona volleyball releases 2026 Big 12 schedule
There are some oddities in the slate, but it seems more manageable than last season
STANFORD, CA - DECEMBER 06: Carlie Cisneros #12 and Brenna Ginder #3 of the Arizona Wildcats interact during a second round match against the Stanford Cardinal in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament on December 6, 2025 at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA. (Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Last season’s Big 12 schedule wasn’t kind to anyone. The Arizona Wildcats were no exception as the team had two occasions when it had to compete on the road one day then be back in Tucson to compete 48 hours later.
The less-than-optimal airports in many Big 12 cities occasionally forced the team to pay for charters so they could get back home to practice between games. There will be similar challenges again this season based on the schedule released Thursday afternoon. View this post on Instagram Arizona will have the most complications the weekends of Oct.
23-25 and Nov. 6-8. Those encompass the difficult road trip to West Virginia and Cincinnati as well as a split home/road weekend facing Utah in Tucson and Texas Tech in Lubbock.
However, the latter should be easier than when Arizona had to play Texas Tech in Lubbock on a Wednesday then get back home to face No. 13 TCU on Friday. The bulk of the schedule has a pattern this year, which Arizona head coach Rita Stubbs said wasn’t the case last year.
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