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Big 12 Announces Conference Matrix
7/20/2023 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Cougars to host every Texas school in the Big 12 Conference
HOUSTON – The Big 12 has announced its Conference scheduling matrix for the 2023-24 Women's Basketball season. Houston will play five Big 12 opponents twice and then play the other eight conference opponents one time, for a total of 18 conference games.
Opponents were selected based on a combination of geography, historical results and a poll of the coaches to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitive balance. A full Big 12 schedule will be released at a later date.
In the Cougars' inaugural season in the Big 12, Houston will host every Big 12 school in Texas, including hosting Texas for the first time since 1998.
Houston will play a home-and-away game against Baylor, BYU, TCU, Texas Tech and UCF. The Cougars will play home games only against Cincinnati, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas and road games only against Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and West Virginia.
Big 12 Conference game dates and times will be announced at a later date. The Cougars' non-conference schedule will be released at a later date as well.
Big 12 Schedule Superlatives
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Opponents were selected based on a combination of geography, historical results and a poll of the coaches to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitive balance. A full Big 12 schedule will be released at a later date.
In the Cougars' inaugural season in the Big 12, Houston will host every Big 12 school in Texas, including hosting Texas for the first time since 1998.
Houston will play a home-and-away game against Baylor, BYU, TCU, Texas Tech and UCF. The Cougars will play home games only against Cincinnati, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas and road games only against Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and West Virginia.
Big 12 Conference game dates and times will be announced at a later date. The Cougars' non-conference schedule will be released at a later date as well.
Big 12 Schedule Superlatives
- Houston and Texas will meet for the first time since 1999.
- The Cougars won the last meeting in Houston against Texas in 1998, 61-52 for their third-ever win against the Longhorns.
- The Cougars won the most recent meeting with Texas Tech, 79-75 in 2017.
- From 1984-92, Houston won 19 straight meetings against Baylor and is 33-14 all-time against the Bears with all but one meting happening before the turn of the century.
- Houston's .702 winning percentage against Baylor is the best winning percentage against Big 12 teams with at least five all-time meetings.
- The Cougars' second-best winning percentage against Big 12 teams (minimum five meetings) is 29-14 (.674) against TCU which includes three consecutive wins over a ranked Horned Frogs squad in 2004 when both schools were in Conference USA.
- Kansas is 6-0 against Houston.
- Kansas State handed Houston its only loss by more than seven points in 2022-23 and is 2-0 all-time against the Cougars.
- Houston is 2-2 all-time against Oklahoma but is on a two-game winning streak under head coach Ronald Hughey winning the 2019 and 2020 meetings.
- The Cougars and Cowgirls have not played since 1993 and Oklahoma State is 2-0 all-time in the two meetings.
- Houston won both meetings against Cincinnati and UCF in 2022-23 topping UCF holding both under 40 points in each meeting.
- Hughey is 3-4 all-time against old Big 12 teams (not including BYU, Cincinnati and UCF).
- Houston is 2-0 all-time against BYU with both meetings happening before 1990.
- Houston and Iowa State have never played.
- Oklahoma (17), Texas (19) and Iowa State (25) were ranked in the final 2022-23 Coaches Poll.
- Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Baylor and Kansas all finished with winning records in conference play in 2022-23.
- Kansas rattled off six-straight wins to win the WNIT.
2023-24 BIG 12 SCHEDULE MATRIX
| HOUSTON | BAYLOR | BYU |
| Home & Away: Baylor, BYU, UCF, TCU, Texas Tech Home Only: Cincinnati, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas Away Only: Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia |
Home & Away: Houston, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia Home Only: UCF, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech Away Only: BYU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Oklahoma |
Home & Away: Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU Home Only: Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, West Virginia Away Only: UCF, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas |
| CINCINNATI | IOWA STATE | KANSAS |
| Home & Away: BYU, UCF, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, West Virginia Home Only: Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU Away Only: Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas |
Home & Away: BYU, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia Home Only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Oklahoma, TCU Away Only: UCF, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech |
Home & Away: Baylor, BYU, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma Home Only: Cincinnati, Houston, Oklahoma State, West Virginia Away Only: UCF, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech |
| KANSAS STATE | OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA STATE |
| Home & Away: UCF, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Home Only: BYU, Houston, Oklahoma State, West Virginia Away Only: Baylor, Cincinnati, TCU, Texas Tech |
Home & Away: Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Home Only: Baylor, UCF, TCU, Texas Tech Away Only: BYU, Houston, Iowa State, West Virginia |
Home & Away: Baylor, UCF, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech Home Only: BYU, Houston, Texas, West Virginia Away Only: Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU |
| TCU | TEXAS | TEXAS TECH |
| Home & Away: BYU, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia Home Only: UCF, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State Away Only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Oklahoma |
Home & Away: Baylor, Oklahoma, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech Home Only: BYU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas Away Only: UCF, Houston, Oklahoma State, West Virginia |
Home & Away: Cincinnati, Houston, Oklahoma State, Texas, TCU Home Only: UCF, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State Away Only: Baylor, BYU, Oklahoma, West Virginia |
| UCF | WEST VIRGINIA | |
| Home & Away: Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia Home Only: BYU, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Away Only: Baylor, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech |
Home & Away: Baylor, UCF, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU Home Only: Houston, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech Away Only: BYU, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State |
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Fans are invited to join the Fast Break Club to support Houston Women's Basketball. Fast Break Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Women's Basketball for needs beyond the program's operating budget. For more information about the Fast Break Club, click here.
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