OOC/Conference Schedule Released by Teams25-26

[triaddukefan]

This is surprising. Usually the schedule is much tougher than this. What happened?

I predict about a 100 point margin against NC Central.

Bowling Green and Grand Canyon are against former Little C assistants. Clemson is mandatory... And Winthrop is a SC school up pothole ridden Interstate 77 and an hour from Columbia. Queens is in Charlotte... And it's a recent addition to Division 1. Staley usually schedules a HBCU to visit Columbia so that explains Central (NCCU). At Coppin is interesting... The game will likely sell out and put a few extra dollars into Coppins Athletic department. Glad to see Staley following Lawsons lead and traveling to traditionally tough mid majors like FGCU and South Florida.

 

[triaddukefan]

@HuskyNan

 

[JstVisiting]

And yet it is still probably true. It’s remarkable how many “great coaches” say this very thing and how many of their former players praise them for exactly this.

I bet all the fired coaches were completely indifferent to their kids outside of ppg.

Boooooooooooooooring! No non-conference home games worth attending. C'mon Dawn. The fans deserve better.

South Carolina 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule


Mon., Nov. 3 – Grand Canyon
Fri., Nov. 7 – Bowling Green
Tue., Nov. 11 – Clemson
Sat., Nov. 15 – vs. Southern Cal (The Real SC, Los Angeles, CA)
Wed., Nov. 19 – Winthrop
Sun., Nov. 23 – Queens


Players Era Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
Wed., Nov. 26 – vs. Duke
Thu., Nov. 27 – vs. UCLA/Texas


Thu., Dec. 4 – at Louisville (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Sun., Dec. 7 – NC Central
Sun., Dec. 14 – Penn State
Thu., Dec. 18 – at USF
Sat., Dec. 20 – at Florida Gulf Coast
Sun., Dec. 28 – Providence
Sun., Jan. 18 – at Coppin State

That’s the worst home schedule we’ve played in many years. Bowling Green, Winthrop, NC Central, AND Queens. Just awful.

 

[JstVisiting]

“following Lawsons lead”

Staley’s been highlighting scrappy, second tier programs for years. She’s played at Gonzaga, at SD State, at Drake, and at Duke.

 

[DefenseBB]

I hadn’t realized that the Tenn facility is no referred to as Thompson Boling Arena (TBA) anymore but Food City Center. I have to admit I am a bit saddened by this and continued selling out to garner a few more bucks…

 

[cancontent]

I bet all the fired coaches were completely indifferent to their kids outside of ppg.


That’s the worst home schedule we’ve played in many years. Bowling Green, Winthrop, NC Central, AND Queens. Just awful.

Isn't Bowling Green now coached by a former assistant? My initial thought when I saw this game was that this may have been why Coach Staley set it up.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Boooooooooooooooring! No non-conference home games worth attending. C'mon Dawn. The fans deserve better.

South Carolina 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule


Mon., Nov. 3 – Grand Canyon
Fri., Nov. 7 – Bowling Green
Tue., Nov. 11 – Clemson
Sat., Nov. 15 – vs. Southern Cal (The Real SC, Los Angeles, CA)
Wed., Nov. 19 – Winthrop
Sun., Nov. 23 – Queens


Players Era Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
Wed., Nov. 26 – vs. Duke
Thu., Nov. 27 – vs. UCLA/Texas


Thu., Dec. 4 – at Louisville (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Sun., Dec. 7 – NC Central
Sun., Dec. 14 – Penn State
Thu., Dec. 18 – at USF
Sat., Dec. 20 – at Florida Gulf Coast
Sun., Dec. 28 – Providence
Sun., Jan. 18 – at Coppin State

This was disappointing. I can't remember a less challenging schedule.

I wonder if there is a push to cut travel and guarantee budgets across the board.

 

[Baller29]

This was disappointing. I can't remember a less challenging schedule.

I wonder if there is a push to cut travel and guarantee budgets across the board.

Didn’t Dawn stay they would dial back since committee wasn’t rewarding people for challenging schedules last year

 

[triaddukefan]

Staley’s been highlighting scrappy, second tier programs for years. She’s played at Gonzaga, at SD State, at Drake, and at Duke.

I was being facetious

 

[nwhoopfan]

I hadn’t realized that the Tenn facility is no referred to as Thompson Boling Arena (TBA) anymore but Food City Center. I have to admit I am a bit saddened by this and continued selling out to garner a few more bucks…

Ugh. Washington's home is and will always be known as Hec Ed Pavilion, but it has also done the stupid corporate naming rights thing and been Bank of America Arena and now Alaska Airline Arena.