Philadelphia Big 5 Men’s Basketball 2026-27 Schedule

All six of the programs in the Philadelphia Big 5 have released their 2026-27 season schedules as of Wednesday, Sept. 30. While opening tip-off times haven’t yet been announced for the majority of the games, here’s who will play, when and where, organized alphabetically per date.

November

Sunday, Nov. 1
Villanova versus Notre Dame (Rome, Italy)

Monday, Nov. 2
La Salle at Houston
Central Connecticut State at Temple

Tuesday, Nov. 3
Drexel at Virginia

Wednesday, Nov. 4
Longwood at Saint Joseph’s

Thursday, Nov. 5
Penn at Illinois

Friday, Nov. 6
Holy Cross at Villanova

Saturday, Nov. 7
Colgate at Drexel
LIU at La Salle
Lafayette at Saint Joseph’s

Sunday, Nov. 8
Richmond versus Temple (The Palestra)

Monday, Nov. 9
Howard at Penn

Tuesday, Nov. 10
La Salle at Villanova

Wednesday, Nov. 11
American at Drexel
Penn at Navy
Saint Joseph’s at South Florida
Charleston at Temple

Saturday, Nov. 14
Drexel at Maine
Penn at Saint Joseph’s
Rider at Villanova

Sunday, Nov. 15
Temple at La Salle

Monday, Nov. 16
DeSales at Penn

Tuesday, Nov. 17
Wagner at Saint Joseph’s
Villanova at Pittsburgh

Wednesday, Nov. 18
Coppin State at La Salle

Friday, Nov. 20
Saint Joseph’s at Drexel
Temple versus Middle Tennessee (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)

Saturday, Nov. 21
Penn at La Salle
Michigan at Villanova (Xfinity Mobile Arena)

Monday, Nov. 23
Penn State Brandywine at La Salle
Temple versus TBD (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)

Tuesday, Nov. 24
Drexel at Penn
Coppin State at Villanova

Wednesday, Nov. 25
Penn State Abington at Saint Joseph’s

Friday, Nov. 27
Bucknell versus La Salle (The Palestra)
Towson at Penn
Villanova at Kansas

Saturday, Nov. 28
Drexel at Mount St. Mary’s
Bucknell at Penn
Saint Joseph’s at Monmouth

December

Tuesday, Dec. 1
Drexel at Old Dominion
Wofford at La Salle
Kutztown at Penn
Villanova at Temple

Saturday, Dec. 5
Big 5 Classic (Xfinity Mobile Arena)

Monday, Dec. 7
Penn at Lafayette

Tuesday, Dec. 8
La Salle at Monmouth
Boston at Saint Joseph’s

Wednesday, Dec. 9
Cheyney at Temple

Saturday, Dec. 12
La Salle at Stony Brook
Temple versus St. Bonaventure (The Palestra)
Wisconsin versus Villanova (Xfinity Mobile Arena)

Sunday, Dec. 13
Drexel at NJIT

Tuesday, Dec. 15
Drexel at Pittsburgh

Wednesday, Dec. 16
UMES at Saint Joseph’s
Dartmouth at Temple

Friday, Dec. 18
Delaware Valley at La Salle

Saturday, Dec. 19
Albany at Drexel
Monmouth at Penn
Coppin State at Saint Joseph’s
Wright State at Temple
Villanova at Creighton (Big East)

Tuesday, Dec. 22
Norfolk State at Drexel
La Salle at BYU
American at Penn
Saint Joseph’s versus Penn State (Hershey, Pa.)
Temple at Princeton
Providence at Villanova (Big East)

Monday, Dec. 28
Cairn at Drexel

Tuesday, Dec. 29
Penn at Michigan State
Fairleigh Dickinson at Villanova

Wednesday, Dec. 30
La Salle at Dayton (A10)
Rhode Island at Saint Joseph’s (A10)
Temple at Rice (American)

Thursday, Dec. 31
Drexel at William & Mary (CAA)

January

Saturday, Jan. 2
Drexel at Hampton (CAA)
Fordham at La Salle (A10)
Saint Joseph’s at George Washington (A10)
UTSA at Temple (American)

Sunday, Jan. 3
Villanova at Georgetown (Big East)

Monday, Jan. 4
Penn at Princeton (Ivy League)

Tuesday, Jan. 5
UAB at Temple (American)

Wednesday, Jan. 6
George Washington at La Salle (A10)
Saint Joseph’s at St. Bonaventure (A10)
Villanova at Xavier (Big East)

Thursday, Jan. 7
Charleston at Drexel (CAA)

Friday, Jan. 8
Penn at Brown (Ivy League)

Saturday, Jan. 9
La Salle at Rhode Island (A10)
George Mason at Saint Joseph’s (A10)

Sunday, Jan. 10
Temple at Charlotte (American)

Tuesday, Jan. 12
Seton Hall at Villanova (Big East)

Wednesday, Jan. 13
La Salle at VCU (A10)
Saint Joseph’s at Fordham (A10)

Thursday, Jan. 14
Northeastern at Drexel (CAA)
South Florida at Temple (American)

Friday, Jan. 15
Villanova at Butler (Big East)

Saturday, Jan. 16
Drexel at Monmouth (CAA)
Harvard at Penn (Ivy League)

Sunday, Jan. 17
Dartmouth at Penn (Ivy League)
Rice at Temple (American)

Monday, Jan. 18
Drexel at Hofstra (CAA)
VCU at Saint Joseph’s (A10)

Tuesday, Jan. 19
Xavier at Villanova (Big East)

Wednesday, Jan. 20
Saint Louis at La Salle (A10)
Temple at Tulane (American)

Friday, Jan. 22
Villanova at DePaul (Big East)

Saturday, Jan. 23
North Carolina A&T at Drexel (CAA)
Davidson at La Salle (A10)
Penn at Yale (Ivy League)
Saint Louis at Saint Joseph’s (A10)

Wednesday, Jan. 27
La Salle at Fordham (A10)
Saint Joseph’s at Davidson (A10)
Creighton at Villanova (Big East)

Thursday, Jan. 28
Towson at Drexel (CAA)
Tulsa at Temple (American)

Friday, Jan. 29
Cornell at Penn (Ivy League)

Saturday, Jan. 30
Drexel at Stony Brook (CAA)
Rhode Island at La Salle (A10)
Columbia at Penn (Ivy League)
Saint Joseph’s at George Mason (A10)

Sunday, Jan. 31
Temple at UAB (American)

February

Wednesday, Feb. 3
Villanova at UConn (Big East)

Thursday, Feb. 4
Drexel at Northeastern (CAA)
Temple at North Texas (American)

Saturday, Feb. 6
Monmouth at Drexel (CAA)
La Salle at Saint Joseph’s (A10)
Princeton at Penn (Ivy League)
St. John’s at Villanova (Xfinity Mobile Arena, Big East)

Sunday, Feb. 7
East Carolina at Temple (American)

Tuesday, Feb. 9
Fordham at Saint Joseph’s (A10)

Wednesday, Feb. 10
Duquesne at La Salle (A10)
Temple at Florida Atlantic (American)
Villanova at Seton Hall (Big East)

Thursday, Feb. 11
Drexel at Campbell (CAA)

Friday, Feb. 12
Penn at Cornell (Ivy League)
Saint Joseph’s at Saint Louis (A10)

Saturday, Feb. 13
Drexel at North Carolina A&T (CAA)
La Salle at George Washington (A10)
Penn at Columbia (Ivy League)
Temple at South Florida (American)

Sunday, Feb. 14
UConn at Villanova (Xfinity Mobile Arena, Big East)

Tuesday, Feb. 16
Loyola Chicago at Saint Joseph’s (A10)

Wednesday, Feb. 17
La Salle at George Mason (A10)
Villanova at Providence (Big East)

Thursday, Feb. 18
UNCW at Drexel (CAA)

Friday, Feb. 19
Saint Joseph’s at Dayton (A10)

Saturday, Feb. 20
Elon at Drexel (CAA)
Loyola Chicago at La Salle (A10)
Yale at Penn (Ivy League)
Butler at Villanova (Big East)

Sunday, Feb. 21
Wichita State at Temple (American)

Tuesday, Feb. 23
Villanova at St. John’s (Big East)

Wednesday, Feb. 24
La Salle at Saint Louis (A10)
Saint Joseph’s at Duquesne (A10)
Tulane at Temple (American)

Thursday, Feb. 25 
Stony Brook at Drexel (CAA)

Friday, Feb. 26
Penn at Harvard (Ivy League)
Villanova at Marquette (Big East)

Saturday, Feb. 27 
Hofstra at Drexel (CAA)
Richmond at La Salle (A10)
Penn at Dartmouth (Ivy League)
Davidson at Saint Joseph’s (A10)
Temple at East Carolina (American)

March

Tuesday, March 2
Drexel at Towson (CAA)

Wednesday, March 3
La Salle at St. Bonaventure (A10)
Richmond at Saint Joseph’s (A10)
DePaul at Villanova (Big East)

Thursday, March 4
Memphis at Temple (American)

Friday, March 5
Brown at Penn (Ivy League)

Saturday, March 6
Saint Joseph’s at La Salle (A10)
Georgetown at Villanova (Big East)

Sunday, March 7
Temple at UTSA (American)

Friday, March 5 t0 Tuesday, March 9: CAA Tournament
Wednesday, March 10 to Saturday, March 13: Big East Tournament
Wednesday, March 10 to Sunday, March 14: A10 Tournament
Wednesday, March 10 to Sunday, March 14: American Tournament