DALLAS (SMU) – SMU women's basketball head coach Adia Barnes announced the program's 2025-26 non-conference schedule on Tuesday.

The non-conference slate consists of 12 games, with seven home games to be played inside Moody Coliseum, highlighted by matchups with Kansas State on November 8, Arkansas on December 4 as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge and a trip to Nashville to compete in the Music City Classic the week of Thanksgiving. The complete 2025-26 schedule can be found here. 

The Mustangs also have a pair of intriguing road games on the schedule as the team will travel to Texas Tech on November 13 and Grand Canyon on November 18.

At the Music City Classic, SMU will face St. Louis on November 25 and Winthrop November 26, more information on the tournament can be found here. 

The Mustangs begin the 50^th season in program history by hosting Grambling State on November 4 in the team's season opener. The game will tip off at 11 a.m. CT, and it will also serve as the Mustangs' annual Education Day game. More information about the Education Day game can be found here.

The opener will also be the program's first game under head coach Adia Barnes. Barnes, a former WBCA Coach of the Year Finalist and Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist, was named Head Women's Basketball Coach at SMU on April 5.

Fans will have a chance to see the team in action prior to the start of the season, as SMU will hold two public exhibition games inside Moody on October 21 against West Texas A&M and on October 27 against Cal State LA.

SMU overhauled its roster, signing 15 new players ahead of the 2025-26 season. Of the 15, eight players transferred in from a P4 institution. The Mustangs will also be one of the more experienced teams in the nation, having added eight seniors/graduate students to the roster this season.  More information on the newcomers can be found here.

SMU Athletics and the Mustang Club are proud to introduce the Steal Club in support of SMU Women's Basketball. By pledging $10 for each steal the team makes this season, you'll directly support their defensive intensity and overall success on the court.

Members pledge per steal and can cap their giving at 25 steals ($250), 50 steals ($500), or 100 steals ($1,000). Members who pledge for all steals and submit the closest estimate to the total number of steals made during the 2025-26 season will be entered to win exclusive SMU Women's Basketball memorabilia. All Steal Club members will receive an exclusive club item and an invitation to a member-only event.

Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are available now and can be purchased here. For any ticket questions, please contact 214-SMU-GAME or email tickets@smu.edu.

SMU 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule 
Tuesday, October 21| West Texas A&M (exh.) -TBA
Monday, October 27 | Cal State LA (exh.) - TBA
Tuesday, November 4 | Grambling State - 11 am 
Saturday, November 8 | Kansas State -TBA
Thursday, November 13 | at Texas Tech - TBA
Tuesday, November 18 | at Grand Canyon - TBA
Saturday, November 22 | North Texas - TBA
Tuesday, November 25 | St. Louis - Music City Classic - TBA
Wednesday, November 26 | Winthrop - Music City Classic - TBA
Monday, December 1 | Southern Miss - TBA
Thursday, December 4 | Arkansas - ACC/SEC Challenge
Wednesday, December 10 | Coppin State - TBA
Friday, December 19 | at Sam Houston State - TBA
Sunday, December 21 | Southern - TBA
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