Rice University plays Division I women's basketball in the American. Home games are at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas. The head coach is Lindsay Edmonds. The 2026-27 home opener is Mon, Nov 2, 2026 against Houston Christian.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time | TV / stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 27, 2026 | Eastern New Mexicoexhibition Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 7 p.m. | |
| Mon, Nov 2, 2026 | Houston Christian Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ (Watch link) |
| Fri, Nov 6, 2026 | Murray State Richmond, Va. | Neutral | TBA | |
| Sun, Nov 8, 2026 | Richmond Richmond, Va. | Away | TBA | |
| Thu, Nov 12, 2026 | Texas Southern Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | TBA | |
| Tue, Nov 17, 2026 | UNLV Las Vegas, NV | Away | 7:30 p.m. | |
| Sun, Nov 22, 2026 | Pepperdine Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 7 p.m. | |
| Wed, Nov 25, 2026 | UTRGV Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 12 p.m. | |
| Fri, Nov 27, 2026 | Lamar Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 3 p.m. | |
| Wed, Dec 2, 2026 | Grambling State Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 7 p.m. | |
| Sat, Dec 5, 2026 | Princeton Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 2 p.m. | |
| Fri, Dec 11, 2026 | Houston Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 11:15 a.m. | |
| Thu, Dec 17, 2026 | Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Away | TBA | |
| Sun, Dec 20, 2026 | Prairie View A&M Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 2 p.m. | |
| Wed, Dec 30, 2026 | East Carolina Greenville, NC | Away | TBA | |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2027 | Temple Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA | Away | TBA | |
| Wed, Jan 6, 2027 | Florida Atlantic Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 7 p.m. | |
| Sat, Jan 9, 2027 | North Texas Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 2 p.m. | |
| Sat, Jan 16, 2027 | UTSA Convocation Center, San Antonio, TX | Away | TBA | |
| Thu, Jan 21, 2027 | UAB Bartow Arena, Birmingham, AL | Away | TBA | |
| Sun, Jan 24, 2027 | Tulsa Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 2 p.m. | |
| Wed, Jan 27, 2027 | Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse, New Orleans, LA | Away | TBA | |
| Sun, Jan 31, 2027 | Charlotte Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 2 p.m. | |
| Sat, Feb 6, 2027 | Memphis Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 2 p.m. | |
| Tue, Feb 9, 2027 | Wichita State Wichita, KS | Away | TBA | |
| Sat, Feb 13, 2027 | Tulsa Donald W. Reynolds Center, Tulsa, OK | Away | TBA | |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2027 | East Carolina Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 7 p.m. | |
| Sat, Feb 20, 2027 | South Florida Yuengling Center, Tampa, FL | Away | TBA | |
| Wed, Feb 24, 2027 | Temple Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 7 p.m. | |
| Sat, Feb 27, 2027 | UTSA Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 2 p.m. | |
| Wed, Mar 3, 2027 | North Texas The Super Pit, Denton, TX | Away | TBA | |
| Sat, Mar 6, 2027 | South Florida Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas | Home | 2 p.m. |
32 games listed, 18 regular-season home games. Taken from the official Rice schedule on 2026-10-04; times and TV change through the season, so check there before you go. Conference tournament and postseason games are added once they are set.
The Nov. 2 game vs Houston Christian has a "Watch" link to ESPN+ (American Conference catalog on espn.com). No other TV or radio is listed yet. The site navigation includes ESPN+ and Live Audio links.
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