By Emilio Garcia on Jul 13, 2026

Conference USA slate set for NM State women’s basketball in 2026-27

NM State women’s basketball will open Conference USA play Jan. 2 at FIU before making its first trip to Missouri State two days later.

NM State women’s basketball player Emma Christiano holds the ball during a game. The Aggies will open Conference USA play Jan. 2 at FIU. (Emilio Garcia / NM State Athletics)

The Aggies will play nine conference games at home and nine on the road during their first season under head coach Adeniyi Amadou

Emilio Garcia, New Mexico State Athletics

DALLAS - On Thursday, Conference USA announced the 2026-27 schedule of conference games, featuring 18 contests for each of the league's 10 teams.

The Aggies open their first slate of conference games under first-year Head Coach Adeniyi Amadou on the road, traveling to FIU on Jan. 2, 2027, the first trip to Miami for NM State since the '24-'25 campaign. Two days later, the Aggies make their first visit to Springfield, Mo., for a matchup with Missouri State on Jan. 4. The Crimson & White beat the eventual CUSA Tournament Champions and NCAA Tournament participant in their first meeting as conference foes on Jan. 17, 2026.

The first home conference contests of the Amadou era see the Aggies host Western Kentucky (Jan. 8) and Middle Tennessee (Jan. 10). Last season, NM State split a road series with the two programs, and will host the Lady Toppers and Blue Raiders for the first time since 2024-25.

A three-game road stint sees the Crimson & White travel for contests against Jax State (Jan. 14), Kennesaw State (Jan. 16) and Sam Houston (Jan. 23).

Closing the month of January, the Aggies will then host second-year CUSA member Delaware (Jan. 28) and Liberty (Jan. 30).

The first return trip of the conference slate sees the squad take on MTSU (Feb. 4) and WKU (Feb. 6) in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Bowling Green, Ky., respectively.

NM State women’s basketball’s 2026-27 Conference USA schedule lists 18 games from Jan. 2 through March 6, with nine home games and nine road games. — NM State women’s basketball will play nine Conference USA games at home and nine on the road during the 2026-27 season. The Aggies open conference play Jan. 2 at FIU. *(Courtesy graphic / NM State Athletics)*

NM State closes conference action with five of their final seven games at home, including a three-game stretch hosting Kennesaw State (Feb. 11), Jax State (Feb. 13) and Sam Houston (Feb. 20). Following the final road contests with Delaware (Feb. 25) and Liberty (Feb. 27), the last weekend sees the Aggies host Missouri State (March 4) and FIU (March 6).

The 2027 Conference USA Championships will take place in Huntsville, Ala., from Propst Arena on March 9–13.

For complete coverage of NM State Women's Basketball, visit NMStateSports.com — the official home of Aggie athletics — and follow the team on X (@NMStateWBB), Instagram (@NMStateWBB), and on Facebook at NM State Women's Basketball.

Emilio Garcia is an athletic media specialist intern for New Mexico State University. He can be reached at emilioga@nmsu.edu.

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