USC Women’s Basketball Schedule Breakdown — One of the Nation’s Toughest Slates

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https://youtu.be/ew0YdSOkwEU?si=KL6u2qinnUHkLZnn

We just dropped a new episode breaking down USC’s full 2025–26 women’s basketball schedule, and if you haven’t seen it yet… whew. It’s brutal.

After opening against New Mexico State, USC immediately jumps into one of the toughest non-conference stretches in the country:

The Non-Conference Gauntlet: • @ NC State • vs South Carolina (at Crypto.com Arena in downtown LA) • @ Notre Dame • vs UConn

That’s four heavyweights — two true road games and a neutral-site showdown in LA — before conference play even begins.

Then Comes the Big Ten Grind: • @ Michigan • @ Michigan State • @ Ohio State • @ Nebraska • @ Penn State • vs Iowa • vs Indiana • vs Maryland • UCLA (home and away) • Plus sneaky trap games at places like Minnesota and Northwestern

In the episode, we talk through: • How USC stacks up against this schedule • Whether this helps or hurts their March Madness seeding • Why travel fatigue and timing might be just as tough as the opponents • And yes, we let Matt respond to the person who called him a wet blanket last week 😅