Last win: beat Wisconsin 66–61 on Thu, Jan 15
Next: Mon, Nov 2 vs Milwaukee, time TBA
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When did Northwestern women's basketball last win?
Northwestern last won on Thursday, January 15, 2026, beating Wisconsin Badgers 66–61 at home. That was 264 days ago.
Northwestern is 0–0. The full schedule, every result and each game's box score are below.
The longer waits
2,024days since its last NCAA Tournament winLast NCAA Tournament win: NCAA Women's Championship pres. by Capital One, Alamo Region, 1st Round, March 22, 2021, against UCF
Noneconference tournament titles in this windowCounting conference tournament finals since the 2017–18 season.
NoneNCAA titles since 1982Counting every NCAA champion since the first tournament in 1982.
Updated 1:35 PM CT.
Northwestern Wildcats schedule and results Week Date Opponent Result 1 Mon, Nov 2 
vs Milwaukeetime TBA 1 Wed, Nov 4 
vs Xaviertime TBA 1 Sat, Nov 7 
at UICtime TBA 2 Thu, Nov 12 
vs West VirginiaGreenbrier Tip-Offtime TBA 2 Fri, Nov 13 
vs App StateGreenbrier Tip-Offtime TBA 3 Wed, Nov 18 
at Abilene Christian5:30 PM CST 3 Fri, Nov 20 
vs Northern Illinoistime TBA 4 Sun, Nov 22 
vs Oaklandtime TBA 4 Thu, Nov 26 
vs DePaultime TBA 5 Sun, Nov 29 
vs Illinois Statetime TBA 5 Fri, Dec 4 
vs Indianatime TBA 6 Sun, Dec 13 
at Kansas2:00 PM CST 7 Tue, Dec 15 
at Loyola Chicagotime TBA 7 Thu, Dec 17 
vs George Washingtontime TBA 8 Sun, Dec 20 
vs Eastern Illinoistime TBA 9 Tue, Dec 29 
at UCLAtime TBA 9 Fri, Jan 1 
at USCtime TBA 10 Wed, Jan 6 
vs Michigan Statetime TBA 10 Sat, Jan 9 
vs Washingtontime TBA 11 Wed, Jan 13 
at Iowatime TBA 11 Sat, Jan 16 
at Wisconsintime TBA 12 Tue, Jan 19 
vs Nebraskatime TBA 12 Fri, Jan 22 
vs Illinoistime TBA 13 Wed, Jan 27 
at Ohio Statetime TBA 13 Sat, Jan 30 
at Rutgerstime TBA 14 Wed, Feb 3 
vs Penn Statetime TBA 14 Sat, Feb 6 at Illinoistime TBA 15 Thu, Feb 11 
at Michigantime TBA 16 Mon, Feb 15 
vs Oregontime TBA 16 Sat, Feb 20 
vs Marylandtime TBA 17 Wed, Feb 24 
vs Minnesotatime TBA 17 Sat, Feb 27 
at Purduetime TBA
Northwestern right now
Northwestern stands at 0–0. Northwestern's last win came 264 days ago against Wisconsin. Next, Northwestern hosts Milwaukee on Mon, Nov 2, time TBA.
Every other time Northwestern last won
- When did Northwestern last win at home?
- January 15, 2026, 66–61 against Wisconsin (264 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last win on the road?
- November 17, 2025, 79–72 against DePaul (323 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat a ranked team?
- February 13, 2022, 71–69 against No. 4 Michigan (1,696 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last win an NCAA Tournament game?
- NCAA Women's Championship pres. by Capital One, Alamo Region, 1st Round, March 22, 2021 (2,024 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last win its conference tournament?
- Not since at least the 2017–18 season.
- When did Northwestern last win a national title?
- Never. NCAA champions are counted from the first tournament, in 1982.
- When did Northwestern last beat Illinois?
- February 20, 2022, 82–59 against Illinois (1,689 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Indiana?
- January 16, 2020, 71–69 against No. 15 Indiana (2,455 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Iowa?
- January 6, 2022, 77–69 against No. 22 Iowa (1,734 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Maryland?
- December 31, 2019, 81–58 against No. 12 Maryland (2,471 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Michigan State?
- February 7, 2021, 63–60 against Michigan State (2,067 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Michigan?
- February 13, 2022, 71–69 against No. 4 Michigan (1,696 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Minnesota?
- February 18, 2023, 76–62 against Minnesota (1,326 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Nebraska?
- February 16, 2020, 60–56 against Nebraska (2,424 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Ohio State?
- February 1, 2021, 69–57 against No. 11 Ohio State (2,073 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Oregon?
- Not since at least 2017–18.
- When did Northwestern last beat Penn State?
- February 9, 2025, 69–63 against Penn State (604 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Purdue?
- February 24, 2022, 68–51 against Purdue (1,685 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat Rutgers?
- January 11, 2026, 73–54 against Rutgers (268 days ago)
- When did Northwestern last beat UCLA?
- Not since at least 2017–18.
- When did Northwestern last beat USC?
- Not since at least 2017–18.
- When did Northwestern last beat Washington?
- Not since at least 2017–18.
- When did Northwestern last beat Wisconsin?
- January 15, 2026, 66–61 against Wisconsin (264 days ago)
- What is Northwestern's longest losing streak since 2017–18?
- 11 games, ending February 6, 2025
Common questions
How many days since Northwestern women's basketball last won?
As of October 6, 2026, it has been 264 days since Northwestern last won. Northwestern beat Wisconsin 66–61 on January 15, 2026.
What is Northwestern's record this season?
Northwestern is 0–0.
When does Northwestern play next?
Northwestern hosts Milwaukee on Mon, Nov 2, time TBA.
Against the conference
Since 2017–18, Northwestern is 62–108 against the rest of the Big Ten as it stands today, across 170 meetings with 17 different opponents.
Northwestern's best record is against Wisconsin (11–3), and Washington has given it the most trouble (0–2).
| Opponent | Record | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois head to head | 10–8 | 56% |
| Wisconsin head to head | 11–3 | 79% |
| Michigan head to head | 4–10 | 29% |
| Purdue head to head | 4–9 | 31% |
| Iowa head to head | 3–10 | 23% |
| Penn State head to head | 6–6 | 50% |
| Nebraska head to head | 2–10 | 17% |
| Rutgers head to head | 7–4 | 64% |
| Michigan State head to head | 4–7 | 36% |
| Minnesota head to head | 4–7 | 36% |
| Indiana head to head | 3–8 | 27% |
| Maryland head to head | 1–10 | 9% |
| Ohio State head to head | 3–7 | 30% |
| Oregon head to head | 0–3 | 0% |
| UCLA head to head | 0–2 | 0% |
| USC head to head | 0–2 | 0% |
| Washington head to head | 0–2 | 0% |
Drought history
Regular season results for Northwestern Wildcats from 2017–18 through 2026–27, conference tournaments included, a combined record of 121–141.
- Longest losing streak since 2017–18: 11 straight games, from December 28, 2024 to February 6, 2025.
- Longest stretch between wins: 285 days, ending with a win over Eastern Illinois on December 10, 2020.
- The current drought stands at 264 days, 21 short of that mark.
| Season | Record |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 8–21 |
| 2024–25 | 9–20 |
| 2023–24 | 9–21 |
| 2022–23 | 9–21 |
| 2021–22 | 17–12 |
| 2020–21 | 15–8 |
| 2019–20 | 26–4 |
| 2018–19 | 16–14 |
| 2017–18 | 12–20 |
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