BTN Releases Its 2016-’17 Non-Conference Schedule

On Monday morning, Big Ten fans got some exciting news as BTN officially announced its TV schedule for the upcoming non-conference schedule. With so many exciting games this year, it should make for a fantastic schedule.

Additionally, thanks to some conflicts on other networks (namely ESPN), some absolutely massive games are getting pushed to BTN this year. In particular, Purdue’s matchup with Villanova (my top Big Ten non-con game) will be on BTN thanks to a conflict with ESPN’s Monday Night Football.

But with no further wait, here’s the upcoming schedule:

2016-’17 BTN Non-Conference Schedule:

• 11/11 - American at Maryland
• 11/11 - Southeast Missouri State at Illinois
• 11/13 - Drexel at Rutgers
• 11/13 - Duquesne at Penn State
• 11/14 - Villanova at Purdue
• 11/14 - Eastern Washington at Northwestern
• 11/15 - McKendree at Illinois
• 11/16 - UMass-Lowell at Indiana
• 11/17 - Providence at Ohio State
• 11/17 - Seton Hall at Iowa
• 11/18 - Georgia State at Purdue
• 11/18 - St. John’s at Minnesota
• 11/20 - TDB at Michigan State
• 11/20 - Niagara at Rutgers
• 11/21 - Western Carolina at Ohio State
• 11/22 - Stony Brook at Maryland
• 11/23 - Colgate at Penn State
• 11/25 - Marshall at Ohio State
• 12/3 - DePaul at Northwestern
• 12/3 - Oklahoma at Wisconsin
• 12/3 - Oklahoma State at Maryland
• 12/3 - TDB at TDB
• 12/6 - NJIT at Minnesota
• 12/7 - George Mason at Penn State
• 12/7 - Creighton at Nebraska
• 12/9 - Georgia Southern at Minnesota
• 12/10 - Saint Peter’s at Maryland
• 12/10 - Tennessee Tech at Michigan State
• 12/10 - Houston Baptist at Indiana
• 12/10 - Connecticut at Ohio State
• 12/11 - New Orleans at Northwestern
• 12/13 - Central Arkansas at Michigan
• 12/14 - Chicago State at Northwestern
• 12/14 - Green Bay at Wisconsin
• 12/17 - Maryland-Eastern Shore at Michigan
• 12/17 - Butler vs Indiana
• 12/17 - Dayton vs Northwestern
• 12/17 - BYU vs Illinois
• 12/18 - Northeastern at Michigan State
• 12/19 - Western Illinois at Purdue
• 12/19 - Delaware State at Indiana
• 12/20 - North Dakota at Iowa
• 12/21 - Oakland at Michigan State
• 12/22 - Furman at Michigan
• 12/22 - Delaware State at Iowa
• 12/23 - Arkansas State at Minnesota
• 12/23 - Florida A&M at Wisconsin

All told, it looks like an interesting schedule filled with some major matchups. In particular, the Purdue-Villanova, Oklahoma-Wisconsin, and Butler-Indiana games look like major thrillers.

Of course, BTPowerhouse will keep you posted as more news arises.