Big Ten Releases 2016-’17 Conference Schedule

On Thursday afternoon, the Big Ten conference officially unveiled its upcoming 2016-’17 slate. Although the game times weren’t revealed, the dates for each of the league’s conference games were released.

With so much anticipation for the upcoming season, there was a ton of attention on this release. After all, where things land could very much determine which teams have the best title chances this year.

Here’s a look below.

2016-’17 Big Ten Conference Schedule:

December 27 (Tues)

• Illinois at Maryland
• Michigan State at Minnesota
• Northwestern at Penn State
• Rutgers at Wisconsin

December 28 (Weds)

• Iowa at Purdue
• Nebraska at Indiana

December 30 (Fri)

• Northwestern at Michigan State

January 1 (Sun)

• Michigan at Iowa
• Minnesota at Purdue
• Nebraska at Maryland
• Ohio State at Illinois
• Penn State at Rutgers

January 3 (Tues)

• Wisconsin at Indiana

January 4 (Weds)

• Penn State at Michigan
• Rutgers at Michigan State

January 5 (Thurs)

• Iowa at Nebraska
• Minnesota at Northwestern
• Purdue at Ohio State

January 7 (Sat)

• Illinois at Indiana
• Maryland at Michigan
• Michigan State vs. Penn State (The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa.)

January 8 (Sun)

• Northwestern at Nebraska
• Ohio State at Minnesota
• Rutgers at Iowa
• Wisconsin at Purdue

January 10 (Tues)

• Indiana at Maryland

January 11 (Weds)

• Michigan at Illinois
• Minnesota at Michigan State

January 12 (Thurs)

• Northwestern at Rutgers
• Ohio State at Wisconsin
• Purdue at Iowa

January 14 (Sat)

• Maryland at Illinois
• Minnesota at Penn State
• Nebraska at Michigan

January 15 (Sun)

• Iowa at Northwestern
• Michigan State at Ohio State
• Rutgers at Indiana

January 17 (Tues)

• Illinois at Purdue
• Michigan at Wisconsin

January 18 (Weds)

• Indiana at Penn State
• Ohio State at Nebraska

January 19 (Thurs)

• Maryland at Iowa

January 21 (Sat)

• Illinois at Michigan
• Michigan State at Indiana
• Nebraska at Rutgers
• Penn State at Purdue
• Wisconsin at Minnesota

January 22 (Sun)

• Northwestern at Ohio State

January 24 (Tues)

• Penn State at Wisconsin
• Purdue at Michigan State
• Rutgers at Maryland

January 25 (Weds)

• Iowa at Illinois
• Minnesota at Ohio State

January 26 (Thurs)

• Indiana at Michigan
• Nebraska at Northwestern

January 28 (Sat)

• Illinois at Penn State
• Maryland at Minnesota
• Ohio State at Iowa
• Wisconsin vs. Rutgers (Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.)

January 29 (Sun)

• Indiana at Northwestern
• Michigan at Michigan State
• Purdue at Nebraska

January 31 (Tues)

• Iowa at Rutgers
• Maryland at Ohio State
• Wisconsin at Illinois

February 1 (Weds)

• Northwestern at Purdue
• Penn State at Indiana

February 2 (Thurs)

• Michigan State at Nebraska

February 4 (Sat)

• Minnesota at Illinois
• Ohio State at Michigan
• Purdue at Maryland
• Rutgers at Penn State

February 5 (Sun)

• Indiana at Wisconsin
• Nebraska at Iowa

February 7 (Tues)

• Illinois at Northwestern
• Maryland at Penn State
• Michigan State at Michigan

February 8 (Weds)

• Iowa at Minnesota
• Rutgers at Ohio State

February 9 (Thurs)

• Purdue at Indiana
• Wisconsin at Nebraska

February 11 (Sat)

• Iowa at Michigan State
• Minnesota at Rutgers
• Ohio State at Maryland
• Penn State at Illinois

February 12 (Sun)

• Michigan at Indiana
• Northwestern at Wisconsin

February 14 (Tues)

• Ohio State at Michigan State
• Penn State at Nebraska
• Rutgers at Purdue

February 15 (Weds)

• Indiana at Minnesota
• Maryland at Northwestern

February 16 (Thurs)

• Wisconsin at Michigan

February 18 (Sat)

• Illinois at Iowa
• Michigan State at Purdue
• Rutgers at Northwestern

February 18 or 19 (Sat/Sun)

• Nebraska at Ohio State

February 19 (Sun)

• Maryland at Wisconsin
• Michigan at Minnesota

February 21 (Tues)

• Indiana at Iowa
• Northwestern at Illinois
• Purdue at Penn State

February 22 (Weds)

• Michigan at Rutgers
• Minnesota at Maryland

February 23 (Thurs)

• Nebraska at Michigan State
• Wisconsin at Ohio State

February 25 (Sat)

• Iowa at Maryland
• Purdue at Michigan

February 25 or 26 (Sat/Sun)

• Northwestern at Indiana
• Penn State at Minnesota
• Wisconsin at Michigan State

February 26 (Sun)

• Illinois at Nebraska

February 28 (Tues)

• Indiana at Purdue
• Maryland at Rutgers
• Ohio State at Penn State

March 1 (Weds)

• Michigan at Northwestern
• Michigan State at Illinois

March 2 (Thurs)

• Iowa at Wisconsin
• Nebraska at Minnesota

March 4 (Sat)

• Illinois at Rutgers
• Indiana at Ohio State

March 4 or 5 (Sat/Sun)

• Purdue at Northwestern

March 5 (Sun)

• Michigan at Nebraska
• Michigan State at Maryland
• Minnesota at Wisconsin
• Penn State at Iowa

Make sure to stay tuned for BTPowerhouse as further schedule information is released for the Big Ten’s upcoming season.