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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.
LIVE on #Periscope: 2016 Big Ten Schedule Chat https://t.co/PJuqLMG9nC
— Thomas Beindit (@tbeindit) August 26, 2016
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.