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On Thursday, the Big Ten put out a press release detailing the upcoming conference opponent matchups for the league next season. This is the first season where the Big Ten will be protecting rivalry games. The Illinois-Northwestern, Indiana-Purdue, and Michigan-Michigan State games will now be played twice every season.
This is also the first season where the Big Ten will move to a 20-game slate. In previous seasons, the Big Ten only played 18 conference games. This is in hopes of creating a more balanced schedule. A more detailed version of the schedule will be released by the the Big Ten at a later date.
Big Ten Conference Schedule Matchups
-Illinois Fighting Illini
- Home: Michigan, Michigan State, Rutgers
- Away: Iowa, Maryland, Purdue
- Home/Away: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
-Indiana Hoosiers
- Home: Nebraska, Ohio State, Wisconsin
- Away: Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State
- Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
-Iowa Hawkeyes
- Home: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan
- Away: Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue
- Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
-Maryland Terrapins
- Home: Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern
- Away: Iowa, Michigan State, Rutgers
- Home/Away: Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
-Michigan Wolverines
- Home: Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue
- Away: Illinois, Iowa, Rutgers
- Home/Away: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin
-Michigan State Spartans
- Home: Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern
- Away: Illinois, Penn State, Wisconsin
- Home/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
-Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Home: Indiana, Iowa, Penn State
- Away: Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State
- Home/Away: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
-Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Home: Northwestern, Ohio State, Wisconsin
- Away: Indiana, Michigan, Rutgers
- Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue
-Northwestern Wildcats
- Home: Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue
- Away: Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska
- Home/Away: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
-Ohio State Buckeyes
- Home: Minnesota, Penn State, Wisconsin
- Away: Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska
- Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
-Penn State Nittany Lions
- Home: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State
- Away: Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State
- Home/Away: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
-Purdue Boilermakers
- Home: Illinois, Iowa, Rutgers
- Away: Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin
- Home/Away: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State
-Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- Home: Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska
- Away: Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin
- Home/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State
-Wisconsin Badgers
- Home: Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers
- Away: Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State
- Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State
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Stay tuned for BTPowerhouse as more scheduling information becomes available for the 2017-18 college basketball season.