Big Ten Announces 2025-26 Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced a full breakdown of its 180 men’s basketball conference matchups for the 2025-26 season, as revealed live Thursday on the Big Ten Network. For the eighth consecutive year, each Big Ten Conference member institution will compete in a 20-game conference schedule.
The Big Ten Conference season will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 2, with three games as Iowa visits Michigan State, Rutgers welcomes Purdue, and USC travels to Oregon. A total of 18 conference games will be played between Dec. 2-13 before conference play breaks until January 2026.
Following the holiday break, Big Ten action will resume on Friday, Jan. 2 with three games.
During the conference season, each member institution will play a 20-game league schedule, facing three schools both home and away, while meeting 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.
The 29th Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played March 10-15, 2026, at the United Center in Chicago, marking the first Big Ten Tournament to feature an 18-team field.
The tournament will open on Tuesday, March 10 with a pair of games featuring the number 15-18 seeds. Wednesday’s schedule will include four contests, as Tuesday’s winners will join seeds 9-14 in second round action.
Seeds 5-8 will begin tournament play on Thursday, with the top four seeds slated to open their postseasons in Friday’s quarterfinal round. The semifinal contests are scheduled for Saturday, with a champion crowned following Sunday’s title game. CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game on CBS for the 29th consecutive year, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.
Last season, Michigan State posted a 17-3 mark in conference play to secure its 17th Big Ten championship and first since 2020. Michigan, who entered the Big Ten Tournament as the number three seed, topped No. 5 seed Wisconsin 59-53 to win its third tournament crown.
The complete 2025-25 Big Ten Conference men’s basketball conference schedule can be found below. Tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule
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Tuesday, Dec. 2 |
Iowa at Michigan State |
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Purdue at Rutgers |
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USC at Oregon |
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Wednesday, Dec. 3 |
Indiana at Minnesota |
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UCLA at Washington |
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Northwestern at Wisconsin |
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Saturday, Dec. 6 |
Maryland at Iowa |
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Ohio State at Northwestern |
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Rutgers at Michigan |
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Oregon at UCLA |
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Washington at USC |
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Tuesday, Dec. 9 |
Penn State at Indiana |
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Illinois at Ohio State |
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Wednesday. Dec. 10 |
Wisconsin at Nebraska |
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Minnesota at Purdue |
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Saturday, Dec. 13 |
Nebraska at Illinois |
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Michigan at Maryland |
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Michigan State at Penn State |
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Friday, Jan. 2 |
Oregon at Maryland |
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USC at Michigan |
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Michigan State at Nebraska |
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Ohio State at Rutgers |
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Saturday, Jan. 3 |
UCLA at Iowa |
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Minnesota at Northwestern |
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Illinois at Penn State |
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Purdue at Wisconsin |
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Sunday, Jan. 4 |
Washington at Indiana |
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Monday, Jan. 5 |
USC at Michigan State |
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Nebraska at Ohio State |
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Oregon at Rutgers |
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Tuesday, Jan. 6 |
Iowa at Minnesota |
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Michigan at Penn State |
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UCLA at Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, Jan. 7 |
Indiana at Maryland |
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Washington at Purdue |
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Thursday, Jan. 8 |
Rutgers at Illinois |
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Northwestern at Michigan State |
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Ohio State at Oregon |
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Friday, Jan. 9 |
USC at Minnesota |
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Saturday, Jan. 10 |
Nebraska at Indiana |
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Wisconsin at Michigan |
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Penn State at Purdue |
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Maryland at UCLA |
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Sunday, Jan. 11 |
Illinois at Iowa |
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Northwestern at Rutgers |
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Ohio State at Washington |
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Tuesday, Jan. 13 |
Indiana at Michigan State |
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Wisconsin at Minnesota |
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Oregon at Nebraska |
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Maryland at USC |
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Wednesday, Jan. 14 |
Illinois at Northwestern |
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UCLA at Penn State |
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Iowa at Purdue |
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Michigan at Washington |
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Saturday, Jan. 17 |
Minnesota at Illinois |
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Iowa at Indiana |
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Nebraska at Northwestern |
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UCLA at Ohio State |
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Michigan at Oregon |
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Purdue at USC |
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Michigan State at Washington |
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Rutgers at Wisconsin |
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Sunday, Jan. 18 |
Penn State at Maryland |
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Tuesday, Jan. 20 |
Rutgers at Iowa |
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Indiana at Michigan |
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Minnesota at Ohio State |
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Michigan State at Oregon |
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Purdue at UCLA |
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Wednesday, Jan. 21 |
Maryland at Illinois |
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Washington at Nebraska |
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Northwestern at USC |
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Thursday, Jan. 22 |
Wisconsin at Penn State |
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Friday, Jan. 23 |
Ohio State at Michigan |
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Indiana at Rutgers |
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Saturday, Jan. 24 |
Maryland at Michigan State |
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Nebraska at Minnesota |
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Illinois at Purdue |
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Northwestern at UCLA |
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Sunday, Jan. 25 |
Oregon at Washington |
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USC at Wisconsin |
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Monday, Jan. 26 |
Penn State at Ohio State |
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Tuesday, Jan. 27 |
Purdue at Indiana |
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Nebraska at Michigan |
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Michigan State at Rutgers |
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Wednesday, Jan. 28 |
USC at Iowa |
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UCLA at Oregon |
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Minnesota at Wisconsin |
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Thursday, Jan. 29 |
Washington at Illinois |
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Penn State at Northwestern |
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Friday, Jan. 30 |
Michigan at Michigan State |
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Saturday, Jan. 31 |
Washington at Northwestern |
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Indiana at UCLA |
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Rutgers at USC |
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Ohio State at Wisconsin |
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Sunday, Feb. 1 |
Purdue at Maryland |
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Illinois at Nebraska |
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Iowa at Oregon |
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Minnesota at Penn State |
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Tuesday, Feb. 3 |
Rutgers at UCLA |
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Indiana at USC |
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Wednesday, Feb. 4 |
Northwestern at Illinois |
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Michigan State at Minnesota |
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Iowa at Washington |
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Thursday, Feb. 5 |
Ohio State at Maryland |
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Penn State at Michigan |
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Saturday, Feb. 7 |
Wisconsin at Indiana |
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Illinois at Michigan State |
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Oregon at Purdue |
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Nebraska at Rutgers |
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Washington at UCLA |
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Sunday, Feb. 8 |
Northwestern at Iowa |
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Maryland at Minnesota |
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Michigan at Ohio State |
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USC at Penn State |
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Monday, Feb. 9 |
Oregon at Indiana |
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Tuesday, Feb. 10 |
Wisconsin at Illinois |
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Purdue at Nebraska |
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Wednesday, Feb. 11 |
Iowa at Maryland |
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Michigan at Northwestern |
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USC at Ohio State |
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Penn State at Washington |
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Friday, Feb. 13 |
Michigan State at Wisconsin |
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Saturday, Feb. 14 |
Purdue at Iowa |
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UCLA at Michigan |
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Northwestern at Nebraska |
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Penn State at Oregon |
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Minnesota at Washington |
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Sunday, Feb. 15 |
Indiana at Illinois |
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Maryland at Rutgers |
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Tuesday, Feb. 17 |
Nebraska at Iowa |
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UCLA at Michigan State |
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Wisconsin at Ohio State |
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Minnesota at Oregon |
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Michigan at Purdue |
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Wednesday, Feb. 18 |
Maryland at Northwestern |
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Rutgers at Penn State |
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Illinois at USC |
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Friday, Feb. 20 |
Indiana at Purdue |
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Saturday, Feb. 21 |
Washington at Maryland |
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Rutgers at Minnesota |
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Penn State at Nebraska |
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Illinois at UCLA |
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Oregon at USC |
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Sunday, Feb. 22 |
Ohio State at Michigan State |
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Iowa at Wisconsin |
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Tuesday, Feb. 24 |
Northwestern at Indiana |
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Minnesota at Michigan |
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Washington at Rutgers |
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USC at UCLA |
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Wednesday, Feb. 25 |
Ohio State at Iowa |
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Maryland at Nebraska |
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Wisconsin at Oregon |
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Thursday, Feb. 26 |
Michigan State at Purdue |
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Friday, Feb. 27 |
Michigan at Illinois |
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Saturday, Feb. 28 |
UCLA at Minnesota |
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Orgon at Northwestern |
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Iowa at Penn State |
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Nebraska at USC |
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Wisconsin at Washington |
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Sunday, March 1 |
Michigan State at Indiana |
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Rutgers at Maryland |
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Purdue at Ohio State |
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Tuesday, March 3 |
Oregon at Illinois |
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Nebraska at UCLA |
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Wednesday, March 4 |
Minnesota at Indiana |
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Purdue at Northwestern |
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Ohio State at Penn State |
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USC at Washington |
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Maryland at Wisconsin |
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Thursday, March 5 |
Michigan at Iowa |
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Rutgers at Michigan State |
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Saturday, March 7 |
Northwestern at Minnesota |
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Indiana at Ohio State |
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Washington at Oregon |
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Wisconsin at Purdue |
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UCLA at USC |
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Sunday, March 8 |
Illinois at Maryland |
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Michigan State at Michigan |
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Iowa at Nebraska |
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Penn State at Rutgers |