Big Ten Basketball Rivalry Series Set to Tipoff on Thursday
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Basketball Rivalry Series presented by Venmo returns tonight to begin a 34-game slate that will continue until March 1. The basketball portion of the Rivalry Series follows a run of 17 Big Ten football games during the fall that included many of the conference’s biggest matchups.
The basketball schedule features 34 games, 17 men’s and 17 women’s, and involves all 18 Big Ten schools.
The series tips off with tonight’s women’s game between Iowa and Maryland at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. The first men’s game on the schedule will be Saturday, January 31, when Ohio State visits Wisconsin. A complete schedule is below.
2025-26 Big Ten Basketball Rivalry Series presented by Venmo
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Thursday, Jan. 22 |
WBB |
Iowa at Maryland |
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Thursday, Jan. 29 |
WBB |
Michigan State at Purdue |
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Saturday, Jan. 31 |
MBB |
Ohio State at Wisconsin |
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Sunday, Feb. 1 |
WBB |
Michigan at Michigan State |
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Tuesday, Feb. 3 |
MB |
Indiana at USC |
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Wednesday, Feb. 4 |
MBB |
Michigan State at Minnesota |
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MBB |
Northwestern at Illinois |
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Thursday, Feb. 5 |
WBB |
Ohio State at Washington |
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WBB |
USC at Northwestern |
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Saturday, Feb. 7 |
MBB |
Illinois at Michigan State |
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Sunday, Feb. 8 |
MBB |
Michigan at Ohio State |
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Tuesday, Feb. 10 |
MBB |
Purdue at Nebraska |
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Wednesday, Feb. 11 |
MBB |
Iowa at Maryland |
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Thursday, Feb. 12 |
WBB |
Nebraska at Minnesota |
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WBB |
Indiana at USC |
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Saturday, Feb. 14 |
MBB |
UCLA at Michigan |
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Sunday, Feb. 15 |
WBB |
Michigan State at Michigan |
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WBB |
Maryland at Ohio State |
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WBB |
Northwestern at Penn State |
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WBB |
Minnesota at Wisconsin |
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MBB |
Maryland at Rutgers |
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Monday, Feb. 16 |
WBB |
Iowa at Nebraska |
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Tuesday, Feb. 17 |
WBB |
Rutgers at Illinois |
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MBB |
Nebraska at Iowa |
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Wednesday, Feb. 18 |
MBB |
Rutgers at Penn State |
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Friday, Feb. 20 |
MBB |
Indiana at Purdue |
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Saturday, Feb. 21 |
WBB |
Penn State at Rutgers |
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Sunday, Feb. 22 |
WBB |
Oregon at Indiana |
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WBB |
Michigan at Iowa |
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Wednesday, Feb. 25 |
MBB |
Wisconsin at Oregon |
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Saturday, Feb. 28 |
MBB |
Oregon at Northwestern |
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MBB |
Wisconsin at Washington |
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Sunday March 1 |
WBB |
Washington at Oregon |
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MBB |
Michigan State at Indiana |