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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

Thursday, Jan. 22     

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Iowa at Maryland

Thursday, Jan. 29

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Michigan State at Purdue

Saturday, Jan. 31

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Ohio State at Wisconsin

Sunday, Feb. 1

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Michigan at Michigan State

Tuesday, Feb. 3

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Indiana at USC

Wednesday, Feb. 4

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Michigan State at Minnesota

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Northwestern at Illinois

Thursday, Feb. 5

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Ohio State at Washington

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USC at Northwestern

Saturday, Feb. 7

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Illinois at Michigan State

Sunday, Feb. 8

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Michigan at Ohio State

Tuesday, Feb. 10

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Purdue at Nebraska

Wednesday, Feb. 11

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Iowa at Maryland

Thursday, Feb. 12

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Nebraska at Minnesota

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Indiana at USC

Saturday, Feb. 14

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UCLA at Michigan

Sunday, Feb. 15

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Michigan State at Michigan

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Maryland at Ohio State

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Northwestern at Penn State

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Minnesota at Wisconsin

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Maryland at Rutgers

Monday, Feb. 16

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Iowa at Nebraska

Tuesday, Feb. 17

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Rutgers at Illinois

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Nebraska at Iowa

Wednesday, Feb. 18

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Rutgers at Penn State

Friday, Feb. 20

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Indiana at Purdue

Saturday, Feb. 21

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Penn State at Rutgers

Sunday, Feb. 22

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Oregon at Indiana

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Michigan at Iowa

Wednesday, Feb. 25

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Wisconsin at Oregon

Saturday, Feb. 28

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Oregon at Northwestern

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Wisconsin at Washington

Sunday March 1

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Washington at Oregon

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Michigan State at Indiana


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