Big Ten Announces 2026 Men’s Soccer Broadcast Schedule
Big Ten Network to air 17 regular season matches featuring all 11 teams
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Seventeen Big Ten regular season men’s soccer matches will air live on Big Ten Network during the 2026 campaign.
Coverage will begin on the first day of the regular season, Thursday, August 20, as reigning NCAA champion Washington plays host to San Diego. Maryland, the 2025 Big Ten regular season champion, will host Georgetown in nonconference action on Monday, Sept. 7.
The first of 14 conference matchups will take place on Tuesday, September 15, as Northwestern visits Michigan State. Reigning Big Ten Tournament champion UCLA will visit Penn State on Monday, Sept. 28.
The 2026 broadcast schedule includes a doubleheader on Tuesday, October 6, as Rutgers welcomes Maryland to Piscataway in the opener, followed by a nonconference tilt between Kentucky and Indiana from Bloomington.
BTN will also feature a match on Wednesday, November 4, the final day of the regular season. That match will be determined at a later date.
Big Ten Network will also cover the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament semifinals and championship, with the semifinals slated for Wednesday, Nov. 11 and the championship on Sunday, Nov. 15.
In addition to the Big Ten Network linear lineup, Big Ten games and nonconference contests will be streamed on B1G+, the network’s subscription streaming service, providing access to stream 2,700 more games and next-day on-demand archives.
This season’s Big Ten Network broadcast schedule for men’s soccer is listed below.
|
Date |
Visiting Team |
Home Team |
Site |
Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thursday, Aug. 20 |
San Diego |
Washington |
Seattle, Wash. |
10 p.m. |
|
Monday, Sept. 7 |
Georgetown |
Maryland |
College Park, Md. |
7 p.m. |
|
Tuesday, Sept. 15 |
Northwestern |
Michigan State |
East Lansing, Mich. |
7 p.m. |
|
Monday, Sept. 21 |
Washington |
Ohio State |
Columbus, Ohio |
7 p.m. |
|
Tuesday, Sept. 22 |
Indiana |
Wisconsin |
Madison, Wis. |
8 p.m. |
|
Friday, Sept. 25 |
Rutgers |
Washington |
Seattle, Wash. |
10:30 p.m. |
|
Monday, Sept. 28 |
UCLA |
Penn State |
University Park, Pa. |
7 p.m. |
|
Friday, Oct. 2 |
Maryland |
Indiana |
Bloomington, Ind. |
7 p.m. |
|
Tuesday, Oct. 6 |
Maryland |
Rutgers |
Piscataway, N.J. |
6 p.m. |
|
Kentucky |
Indiana |
Bloomington, Ind. |
8 p.m. |
|
|
Tuesday, Oct. 13 |
Michigan |
Michigan State |
East Lansing, Mich. |
7 p.m. |
|
Friday, Oct. 16 |
Maryland |
Michigan |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
7 p.m. |
|
Monday, Oct. 19 |
UCLA |
Northwestern |
Evanston, Ill. |
7 p.m. |
|
Tuesday, Oct. 20 |
Indiana |
Ohio State |
Columbus, Ohio |
7 p.m. |
|
Monday, Oct. 26 |
Washington |
Michigan |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
7 p.m. |
|
Friday, Oct. 30 |
Maryland |
Washington |
Seattle, Wash. |
8 p.m. |
|
Wednesday, Nov. 4 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
|
Wednesday, Nov. 11 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
|
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
|
|
Sunday, Nov. 15 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |