ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference on Thursday announced a complete breakdown of its 180 conference games in men’s basketball for all 18 member institutions for the 2024-25 season, which was broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. For the seventh consecutive year, each member institution of the Big Ten Conference will participate in a 20-game conference schedule.
The Big Ten Conference season begins on Tuesday, December 3rd with three games: Northwestern vs. Iowa, Washington vs. UCLA and Michigan vs. Wisconsin. There will be a total of 18 conference games between December 3rd and 13th before the conference goes on hiatus until 2025.
After the Christmas break, Big Ten play will resume on January 2 with five games.
During the conference season, each member institution plays a 20-game league schedule, playing three schools home and away and facing 14 teams once. Of the single-game opponents, member institutions play seven home and seven away.
The 28th Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 12-16, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
After finishing last season with a 17-3 record in conference play, Purdue claimed its 26th Big Ten title. Illinois, the No. 2 seed in the 2024 Big Ten Tournament, defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin 93-87 to claim its fourth Big Ten Tournament title.
The full 2024-25 Big Ten Conference men’s basketball schedule is below. Kickoff times and television dates will be announced at a later date.
Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule 2024-25
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Tuesday, December 3 |
Northwestern in Iowa |
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Washington at UCLA |
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Michigan vs. Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, December 4 |
Ohio State vs. Maryland |
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Michigan State vs. Minnesota |
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Oregon at USC |
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Thursday, December 5 |
Purdue at Penn State |
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Friday, December 6 |
Illinois at Northwestern |
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Saturday, December 7 |
Iowa vs Michigan |
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Nebraska vs Michigan State |
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Rutgers at Ohio State |
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USC in Washington |
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Sunday, December 8 |
Maryland at Purdue |
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UCLA in Oregon |
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Monday, December 9 |
Minnesota vs. Indiana |
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Tuesday, December 10 |
Wisconsin in Illinois |
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Penn State at Rutgers |
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Friday, December 13 |
Indiana in Nebraska |
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Thursday, January 2 |
Rutgers at Indiana |
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Purdue in Minnesota |
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Illinois in Oregon |
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Northwestern at Penn State |
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Maryland in Washington |
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Friday, January 3 |
Michigan State vs. Ohio State |
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Iowa vs. Wisconsin |
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Saturday, January 4 |
UCLA in Nebraska |
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Michigan at USC |
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Sunday, January 5 |
Maryland in Oregon |
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Indiana at Penn State |
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Northwestern at Purdue |
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Illinois in Washington |
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Monday, January 6 |
Ohio State vs. Minnesota |
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Wisconsin at Rutgers |
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Tuesday, January 7 |
Nebraska in Iowa |
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Michigan at UCLA |
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Wednesday, January 8 |
Penn State in Illinois |
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USC in Indiana |
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Thursday, January 9 |
Washington vs Michigan State |
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Oregon vs. Ohio State |
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Purdue at Rutgers |
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Friday, January 10 |
UCLA in Maryland |
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Minnesota vs. Wisconsin |
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Saturday, January 11 |
USC in Illinois |
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Indiana vs Iowa |
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Sunday, January 12 |
Michigan State at Northwestern |
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Washington, Michigan |
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Oregon at Penn State |
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Nebraska at Purdue |
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Monday, January 13 |
Minnesota in Maryland |
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UCLA at Rutgers |
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Tuesday, January 14 |
Illinois in Indiana |
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Iowa at USC |
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Ohio State vs. Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, January 15 |
Penn State vs. Michigan State |
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Purdue in Washington |
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Thursday, 16 January |
Michigan vs Minnesota |
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Rutgers, Nebraska |
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Maryland in the northwest |
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Friday, January 17 |
Indiana vs. Ohio State |
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Iowa at UCLA |
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Saturday, January 18 |
Purdue, Oregon |
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Wisconsin at USC |
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Sunday, January 19 |
Nebraska in Maryland |
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Northwestern Michigan |
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Illinois vs. Michigan State |
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Monday, 20 January |
Rutgers at Penn State |
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Tuesday, January 21 |
Minnesota vs. Iowa |
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Washington in Oregon |
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Ohio State at Purdue |
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Wisconsin at UCLA |
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Wednesday, January 22 |
USC in Nebraska |
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Indiana at Northwestern |
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Thursday, January 23 |
Maryland in Illinois |
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Friday, January 24 |
Penn State in Iowa |
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Michigan at Purdue |
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UCLA in Washington |
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Saturday, January 25 |
Oregon in Minnesota |
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Michigan State at Rutgers |
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Sunday, January 26 |
Northwestern Illinois |
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Maryland in Indiana |
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Nebraska in Wisconsin |
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Monday, January 27 |
Penn State vs. Michigan |
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Iowa vs. Ohio State |
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UCLA at USC |
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Tuesday, January 28 |
Minnesota vs Michigan State |
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Wednesday, January 29 |
Wisconsin in Maryland |
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Rutgers at Northwestern |
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Thursday, January 30 |
Illinois in Nebraska |
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Ohio State at Penn State |
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Oregon at UCLA |
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Friday, January 31 |
Indiana at Purdue |
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Saturday, February 1 |
Washington, Minnesota |
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Wisconsin in the northwest |
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Michigan at Rutgers |
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Michigan State at USC |
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Sunday, February 2 |
Ohio State vs. Illinois |
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Nebraska in Oregon |
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Tuesday, February 4 |
Purdue-Iowa |
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USC at Northwestern |
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Minnesota at Penn State |
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Michigan State at UCLA |
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Indiana vs. Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, February 5 |
Oregon in Michigan |
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Illinois at Rutgers |
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Nebraska in Washington |
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Thursday, February 6 |
Maryland vs. Ohio State |
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Friday, February 7 |
USC at Purdue |
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Saturday, February 8 |
Michigan vs. Indiana |
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Wisconsin in Iowa |
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Oregon vs Michigan State |
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Illinois in Minnesota |
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Penn State at UCLA |
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Northwestern in Washington |
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Sunday, February 9 |
Rutgers, Maryland |
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Ohio State vs. Nebraska |
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Tuesday, February 11 |
UCLA in Illinois |
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Purdue in Michigan |
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Indiana vs Michigan State |
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Northwestern in Oregon |
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Penn State at USC |
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Wednesday, February 12 |
Washington vs. Ohio State |
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Iowa at Rutgers |
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Thursday, February 13 |
Maryland in Nebraska |
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Friday, February 14 |
UCLA in Indiana |
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Saturday, February 15 |
Michigan State vs. Illinois |
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Washington at Penn State |
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Wisconsin at Purdue |
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Minnesota at USC |
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Sunday, February 16 |
Iowa in Maryland |
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Nebraska at Northwestern |
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Michigan vs. Ohio State |
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Rutgers, Oregon |
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Tuesday, February 18 |
Purdue at Michigan State |
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Minnesota at UCLA |
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Illinois in Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, February 19 |
Oregon in Iowa |
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Nebraska at Penn State |
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Rutgers in Washington |
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Thursday, February 20 |
USC in Maryland |
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Northwestern at Ohio State |
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Friday, February 21 |
Michigan State vs. Michigan |
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Saturday, February 22 |
Washington in Iowa |
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Penn State in Minnesota |
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Oregon in Wisconsin |
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Sunday, February 23 |
Purdue at Indiana |
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USC at Rutgers |
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Ohio State at UCLA |
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Monday, February 24 |
Michigan in Nebraska |
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Tuesday, February 25 |
Iowa vs. Illinois |
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Northwestern in Minnesota |
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Washington in Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, February 26 |
Penn State vs. Indiana |
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Michigan State vs. Maryland |
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Ohio State at USC |
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Thursday, February 27 |
Rutgers in Michigan |
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Friday, February 28 |
Iowa at Northwestern |
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UCLA at Purdue |
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Saturday, March 1 |
Minnesota in Nebraska |
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USC in Oregon |
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Maryland at Penn State |
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Indiana in Washington |
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Sunday, March 2 |
Illinois vs. Michigan |
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Wisconsin vs Michigan State |
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Monday, March 3 |
UCLA at Northwestern |
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Tuesday, March 4 |
Nebraska vs. Ohio State |
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Indiana vs. Oregon |
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Rutgers at Purdue |
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Wednesday, March 5 |
Maryland vs. Michigan |
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Wisconsin vs Minnesota |
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Washington at USC |
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Thursday, March 6 |
Michigan State vs. Iowa |
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Friday, March 7 |
Purdue, Illinois |
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Saturday, March 8 |
Ohio State vs. Indiana |
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Northwestern in Maryland |
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USC at UCLA |
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Penn State in Wisconsin |
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Sunday, March 9 |
Michigan vs Michigan State |
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Iowa in Nebraska |
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Minnesota at Rutgers |
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Oregon in Washington |
