Big Ten basketball eschews protected rivalries in 12-team league
March 28, 2011 1:57 PM
Mark Rudner, the Big Ten's senior associate commissioner for television administration, said both men's and women's basketball programs will continue to rotate opponents every two years as in the past. Rivalries such as Indiana-Purdue will have a two-year cycle of single plays as in the past.
"Historically in basketball, our athletic directors have been pretty adamant that we go through a rotation of playing everybody," said Rudner, who handles conference scheduling.
The men's conference slate will remain 18 games and the women's will stay at 16. Each men's program will play seven schools twice and four schools once. Each women's program will play five schools twice and six schools once. The league designates single-play opponents on a two-year basis.
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"Historically in basketball, our athletic directors have been pretty adamant that we go through a rotation of playing everybody," said Rudner, who handles conference scheduling.
The men's conference slate will remain 18 games and the women's will stay at 16. Each men's program will play seven schools twice and four schools once. Each women's program will play five schools twice and six schools once. The league designates single-play opponents on a two-year basis.
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