For those who are also getting super pumped for the real games to start, here is a list of Big Ten non-conference games of note before New Year's! I mostly limited it to games where one team was ranked, but I sprinkled in a few matchups between "name programs," as well as neutral site setups that I found interesting or just a game where two of our opponents play (e.g., Mizzou traveling to Minnesota). I also included our games in orange, just so we could see how many "objectively cool" non-conference matchups we have compared to our peers.
Friday 11/10
#15 Texas A&M at Ohio State - 6:00 pm on Peacock
#9 Tennessee at Wisconsin - 8:00 pm on Peacock
Tuesday 11/14
#2 Duke vs. #4 Michigan State (Chicago, IL
) - 6:00 pm on ESPN
#5 Marquette at #25 Illinois - 7:00 pm on FS1
Iowa at #8 Creighton (Gavitt Tipoff Games) - 9:00 pm on FS1
Thursday 11/16
Missouri at Minnesota - 8:00 pm on BTN
Friday 11/17
Maryland at #22 Villanova (Gavitt Tipoff Games) - 7:30 pm on FS1
Sunday 11/19
Indiana vs. #6 UConn (New York, NY) - 12:00 pm on ESPN
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Monday 11/20
#11 Gonzaga vs. #3 Purdue (Maui Invitational in Honolulu, HI) - 5:00 pm on ESPN2
Thursday 11/23 (Thanksgiving)
#4 Michigan State vs. #12 Arizona (Palm Springs, CA) - 3:30 pm on FOX
Friday 11/24
#24 Alabama vs. Ohio State (Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, FL) - 6:00 pm on CBSSN
Saturday 12/2
#5 Marquette at Wisconsin - 11:30 am on FOX
Sunday 12/3
#8 Creighton at Nebraska - 3:00 pm on FS1
Tuesday 12/5
#25 Illinois vs. #10 FAU (New York, NY) - 5:30 pm on ESPN
Saturday 12/9
#25 Illinois at #9 Tennessee - 11:00 am on CBS
#3 Purdue vs. #24 Alabama (Toronto, Canada) - 12:30 pm on FOX
Indiana at Auburn (Atlanta, GA) - 1:00 pm on ESPN2
Wisconsin at #12 Arizona - 2:15 pm on ESPN
Saturday 12/16
#1 Kansas at Indiana - 11:30 am on CBS
Ohio State vs. UCLA (Atlanta, GA) - 3:00 pm on CBS
#12 Arizona at #3 Purdue (Indianapolis, IN) - 3:30 pm on Peacock
#20 Baylor at #4 Michigan State (Detroit, MI) - 7:00 pm on FOX
Tuesday 12/19
Michigan vs. Florida (Charlotte, NC) - 6:00 pm on ESPN
Wednesday 12/20
Northwestern at Arizona State (Phoenix, AZ) - 7:30 pm on ESPN2
Friday 12/22
Maryland at UCLA - 8:00 pm on ESPN2
Saturday 12/30
West Virginia at Ohio State (Cleveland, OH) - 7:00 pm on FOX
#25 Illinois vs. Missouri (St. Louis, MO) - 8:00 pm on FS1