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Big Ten basketball reveals conference opponents for 2024-25 season

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Big Ten basketball is going to look a bit different, and the league has confirmed the matchups for the 2024-25 season.

On Wednesday, the B1G announced a 20-game schedule will be used once again for a 7th straight season. It will be the first year with an 18-team league following the inclusion of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington.

Within the new schedule, B1G teams will have 3 programs that they face twice in home and away games. The remaining 14 opponents will be split into 7 home games and 7 away games.

In regard to the newcomers, USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will face one another twice and the rest of the conference just once.

Here are the full conference matchups broken down by team:

ILLINOIS

Home: Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC
Away: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington
Home/Away: Michigan State, Northwestern, Wisconsin

INDIANA

Home: Illinois, Maryland Michigan, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue

IOWA

Home: Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin

MARYLAND

Home: Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State

MICHIGAN

Home: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Away: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers

MICHIGAN STATE

Home: Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota

MINNESOTA

Home: Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Away: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Michigan State, Penn State, Wisconsin

NEBRASKA

Home: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State

NORTHWESTERN

Home: Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland

OHIO STATE

Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington
Away: Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska

OREGON

Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: UCLA, USC, Washington

PENN STATE

Home: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Indiana, Minnesota, Rutgers

PURDUE

Home: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan, Rutgers

RUTGERS

Home: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Washington
Home/Away: Michigan, Penn State, Purdue

UCLA

Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: Oregon, USC, Washington

USC

Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, Washington

WASHINGTON

Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, USC

WISCONSIN

Home: Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Away: Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.