Nonconference Schedule Stuff: Big Ten

[SelectionSunday]

With today's announcement of Rutgers' 1st-round opponent (Canisius) in the NIT Season Tip-Off, the nonconference schedules for all current and future Big Ten teams are complete. Here's how the final rankings look using as a guide the 2012-13 RPI of all (known) opponents.

Big Ten Nonconference Schedule Rankings/Based on Average RPI
1. Wisconsin (142.416)
2. Ohio State (144.615)
3. Nebraska (151.9)
4. Maryland (153)
5. Penn State (161.416)
6. Michigan (163.666)
7. Michigan State (164.833)
8. Northwestern (167.307)
9. GOPHERS (172.09)
10. Illinois (173.923)
11. Indiana (177.416)
12. Purdue (189.09)
13. Iowa (194.3)
14. Rutgers (199.3)

RPI Top 100 Opponents
Illinois (4) -- UNLV (22), Missouri (36), Oregon (48), Valparaiso (58)

Indiana (4) -- Syracuse 914), Notre Dame (35), Stony Brook (80), Washington (88)

Iowa (3) -- Notre Dame (35), Iowa State (45), Xavier (87)

Maryland (2) -- Ohio State (10), Connecticut (49)

Michigan (4) -- Duke (1), Arizona (15), Iowa State (45), Stanford (77)

Michigan State (3) -- Georgetown (11), North Carolina (17), Kentucky (57)

Minnesota (5) -- Syracuse (14), South Dakota State (62), Montana (74), Florida State (84), Richmond (91)

Nebraska (5) -- Miami-Florida (4), Creighton (25), Cincinnati (50), Massachusetts (56), Florida Gulf Coast (93)

Northwestern (4) -- UCLA (26), NC State (33), Missouri (36), Stanford (77)

Ohio State (6) -- Marquette (13), Notre Dame (35), Ohio (67), Maryland (71), Wyoming (73), North Dakota State (75)

Penn State (4) -- Pitt (44), La Salle (46), Bucknell (51), Saint John's (94)

Purdue (2) -- Butler (23), Oklahoma State (27)

Rutgers (0)

Wisconsin (6) -- Florida (9), Marquette (13), Saint Louis (16), Eastern Kentucky (69), Virginia (76), Saint John's (94)