What we know about B1G schedules (as of July 26)

[SelectionSunday]

ILLINOIS
Nov. 16: @ Hawaii
Nov. 19: vs. USC (Maui Invitational)
Nov. 20: vs. Chaminade or Texas (Maui Invitational)
Nov. 21: vs. Butler, Marquette, Mississippi State or North Carolina (Maui Invitational)
Nov. 28: GEORGIA TECH
Dec. 8: @ Gonzaga
Dec. 22: vs. Missouri (Saint Louis)
Dec. 29: vs. Auburn (Chicago)
INDIANA*
@ Iowa*
MICHIGAN*
@ Michigan*
@ Michigan State*
MINNESOTA*
@ Minnesota*
NEBRASKA*
@ Nebraska*
NORTHWESTERN*
@ Northwestern*
OHIO STATE*
@ Ohio State*
PENN STATE*
PURDUE*
@ Purdue*
WISCONSIN*
@ Wisconsin*

INDIANA
Nov. 11-15: TBD (Legends Classic)
Nov. 11-15: TBD (Legends Classic)
Nov. 19: vs. Georgia (Legends Classic)
Nov. 20: vs. Georgetown or UCLA (Legends Classic)
Nov. 27: NORTH CAROLINA
Dec. 15: vs. Butler (Indianapolis)
Dec. 28: JACKSONVILLE
@ Illinois*
IOWA*
@ Iowa*
MICHIGAN*
@ Michigan*
MICHIGAN STATE*
@ Michigan State*
MINNESOTA*
@ Minnesota*
NEBRASKA*
@ Northwestern*
OHIO STATE*
@ Ohio State*
PENN STATE*
@ Penn State*
PURDUE*
@ Purdue*
WISCONSIN*

IOWA
Nov. 12: CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Nov. 15: HOWARD (Cancun Challenge)
Nov. 17-18: GARDNER-WEBB (Cancun Challenge)
Nov. 20: vs. DePaul, Western Kentucky or Wichita State (Cancun Challenge)
Nov. 21: vs. TBD (Cancun Challenge)
Nov. 27: @ Virginia Tech
Dec. 7: IOWA STATE
Dec. 15: vs. Northern Iowa (Des Moines)
ILLINOIS*
INDIANA*
@ Indiana*
@ Michigan*
MICHIGAN STATE*
MINNESOTA*
@ Minnesota*
NEBRASKA*
@ Nebraska*
NORTHWESTERN*
@ Northwestern*
@ Ohio State*
PENN STATE*
@ Penn State*
PURDUE*
@ Purdue*
WISCONSIN*
@ Wisconsin*

MICHIGAN
Nov. 12-13: TBD (NIT Season Tip-Off)
Nov. 13-14: TBD (NIT Season Tip-Off)
Nov. 19-23: vs. TBD (NIT Season Tip-Off)
Nov. 19-23: vs. TBD (NIT Season Tip-Off)
Nov. 27: NC STATE
Dec. 1: @ Bradley
Dec. 8: ARKANSAS
Dec. 15: vs. West Virginia (Brooklyn)
Dec. 29: CENTRAL MICHIGAN
ILLINOIS*
@ Illinois*
INDIANA*
@ Indiana*
IOWA*
MICHIGAN STATE*
@ Michigan State*
@ Minnesota*
NEBRASKA*
NORTHWESTERN*
@ Northwestern*
OHIO STATE*
@ Ohio State*
PENN STATE*
@ Penn State*
PURDUE*
@ Purdue*
@ Wisconsin*

MICHIGAN STATE
Nov. 9: vs. UConn (Germany)
Nov. 13: vs. Kansas (Atlanta)
Nov. 28: @ Miami-Florida
Dec. 22: TEXAS
ILLINOIS*
INDIANA*
@ Indiana*
@ Iowa*
MICHIGAN*
@ Michigan*
MINNESOTA*
@ Minnesota*
NEBRASKA*
@ Nebraska*
NORTHWESTERN*
OHIO STATE*
@ Ohio State*
@ Penn State*
PURDUE*
@ Purdue*
WISCONSIN*
@ Wisconsin*

MINNESOTA
Nov. 9: AMERICAN
Nov. 18: RICHMOND
Nov. 22: vs. Duke, Louisville, Memphis, Missouri, Northern Iowa, Stanford or VCU (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Nov. 23: vs. TBD (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Nov. 24: vs. TBD (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Nov. 27: @ Florida State
Dec. 4: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Dec. 8: @ USC
Dec. 11: NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Dec. 22: LAFAYETTE
ILLINOIS*
@ Illinois*
INDIANA*
@ Indiana*
IOWA*
@ Iowa*
MICHIGAN*
MICHIGAN STATE*
@ Michigan State*
NEBRASKA*
@ Nebraska*
NORTHWESTERN*
@ Northwestern*
@ Ohio State*
PENN STATE*
@ Purdue*
WISCONSIN*
@ Wisconsin*

NEBRASKA
Nov. 11-15: BETHUNE-COOKMAN, CHICAGO STATE, KENT STATE or VALPARAISO (Nebraska Classic)
Nov. 18: NEBRASKA-OMAHA (Nebraska Classic)
Nov. 21: TULANE (Nebraska Classic)
Nov. 24: BETHUNE-COOKMAN, CHICAGO STATE, KENT STATE or VALPARAISO (Nebraska Classic)
Nov. 27: @ Wake Forest
Dec. 3: USC
Dec. 6: CREIGHTON
Dec. 15: @ Oregon
Dec. 22: vs. Central Michigan (Sun Bowl Invitational)
Dec. 23: vs. UAPB or UTEP (Sun Bowl Invitational)
ILLINOIS*
@ Illinois*
@ Indiana*
IOWA*
@ Iowa*
@ Michigan*
MICHIGAN STATE*
@ Michigan State*
MINNESOTA*
@ Minnesota*
NORTHWESTERN*
OHIO STATE*
@ Ohio State*
PENN STATE*
@ Penn State*
PURDUE*
WISCONSIN*
@ Wisconsin*

NORTHWESTERN (schedule complete except for South Padre Invitational semifinal opponent)
Nov. 13: TEXAS SOUTHERN
Nov. 15: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
Nov. 18: FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (South Padre Invitational)
Nov. 20: DELAWARE STATE (South Padre Invitational)
Nov. 23: vs. Illinois State, TCU or UAB (South Padre Invitational)
Nov. 24: vs. TBD (South Padre Invitational)
Nov. 27: MARYLAND
Dec. 1: UIC
Dec. 4: @ Baylor
Dec. 8: BUTLER
Dec. 18: TEXAS STATE
Dec. 21: STANFORD
Dec. 23: BROWN
ILLINOIS*
@ Illinois*
INDIANA*
IOWA*
@ Iowa*
MICHIGAN*
@ Michigan*
@ Michigan State*
MINNESOTA*
@ Minnesota*
@ Nebraska*
OHIO STATE*
@ Ohio State*
PENN STATE*
@ Penn State*
PURDUE*
@ Purdue*
WISCONSIN*

OHIO STATE
Nov. 9: vs. Marquette (Charleston)
Nov. 11: ALBANY (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Nov. 17: vs. Rhode Island (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Nov. 18: vs. Seton Hall or Washington (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Nov. 23: UMKC (Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Nov. 28: @ Duke
Dec. 8: LONG BEACH STATE
Dec. 22: KANSAS
ILLINOIS*
@ Illinois*
INDIANA*
@ Indiana*
IOWA*
MICHIGAN*
@ Michigan*
MICHIGAN STATE*
@ Michigan State*
MINNESOTA*
NEBRASKA*
@ Nebraska*
NORTHWESTERN*
@ Northwestern*
@ Penn State*
@ Purdue*
WISCONSIN*
@ Wisconsin*

PENN STATE
Nov. 9: SAINT FRANCIS-PA
Nov. 15: vs. NC State (Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
Nov. 16: vs. Providence/UMass (Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
Nov. 18: vs. Akron/NC-Asheville/Oklahoma State/Tennessee (Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
Nov. 23: BUCKNELL
Nov. 28: BOSTON COLLEGE
Dec. 5: vs. LaSalle (Palestra)
Dec. 29: DUQUESNE
@ Illinois*
INDIANA*
@ Indiana*
IOWA*
@ Iowa*
MICHIGAN*
@ Michigan*
MICHIGAN STATE*
@ Minnesota*
NEBRASKA*
@ Nebraska*
NORTHWESTERN*
@ Northwestern*
OHIO STATE*
PURDUE*
@ Purdue*
WISCONSIN*
@ Wisconsin*

PURDUE
Nov. 9-12: TBD (2K Sports Classic)
Nov. 9-12: TBD (2K Sports Classic)
Nov. 15: vs. Villanova (2K Sports Classic)
Nov. 16: vs. Alabama or Oregon State (2K Sports Classic)
Nov. 21: NC-WILMINGTON
Nov. 28: @ Clemson
Dec. 1: XAVIER
Dec. 15: vs. Notre Dame (Indianapolis)
Jan. 19: WEST VIRGINIA
ILLINOIS*
@ Illinois*
INDIANA*
@ Indiana*
IOWA*
@ Iowa*
MICHIGAN*
@ Michigan*
MICHIGAN STATE*
@ Michigan State*
MINNESOTA*
@ Nebraska*
NORTHWESTERN*
@ Northwestern*
OHIO STATE*
PENN STATE*
@ Penn State*
@ Wisconsin*

WISCONSIN
Nov. 14: @ Florida
Nov. 18-20: CORNELL (Las Vegas Invitational)
Nov. 18-20: FLORIDA A&M/LONGWOOD/PRESBYTERIAN (Las Vegas Invitational)
Nov. 23: vs. Creighton (Las Vegas Invitational)
Nov. 24: vs. Arizona State/Arkansas (Las Vegas Invitational)
Nov. 28: VIRGINIA
Dec. 2: CAL
Dec. 5: NEBRASKA-OMAHA
Dec. 8: @ Marquette
ILLINOIS*
@ Illinois*
@ Indiana*
IOWA*
@ Iowa*
MICHIGAN*
MICHIGAN STATE*
@ Michigan State*
MINNESOTA*
@ Minnesota*
NEBRASKA*
@ Nebraska*
@ Northwestern*
OHIO STATE*
@ Ohio State*
PENN STATE*
@ Penn State*
PURDUE*

March 14-17: B1G Tournament (Chicago)

 

[Pewterschmidt]

Looks like Michigan St will have the most difficult B1G schedule. They have to play all of the potential contenders twice.

On the flip side, Iowa has by far the easiest schedule. They only have to play OSU, Michigan, and Mich St once. Of the contenders, Wisconsin has the easiest schedule (of course they do).

 

[TLHGO4]

Super! I'll get to see the Gophers play FSU in Tallahassee this year.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Looks like Michigan St will have the most difficult B1G schedule. They have to play all of the potential contenders twice.

On the flip side, Iowa has by far the easiest schedule. They only have to play OSU, Michigan, and Mich St once. Of the contenders, Wisconsin has the easiest schedule (of course they do).

That's a good way to look at it. The general consensus is that the top 6 will be Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin. Looking at it that way, the 6 contenders will play the others projected to finish in the top half:

Wisconsin: 8 (Indiana & Michigan once)
Minnesota: 8 (Michigan & Ohio State once)
Michigan: 8 (Minnesota & Wisconsin once)
Indiana: 9 (Wisconsin once)
Ohio State: 9 (Minnesota once)
Michigan State: 10

On paper Bucky definitely got the easiest schedule among those projected to finish in the top half. We're probably next in line. If Indiana, Ohio State or Michigan State win the regular-season title, in all likelihood they will have earned it the hard way.