It's going to be a rough December for the Cats, who open Big Ten play at Purdue and then host Michigan State before the New Year gets underway.
The Cats get onesies with Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State, Rutgers, Michigan and Wisconsin this year.
Here's NU's slate...
DECEMBER
Sunday, December 8
Northwestern at Purdue
Wednesday, December 18
Michigan State at Northwestern
JANUARY
Sunday, January 5
Northwestern at Minnesota
Wednesday, January 8
Northwestern at Indiana
Saturday, January 11
Nebraska at Northwestern
Tuesday, January 14
Iowa at Northwestern
Saturday, January 18
Northwestern at Illinois
Tuesday, January 21
Maryland at Northwestern
Sunday, January 26
Ohio State at Northwestern
Wednesday, January 29
Northwestern at Michigan State
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 1
Purdue at Northwestern
Sunday, February 9
Northwestern at Rutgers
Wednesday, February 12
Michigan at Northwestern
Saturday, February 15
Northwestern at Penn State
Tuesday, February 18
Northwestern at Maryland
Sunday, February 23
Minnesota at Northwestern
Thursday, February 27
Illinois at Northwestern
MARCH
Sunday, March 1
Northwestern at Nebraska
Wednesday, March 4
Northwestern at Wisconsin
Saturday, March 7
Penn State at Northwestern
Here's the whole schedule....
DECEMBER
Friday, December 6
Iowa at Michigan
Saturday, December 7
Illinois at Maryland
Penn State at Ohio State
Indiana at Wisconsin
Sunday, December 8
Rutgers at Michigan State
Northwestern at Purdue
Monday, December 9
Minnesota at Iowa
Tuesday, December 10
Maryland at Penn State
Wednesday, December 11
Michigan at Illinois
Wisconsin at Rutgers
Friday, December 13
Nebraska at Indiana
Sunday, December 15
Ohio State at Minnesota
Purdue at Nebraska
Wednesday, December 18
Michigan State at Northwestern
JANUARY
Thursday, January 2
Illinois at Michigan State
Minnesota at Purdue
Friday, January 3
Rutgers at Nebraska
Wisconsin at Ohio State
Saturday, January 4
Indiana at Maryland
Iowa at Penn State (at The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa.)
Sunday, January 5
Purdue at Illinois
Michigan at Michigan State
Northwestern at Minnesota
Tuesday, January 7
Ohio State at Maryland
Iowa at Nebraska
Penn State at Rutgers
Wednesday, January 8
Northwestern at Indiana
Illinois at Wisconsin
Thursday, January 9
Purdue at Michigan
Minnesota at Michigan State
Friday, January 10
Maryland at Iowa
Saturday, January 11
Rutgers at Illinois
Ohio State at Indiana
Nebraska at Northwestern
Wisconsin at Penn State
Sunday, January 12
Michigan at Minnesota
Michigan State at Purdue
Tuesday, January 14
Iowa at Northwestern
Nebraska at Ohio State
Maryland at Wisconsin
Wednesday, January 15
Penn State at Minnesota
Indiana at Rutgers
Friday, January 17
Michigan at Iowa
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Saturday, January 18
Northwestern at Illinois
Purdue at Maryland
Indiana at Nebraska
Ohio State at Penn State
Sunday, January 19
Minnesota at Rutgers
Tuesday, January 21
Maryland at Northwestern
Illinois at Purdue
Nebraska at Wisconsin
Wednesday, January 22
Rutgers at Iowa
Penn State at Michigan
Thursday, January 23
Michigan State at Indiana
Minnesota at Ohio State
Friday, January 24
Wisconsin at Purdue
Saturday, January 25
Illinois at Michigan
Nebraska at Rutgers
Sunday, January 26
Maryland at Indiana
Michigan State at Minnesota
Ohio State at Northwestern
Monday, January 27
Wisconsin at Iowa
Tuesday, January 28
Michigan at Nebraska
Purdue at Rutgers
Wednesday, January 29
Northwestern at Michigan State
Indiana at Penn State
Thursday, January 30
Minnesota at Illinois
Iowa at Maryland
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 1
Rutgers at Michigan (Super Saturday at Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.)
Penn State at Nebraska
Purdue at Northwestern
Indiana at Ohio State
Michigan State at Wisconsin
Sunday, February 2
Illinois at Iowa
Tuesday, February 4
Rutgers at Maryland
Ohio State at Michigan
Penn State at Michigan State
Wednesday, February 5
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Iowa at Purdue
Friday, February 7
Maryland at Illinois
Saturday, February 8
Purdue at Indiana
Nebraska at Iowa
Michigan State at Michigan
Minnesota at Penn State
Sunday, February 9
Northwestern at Rutgers
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Tuesday, February 11
Michigan State at Illinois
Nebraska at Maryland
Penn State at Purdue
Wednesday, February 12
Michigan at Northwestern
Rutgers at Ohio State
Thursday, February 13
Iowa at Indiana
Saturday, February 15
Maryland at Michigan State
Wisconsin at Nebraska
Purdue at Ohio State
Northwestern at Penn State
Illinois at Rutgers
Sunday, February 16
Indiana at Michigan
Iowa at Minnesota
Tuesday, February 18
Northwestern at Maryland
Illinois at Penn State
Purdue at Wisconsin
Wednesday, February 19
Indiana at Minnesota
Michigan at Rutgers
Thursday, February 20
Ohio State at Iowa
Michigan State at Nebraska
Saturday, February 22
Michigan at Purdue
Sunday, February 23
Penn State at Indiana
Minnesota at Northwestern
Maryland at Ohio State
Rutgers at Wisconsin
Monday, February 24
Nebraska at Illinois
Tuesday, February 25
Iowa at Michigan State
Wednesday, February 26
Maryland at Minnesota
Rutgers at Penn State
Thursday, February 27
Wisconsin at Michigan
Ohio State at Nebraska
Illinois at Northwestern
Indiana at Purdue
Saturday, February 29
Penn State at Iowa
Michigan State at Maryland
MARCH
Sunday, March 1
Indiana at Illinois
Northwestern at Nebraska
Michigan at Ohio State
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Tuesday, March 3
Purdue at Iowa
Michigan State at Penn State
Maryland at Rutgers
Wednesday, March 4
Minnesota at Indiana
Northwestern at Wisconsin
Thursday, March 5
Nebraska at Michigan
Illinois at Ohio State
Saturday, March 7
Wisconsin at Indiana
Penn State at Northwestern
Rutgers at Purdue
Sunday, March 8
Iowa at Illinois
Michigan at Maryland
Ohio State at Michigan State
Nebraska at Minnesota
2020 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.)
Wednesday, March 11
Big Ten Tournament Game #1
Big Ten Tournament Game #2
Thursday, March 12
Big Ten Tournament Game #3
Big Ten Tournament Game #4
Big Ten Tournament Game #5
Big Ten Tournament Game #6
Friday, March 13
Big Ten Tournament Game #7
Big Ten Tournament Game #8
Big Ten Tournament Game #9
Big Ten Tournament Game #10
Saturday, March 14
Big Ten Tournament Semifinal #1
Big Ten Tournament Semifinal #2
Sunday, March 15
Big Ten Tournament Championship
All dates subject to change.
Times and TV designations to be announced at a later date.
The Cats get onesies with Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State, Rutgers, Michigan and Wisconsin this year.
Here's NU's slate...
DECEMBER
Sunday, December 8
Northwestern at Purdue
Wednesday, December 18
Michigan State at Northwestern
JANUARY
Sunday, January 5
Northwestern at Minnesota
Wednesday, January 8
Northwestern at Indiana
Saturday, January 11
Nebraska at Northwestern
Tuesday, January 14
Iowa at Northwestern
Saturday, January 18
Northwestern at Illinois
Tuesday, January 21
Maryland at Northwestern
Sunday, January 26
Ohio State at Northwestern
Wednesday, January 29
Northwestern at Michigan State
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 1
Purdue at Northwestern
Sunday, February 9
Northwestern at Rutgers
Wednesday, February 12
Michigan at Northwestern
Saturday, February 15
Northwestern at Penn State
Tuesday, February 18
Northwestern at Maryland
Sunday, February 23
Minnesota at Northwestern
Thursday, February 27
Illinois at Northwestern
MARCH
Sunday, March 1
Northwestern at Nebraska
Wednesday, March 4
Northwestern at Wisconsin
Saturday, March 7
Penn State at Northwestern
Here's the whole schedule....
DECEMBER
Friday, December 6
Iowa at Michigan
Saturday, December 7
Illinois at Maryland
Penn State at Ohio State
Indiana at Wisconsin
Sunday, December 8
Rutgers at Michigan State
Northwestern at Purdue
Monday, December 9
Minnesota at Iowa
Tuesday, December 10
Maryland at Penn State
Wednesday, December 11
Michigan at Illinois
Wisconsin at Rutgers
Friday, December 13
Nebraska at Indiana
Sunday, December 15
Ohio State at Minnesota
Purdue at Nebraska
Wednesday, December 18
Michigan State at Northwestern
JANUARY
Thursday, January 2
Illinois at Michigan State
Minnesota at Purdue
Friday, January 3
Rutgers at Nebraska
Wisconsin at Ohio State
Saturday, January 4
Indiana at Maryland
Iowa at Penn State (at The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa.)
Sunday, January 5
Purdue at Illinois
Michigan at Michigan State
Northwestern at Minnesota
Tuesday, January 7
Ohio State at Maryland
Iowa at Nebraska
Penn State at Rutgers
Wednesday, January 8
Northwestern at Indiana
Illinois at Wisconsin
Thursday, January 9
Purdue at Michigan
Minnesota at Michigan State
Friday, January 10
Maryland at Iowa
Saturday, January 11
Rutgers at Illinois
Ohio State at Indiana
Nebraska at Northwestern
Wisconsin at Penn State
Sunday, January 12
Michigan at Minnesota
Michigan State at Purdue
Tuesday, January 14
Iowa at Northwestern
Nebraska at Ohio State
Maryland at Wisconsin
Wednesday, January 15
Penn State at Minnesota
Indiana at Rutgers
Friday, January 17
Michigan at Iowa
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Saturday, January 18
Northwestern at Illinois
Purdue at Maryland
Indiana at Nebraska
Ohio State at Penn State
Sunday, January 19
Minnesota at Rutgers
Tuesday, January 21
Maryland at Northwestern
Illinois at Purdue
Nebraska at Wisconsin
Wednesday, January 22
Rutgers at Iowa
Penn State at Michigan
Thursday, January 23
Michigan State at Indiana
Minnesota at Ohio State
Friday, January 24
Wisconsin at Purdue
Saturday, January 25
Illinois at Michigan
Nebraska at Rutgers
Sunday, January 26
Maryland at Indiana
Michigan State at Minnesota
Ohio State at Northwestern
Monday, January 27
Wisconsin at Iowa
Tuesday, January 28
Michigan at Nebraska
Purdue at Rutgers
Wednesday, January 29
Northwestern at Michigan State
Indiana at Penn State
Thursday, January 30
Minnesota at Illinois
Iowa at Maryland
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 1
Rutgers at Michigan (Super Saturday at Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.)
Penn State at Nebraska
Purdue at Northwestern
Indiana at Ohio State
Michigan State at Wisconsin
Sunday, February 2
Illinois at Iowa
Tuesday, February 4
Rutgers at Maryland
Ohio State at Michigan
Penn State at Michigan State
Wednesday, February 5
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Iowa at Purdue
Friday, February 7
Maryland at Illinois
Saturday, February 8
Purdue at Indiana
Nebraska at Iowa
Michigan State at Michigan
Minnesota at Penn State
Sunday, February 9
Northwestern at Rutgers
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Tuesday, February 11
Michigan State at Illinois
Nebraska at Maryland
Penn State at Purdue
Wednesday, February 12
Michigan at Northwestern
Rutgers at Ohio State
Thursday, February 13
Iowa at Indiana
Saturday, February 15
Maryland at Michigan State
Wisconsin at Nebraska
Purdue at Ohio State
Northwestern at Penn State
Illinois at Rutgers
Sunday, February 16
Indiana at Michigan
Iowa at Minnesota
Tuesday, February 18
Northwestern at Maryland
Illinois at Penn State
Purdue at Wisconsin
Wednesday, February 19
Indiana at Minnesota
Michigan at Rutgers
Thursday, February 20
Ohio State at Iowa
Michigan State at Nebraska
Saturday, February 22
Michigan at Purdue
Sunday, February 23
Penn State at Indiana
Minnesota at Northwestern
Maryland at Ohio State
Rutgers at Wisconsin
Monday, February 24
Nebraska at Illinois
Tuesday, February 25
Iowa at Michigan State
Wednesday, February 26
Maryland at Minnesota
Rutgers at Penn State
Thursday, February 27
Wisconsin at Michigan
Ohio State at Nebraska
Illinois at Northwestern
Indiana at Purdue
Saturday, February 29
Penn State at Iowa
Michigan State at Maryland
MARCH
Sunday, March 1
Indiana at Illinois
Northwestern at Nebraska
Michigan at Ohio State
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Tuesday, March 3
Purdue at Iowa
Michigan State at Penn State
Maryland at Rutgers
Wednesday, March 4
Minnesota at Indiana
Northwestern at Wisconsin
Thursday, March 5
Nebraska at Michigan
Illinois at Ohio State
Saturday, March 7
Wisconsin at Indiana
Penn State at Northwestern
Rutgers at Purdue
Sunday, March 8
Iowa at Illinois
Michigan at Maryland
Ohio State at Michigan State
Nebraska at Minnesota
2020 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.)
Wednesday, March 11
Big Ten Tournament Game #1
Big Ten Tournament Game #2
Thursday, March 12
Big Ten Tournament Game #3
Big Ten Tournament Game #4
Big Ten Tournament Game #5
Big Ten Tournament Game #6
Friday, March 13
Big Ten Tournament Game #7
Big Ten Tournament Game #8
Big Ten Tournament Game #9
Big Ten Tournament Game #10
Saturday, March 14
Big Ten Tournament Semifinal #1
Big Ten Tournament Semifinal #2
Sunday, March 15
Big Ten Tournament Championship
All dates subject to change.
Times and TV designations to be announced at a later date.