All times CENTRAL. All games available nationally unless otherwise indicated. Rankings come from the AP poll. I will add announcers as they are assigned, excluding BTN+ games. This is the final week of non-conference play and the start of the main Big Ten season. Happy New Year to all!
First, the NU games:
Howard @ Northwestern
Tuesday, December 30
4:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Telly Hughes
Color: Rapheal Davis
Minnesota @ Northwestern
Saturday, January 3
4:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jeff Levering
Color: Shon Morris
And the rest:
Monday, December 29
North Carolina Central @ Penn State
12:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Ryan Burr
Color: Myles Dread
Southern @ #20 Illinois
2:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Noah Reed
Color: Jordan Taylor
UMass-Lowell @ #25 Iowa
4:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Kevin Kugler
Color: Jess Settles
Delaware State @ Rutgers
6:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Ed Cohen
Color: Austin Johnson
McNeese @ #2 Michigan
6:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)
Kent State @ #5 Purdue
6:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)
Cornell @ #9 Michigan State
6:00 PM, FS1
PxP: Jeff Levering
Color: Steve Smith
Fairleigh Dickinson @ Minnesota
8:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jason Ross Jr.
Color: Parker Fox
Utah @ Washington
10:00 PM, FS1
PxP: Aaron Goldsmith
Color: Casey Jacobsen
Tuesday, December 30
Milwaukee @ Wisconsin
6:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Chris Vosters
Color: Bruce Weber
New Hampshire @ #13 Nebraska
8:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jack Kizer
Color: Earl Watson
Friday, January 2, 2026
#24 USC @ #2 Michigan
6:00 PM, NBCSN
PxP: John Fanta
Color: Robbie Hummel
Oregon @ Maryland
6:30 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Chris Vosters
Color: Tre Demps
Ohio State @ Rutgers
7:00 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Ed Cohen
Color: Evan Turner
#9 Michigan State @ #13 Nebraska
8:00 PM, NBCSN
PxP: Noah Reed
Color: Nick Bahe
Saturday, January 3
UCLA @ #25 Iowa
5:00 PM, NBCSN
PxP: Paul Burmeister
Color: Jess Settles
#20 Illinois @ Penn State
6:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Cory Provus
Color: LaPhonso Ellis
#5 Purdue @ Wisconsin
7:00 PM, FOX
PxP: Jason Benetti
Color: Jim Jackson
Sunday, January 4
Washington @ Indiana
7:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jack Kizer
Color: Jordan Taylor
First, the NU games:
Howard @ Northwestern
Tuesday, December 30
4:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Telly Hughes
Color: Rapheal Davis
Minnesota @ Northwestern
Saturday, January 3
4:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jeff Levering
Color: Shon Morris
And the rest:
Monday, December 29
North Carolina Central @ Penn State
12:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Ryan Burr
Color: Myles Dread
Southern @ #20 Illinois
2:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Noah Reed
Color: Jordan Taylor
UMass-Lowell @ #25 Iowa
4:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Kevin Kugler
Color: Jess Settles
Delaware State @ Rutgers
6:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Ed Cohen
Color: Austin Johnson
McNeese @ #2 Michigan
6:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)
Kent State @ #5 Purdue
6:00 PM, BTN+ (streaming only)
Cornell @ #9 Michigan State
6:00 PM, FS1
PxP: Jeff Levering
Color: Steve Smith
Fairleigh Dickinson @ Minnesota
8:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jason Ross Jr.
Color: Parker Fox
Utah @ Washington
10:00 PM, FS1
PxP: Aaron Goldsmith
Color: Casey Jacobsen
Tuesday, December 30
Milwaukee @ Wisconsin
6:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Chris Vosters
Color: Bruce Weber
New Hampshire @ #13 Nebraska
8:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jack Kizer
Color: Earl Watson
Friday, January 2, 2026
#24 USC @ #2 Michigan
6:00 PM, NBCSN
PxP: John Fanta
Color: Robbie Hummel
Oregon @ Maryland
6:30 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Chris Vosters
Color: Tre Demps
Ohio State @ Rutgers
7:00 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Ed Cohen
Color: Evan Turner
#9 Michigan State @ #13 Nebraska
8:00 PM, NBCSN
PxP: Noah Reed
Color: Nick Bahe
Saturday, January 3
UCLA @ #25 Iowa
5:00 PM, NBCSN
PxP: Paul Burmeister
Color: Jess Settles
#20 Illinois @ Penn State
6:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Cory Provus
Color: LaPhonso Ellis
#5 Purdue @ Wisconsin
7:00 PM, FOX
PxP: Jason Benetti
Color: Jim Jackson
Sunday, January 4
Washington @ Indiana
7:00 PM, BTN
PxP: Jack Kizer
Color: Jordan Taylor
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