The Big Ten-and-then-some announced its conference men’s basketball opponents for this winter on Wednesday.
Don’t worry, Michigan It is State of Michigan will still play twice in the regular season. But each team will only play two other schools, home and away, in the 2024-25 season.
For the Wolverines and new coach Dusty May, that means playing just once on the road against rivals Ohio State and Indiana, while having to face two-time Big Ten champion Purdue twice.
For the Spartans and Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo, there won’t be a road trip to face the Boilermakers, Hoosiers and Wisconsin, but they will have a doubleheader against the always-tough Illinois.
And for each, there will be a mid-winter swing in Southern California and a visit from their new members of the Pacific Northwest conference.
While dates and other details won’t be released until later (last year on Sept. 18), MSU and UM can at least begin planning for the 20-game, 18-team Big Ten debut later this summer. Here’s a look at both teams’ upcoming opponents.
Michigan
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwest, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Absent: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers
Moscow State University
Home: Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Absent: Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota
Other Big Ten teams
Illinois
Home: Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC
Absent: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington
Home/Away: Michigan State, Northwest, Wisconsin
Indiana
Home: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Absent: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwest, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue
Iowa
Home: Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Absent: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Nebraska, Northwest, Wisconsin
Maryland
Home: Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Absent: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Nebraska, northwest, Ohio
Minnesota
Home: Illinois, Michigan, Northwest, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Absent: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Michigan State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Nebraska
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Absent: Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State
Northwest
Home: Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Absent: Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland
Ohio State
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwest, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington
Absent: Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska
Oregon
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwest, Purdue, Rutgers
Absent: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: UCLA, USC, Washington
Penn State
Home: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwest, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Absent: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Indiana, Minnesota, Rutgers
Purdue
Home: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Absent: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan, Rutgers
Rutgers
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Absent: Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwest, Ohio State, Oregon, Washington
Home/Away: Michigan, Penn State, Purdue
UCLA
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Absent: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwest, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: Oregon, USC, Washington
USC
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Absent: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwest, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, Washington
washington
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Absent: 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
Absent: Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota
Contact Chris Solari: csolari@freepress.com. Follow him @crissolari.
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This article originally appeared in the Detroit Free Press: Michigan, Michigan State basketball’s Big Ten opponents in 2024-25
