What to watch this week: Iowa-Penn State, Cornell-Lehigh, ranked matchups in six DI conferences
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
| NCAA finals rematch between Zain Retherford (Penn State) and Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) will go down this Friday on BTN. Photo: Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com. |
Coming off a tough loss to top-ranked Oklahoma State, the Hawkeyes look to bounce back against conference rival Penn State this Friday. The dual meet can be viewed live at 9 p.m. (ET) on the Big Ten Network.
Other ranked Big Ten matchups that can be seen live on BTN Plus this weekend include No. 15 Michigan taking on No. 12 Illinois and No. 6 Nebraska traveling to No. 13 Minnesota. The Big Ten Network will also televise No. 15 Michigan at Northwestern on Sunday at 3 p.m. (ET).
North Carolina taking on No. 20 Arizona State will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network at 9 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
The EIWA will feature a top-10 showdown as No. 10 Cornell takes on No. 7 Lehigh this Saturday at 2 p.m. (ET) live on the Patriot League Network.
Four other conferences have huge dual meets pitting ranked opponents against each other. In the ACC, No. 5 Virginia Tech hosts No. 23 Pitt this Friday at 7 p.m. (ET) live on ACC Network Extra. Flowrestling will stream Big 12 powers No. 19 South Dakota State and No. 1 Oklahoma State squaring off this Sunday at 3 p.m. (ET). MAC rivals No. 16 Central Michigan and No. 8 Missouri do battle at 2 p.m. (ET) this Sunday live on ESPN 3. Out west, No. 20 Arizona State takes on No. 21 Stanford at 5 p.m. (ET) on Sunday live courtesy of Stanford Athletics.
The USA Wrestling Folkstyle Tour of America Series heads to Georgia on Saturday for the Southern Grind. The action will be broadcast live on Trackwrestling beginning at 9 a.m. (ET).
For a complete listing of available wrestling broadcasts this week and throughout the year visit the USA Wrestling broadcast schedule.
WRESTLING EVENTS TO WATCH THIS WEEK
Full Wrestling Broadcast Schedule
No. 2 Penn State vs. No. 3 Iowa
Date: January 20
Time: 9 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Big Ten Network
North Carolina vs. No. 20 Arizona State
Date: January 20
Time: 9 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Pac-12 Network
No. 15 Michigan vs. Northwestern
Date: January 22
Time: 3 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Big Ten Network
No. 22 Appalachian State vs. Duke
Date: January 17
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Watch: ACC Network Extra
CSU Bakersfield vs. Utah Valley
Date: January 19
Time: 9 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Utah Valley Live Stream
No. 16 Central Michigan vs. Michigan State
Date: January 20
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Watch: BTN Plus
Buffalo vs. Old Dominion
Date: January 20
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Monarch Media
Penn vs. No. 7 Lehigh
Date: January 20
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Patriot League Network
Oregon State vs. No. 11 Rutgers
Date: January 20
Time: 7 p.m.
Watch: BTN Plus
Purdue vs. Maryland
Date: January 20
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Watch: BTN Plus
No. 23 Pitt vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech
Date: January 20
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Watch: ACC Network Extra
No. 15 Michigan vs. No. 12 Illinois
Date: January 20
Time: 8 p.m. (ET)
Watch: BTN Plus
No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Minnesota
Date: January 20
Time: 8 p.m. (ET)
Watch: BTN Plus
West Virginia vs. No. 1 Oklahoma State
Date: January 20
Time: 8 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Flowrestling
Air Force vs. No. 21 Stanford
Date: January 20
Time: 9:30 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
Wyoming vs. Cal Poly
Date: January 20
Time: 10 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Cal Poly Live Stream
Franklin & Marshall vs. Harvard
Date: January 21
Time: 12 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Ivy League Digital Network
Army West Point vs. Hofstra
Date: January 21
Time: 1 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Hofstra Live Stream
Bucknell vs. Harvard
Date: January 21
Time: 2 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Ivy League Digital Network
No. 10 Cornell vs. No. 7 Lehigh
Date: January 21
Time: 2 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Patriot League Network
Bloomsburg vs. Brown
Date: January 21
Time: 3 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Ivy League Digital Network
CSU Bakersfield vs. Boise State
Date: January 21
Time: 4 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Boise State Live Stream
Gardner-Webb vs. The Citadel
Date: January 21
Time: 4 p.m. (ET)
Watch: ESPN 3
Franklin & Marshall vs. Brown
Date: January 21
Time: 5 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Ivy League Digital Network
Columbia vs. Hofstra
Date: January 21
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Ivy League Digital Network
Oregon State vs. Drexel
Date: January 21
Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Drexel Live Stream
Bucknell vs. Brown
Date: January 22
Time: 12 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Ivy League Digital Network
Purdue vs. No. 11 Rutgers
Date: January 22
Time: 12 p.m. (ET)
Watch: BTN Plus
Lock Haven vs. No. 10 Cornell
Date: January 22
Time: 1 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Ivy League Digital Network
Duke vs. Navy
Date: January 22
Time: 2 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Patriot League Network
Eastern Michigan vs. No. 18 Northern Iowa
Date: January 22
Time: 2 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Flowrestling
No. 16 Central Michigan vs. No. 8 Missouri
Date: January 22
Time: 2 p.m. (ET)
Watch: ESPN 3
No. 13 Minnesota vs. Indiana
Date: January 22
Time: 2 p.m. (ET)
Watch: BTN Plus
Air Force vs. Cal Poly
Date: January 22
Time: 3 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Cal Poly Live Stream
No. 19 South Dakota State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma State
Date: January 22
Time: 3 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Flowrestling
Virginia vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech
Date: January 22
Time: 4 p.m. (ET)
Watch: ACC Network Extra
No. 20 Arizona State vs. No. 21 Stanford
Date: January 22
Time: 5 p.m. (ET)
Watch: Stanford Live Stream
USAW Southern Grind
Date: January 21
Time: 9 a.m. (ET)
Watch: Trackwrestling
Tulsa Nationals
Date: January 20-21
Time: 10 a.m. (ET) Friday, 9 a.m. (ET) Saturday
Watch: Flowrestling
Who’s #1 Duals
Date: January 22
Time: 8 a.m. (ET)
Watch: Flowrestling
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