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Schedules for Big 12 teams, including a weekly composite conference schedule

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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling

Due to the challenges caused by the pandemic, most NCAA Div. I programs will begin competition in January. The schedules are mostly dual meets, with a majority of their matches against conference rivals. With that in mind, TheMat.com will post all of the Div. I schedules by conference, including a composite schedule broken down by week.

The Big 12 is a diverse conference for wrestling, with 12 programs covering nine different states. Unlike other conferences which have some consistency in scheduling, each Big 12 team's schedule has its own cadence. The first conference dual meet is this Sunday, when Northern Colorado travels to Wyoming. There are some competitions where multiple Big 12 schools will have dual meets in one location. Other times, there are single dual meets.

In addition, some teams have dual meets in two locations on the same day. On Feb. 6, Fresno State wrestles at Air Force, then heads north to Northern Colorado to face UNC and West Virginia. Also on Feb. 6, West Virginia wrestles at Wyoming, and also goes to Northern Colorado where it faces Air Force and Fresno State. Oklahoma State travels to Norman to face Oklahoma on Feb. 7, and hosts Little Rock in Stillwater at home the same day.

Of the 12 teams, Air Force is the only squad with only Big 12 schools on their schedule; however, the Falcons were able to get 10 dual meets for the season by how it scheduled. Iowa State and Utah Valley have the most non-conference dual meets with seven each.

One Big 12 school has not yet published its schedule, Northern Iowa. However, based upon other Big 12 schedules, as well as other Div. I schedules, we have posted what we know at this time about UNI’s competition schedule. Once the Panthers publish their schedule, we will update this.

Most of the teams finish up their schedule by the weekend of Feb. 13-14, but four teams have duals the next weekend, Feb. 19-20, when Iowa State goes to West Virginia and Oklahoma travels to Oklahoma State.

The Big 12 will hold its conference championships on the traditional weekend, March 6-7, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

Big 12 schedules, listed by 2020 conference finish
** - Conference competitions

Oklahoma State
Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Chattanooga
Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Oregon State
Sunday, Jan. 17 – at Little Rock
Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. SIU-Edwardsville (at Little Rock)
**Friday, Jan. 22 – at Northern Colorado
**Friday, Jan. 22 – vs. Air Force (at Northern Colorado)
**Saturday, Jan. 30 – at Northern Iowa
**Saturday, Jan. 30 – at Iowa State
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – at Oklahoma
Sunday, Feb. 7 – vs. Little Rock
**Sunday, Feb. 14 – hosting Cowboy Challenge Tournament (with Wyoming, West Virginia, UCO)
**Sunday, Feb. 21 – vs. Oklahoma

Iowa State
Sunday, Jan. 3 – vs. Wartburg
Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Nebraska-Kearney
Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Loras
Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. Missouri
Sunday, Jan. 17 vs. Arizona State
**Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. Oklahoma (at Northern Iowa)
Saturday, Jan. 30 - vs. Lindenwood
Saturday, Jan. 30 – vs. Iowa Central
** Saturday, Jan. 30 – vs. Oklahoma State
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – at North Dakota State
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – vs. South Dakota State (at North Dakota State)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – at Northern Iowa
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Northern Colorado (at Northern Iowa)
**Friday, Feb. 19 – at West Virginia

Northern Iowa (No schedule published yet)
Bouts according to other Big 12 schedules and other Div. I schedules
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – at South Dakota State
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. North Dakota State (at South Dakota State)
Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. Missouri (at Iowa State)
**Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. Oklahoma
**Saturday, Jan. 30 – vs. Oklahoma State
Friday, Feb. 5 – at Northern Illinois
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Iowa State
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Northern Colorado

South Dakota State
Sunday, Jan. 3 – vs. Missouri (at North Dakota State)
Sunday, Jan. 3 – vs. Oregon State (at North Dakota State)
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. North Dakota State
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Northern Iowa
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – at Air Force
**Sunday, Jan. 17 –vs. Northern Colorado (at Air Force)
Sunday, Jan. 31 – at Little Rock
Sunday, Jan. 31 – vs. Stanford (at Little Rock)
**Sunday, Jan. 31 – vs. Oklahoma (at Little Rock)
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – at North Dakota State
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – vs. Iowa State (at North Dakota State)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Utah Valley
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Air Force

North Dakota State

Sunday, Jan. 3 – vs. Oregon State
Sunday, Jan. 3 – vs. Missouri
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – at South Dakota State
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Northern Iowa (at South Dakota State)
Sunday, Jan. 24 – at Cal Poly
Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. Fresno State (at Cal Poly)
Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. California Baptist (at Cal Poly)
Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. Little Rock (at Cal Poly)
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – vs. Iowa State
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – vs. South Dakota State
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Utah Valley (at South Dakota State)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Air Force (at South Dakota State)

Oklahoma
Friday, Jan. 8 – vs. Arizona State
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – at West Virginia
Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. Bucknell (at West Virginia)
**Sunday, Jan. 24 – at Northern Iowa
**Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. Iowa State (at Northern Iowa)
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – vs. Oklahoma
**Sunday, Feb. 14 – at Fresno State
Sunday, Feb. 14 – vs. CSU Bakersfield (at Fresno State)
Sunday, Feb. 14 – vs. Oregon State (at Fresno State)
**Sunday, Feb. 21 – at Oklahoma State

Northern Colorado
**Sunday, Jan. 3 – at Wyoming
Monday, Jan. 11 – at Cal Poly
Monday, Jan. 11 – vs. California Baptist (at Cal Poly)
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – at Air Force
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. South Dakota State (at Air Force)
**Friday, Jan. 22 – vs. Oklahoma State
**Sunday, Jan. 31 – at West Virginia
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – vs. Air Force
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – vs. Fresno State
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – at Northern Iowa
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Iowa State (at Northern Iowa)

Wyoming
**Sunday, Jan. 3 – vs. Northern Colorado
Friday, Jan. 8 – at Missouri
Friday, Jan. 8 – vs. Central Michigan (at Missouri)
**Saturday, Jan. 16 – at Fresno State
**Saturday, Jan. 23 – at Utah Valley
Saturday, Jan. 23 – vs. Arizona State (at Utah Valley)
**Saturday, Jan. 30 – vs. Air Force
**Saturday, Feb, 6 – vs. West Virginia
**Sunday, Feb. 14 – at Cowboy Challenge (at Oklahoma State)

Fresno State
Sunday, Jan. 3 – at Cal Poly
**Sunday, Jan. 3 – vs. Utah Valley (at Cal Poly)
Saturday, Jan. 9 – at Stanford
**Friday, Jan. 15 – vs. Wyoming
**Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. North Dakota State (at Cal Poly)
Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. Little Rock (at Cal Poly)
Saturday, Jan. 30 – at California Baptist
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – at Air Force
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – vs. West Virginia (at Northern Colorado)
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – at Northern Colorado
**Sunday, Feb. 14 – vs. Oklahoma
Sunday, Feb. 14 – vs. Oregon State

West Virginia
Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Kent State
Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Ohio
Sunday, Jan. 10 – vs. Virginia Tech
Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. Bucknell
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. Oklahoma
**Sunday, Jan. 31 – vs. Northern Colorado
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – at Wyoming
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – vs. Air Force (at Northern Colorado)
**Saturday, Feb 6 – vs. Fresno State (at Northern Colorado)
**Sunday, Feb. 14 – at Oklahoma State
**Sunday, Feb. 14 – vs. Missouri (at Oklahoma State)
**Friday, Feb. 19 – vs. Iowa State

Utah Valley
Sunday, Jan. 3 – at Cal Poly
Sunday, Jan. 3 – vs. Fresno State (at Cal Poly)
Friday, Jan. 8 – vs. California Baptist
Saturday, Jan. 23 – vs. Arizona State
**Saturday, Jan. 23 – vs. Wyoming
Sunday, Feb. 7 – at Oregon State
Sunday, Feb. 7 – vs. Stanford (at Oregon State)
Sunday, Feb. 7 – vs. CSU-Bakersfield (at Oregon State)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – at South Dakota State
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. North Dakota State (at South Dakota State)

Air Force
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. Northern Colorado
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – vs. South Dakota State
**Friday, Jan. 22 – vs. Oklahoma State (at Northern Colorado)
**Saturday, Jan. 30 – at Wyoming
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – vs. Fresno State
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – at Northern Colorado
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – vs. West Virginia (at Northern Colorado)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – at South Dakota State
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. North Dakota State (at South Dakota State)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – vs. Utah Valley (at South Dakota State)

Big 12 Composite Schedule (by week)

**Sunday, Jan. 3 – Northern Colorado at Wyoming
Sunday, Jan. 3 – Wartburg at Iowa State
Sunday, Jan. 3 – Utah Valley at Cal Poly
Sunday, Jan. 3 – Fresno State at Cal Poly
**Sunday, Jan. 3 – Utah Valley vs. Fresno State (at Cal Poly)
Sunday, Jan. 3 – Oregon State at North Dakota State
Sunday, Jan. 3 – Missouri at North Dakota State
Sunday, Jan. 3 – South Dakota State vs. Missouri (at North Dakota State)
Sunday, Jan. 3 – South Dakota State vs. Oregon State (at North Dakota State)

Friday, Jan. 8 – California Baptist at Utah Valley
Friday, Jan. 8 – Arizona State at Oklahoma
Friday, Jan. 8 – Wyoming at Missouri
Friday, Jan. 8 – Wyoming vs. Central Michigan (at Missouri)
Saturday, Jan. 9 – Fresno State at Stanford
Sunday, Jan. 10 – Nebraska-Kearney at Iowa State
Sunday, Jan. 10 – Loras at Iowa State
Sunday, Jan. 10 – Kent State at West Virginia
Sunday, Jan. 10 – Ohio at West Virginia
Sunday, Jan. 10 – Virginia Tech at West Virginia
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – North Dakota State at South Dakota State
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – Northern Iowa at South Dakota State
**Sunday, Jan. 10 – North Dakota State vs. Northern Iowa (at South Dakota State)
Sunday, Jan. 10 – Chattanooga at Oklahoma State
Sunday, Jan. 10 – Oregon State at Oklahoma State

Monday, Jan. 11 –Northern Colorado at Cal Poly
Monday, Jan. 11 – Northern Colorado vs. California Baptist (at Cal Poly)
**Friday, Jan. 15 – Wyoming at Fresno State
Sunday, Jan. 17 – Missouri at Iowa State
Sunday, Jan. 17 - Arizona State at Iowa State
Sunday, Jan. 17 – Bucknell at West Virginia
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – Oklahoma at West Virginia
Sunday, Jan. 17 – Oklahoma vs. Bucknell (at West Virginia)
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – Northern Colorado at Air Force
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – South Dakota State at Air Force
**Sunday, Jan. 17 – Northern Colorado vs. South Dakota State (at Air Force)
Sunday, Jan. 17 – Oklahoma State at Little Rock
Sunday, Jan. 17 – Oklahoma State vs. SIU-Edwardsville (at Little Rock)

**Friday, Jan. 22 – Oklahoma State at Northern Colorado
**Friday, Jan. 22 – Oklahoma State vs. Air Force (at Northern Colorado)
Saturday, Jan. 23 – Arizona State at Utah Valley
**Saturday, Jan. 23 – Wyoming at Utah Valley
Saturday, Jan. 23 – Wyoming vs. Arizona State (at Utah Valley)
**Sunday, Jan. 24 – Oklahoma at Northern Iowa
**Sunday, Jan. 24 – Oklahoma vs. Iowa State (at Northern Iowa)
**Sunday, Jan. 24 – Fresno State vs. North Dakota State (at Cal Poly)
Sunday, Jan. 24 – Fresno State vs. Little Rock (at Cal Poly)
Sunday, Jan. 24 – North Dakota State at Cal Poly
Sunday, Jan. 24 – North Dakota State vs. Fresno State (at Cal Poly)
Sunday, Jan. 24 – North Dakota State vs. California Baptist (at Cal Poly)
Sunday, Jan. 24 – North Dakota State vs. Little Rock (at Cal Poly)

Saturday, Jan. 30 –Lindenwood at Iowa State
Saturday, Jan. 30 – Iowa Central at Iowa State
**Saturday, Jan. 30 – Oklahoma State at Northern Iowa
**Saturday, Jan. 30 – Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Saturday, Jan. 30 – Fresno State at California Baptist
**Saturday, Jan. 30 – Air Force at Wyoming
**Sunday, Jan. 31 – Northern Colorado at West Virginia
Sunday, Jan. 31 –South Dakota State at Little Rock
Sunday, Jan. 31 – South Dakota State vs. Stanford (at Little Rock)
**Sunday, Jan. 31 – South Dakota State vs. Oklahoma (at Little Rock)

**Saturday, Feb. 6 – West Virginia at Wyoming
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – Fresno State at Air Force
**Saturday, Feb. 6– Air Force at Northern Colorado
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – Fresno State at Northern Colorado
**Saturday, Feb. 6 – West Virginia vs. Air Force (at Northern Colorado)
**Saturday, Feb 6 – West Virginia vs. Fresno State (at Northern Colorado)
Sunday, Feb. 7 – Utah Valley at Oregon State
Sunday, Feb. 7 – Utah Valley vs. Stanford (at Oregon State)
Sunday, Feb. 7 – Utah Valley vs. CSU-Bakersfield (at Oregon State)
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – South Dakota State at North Dakota State
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – South Dakota State vs. Iowa State (at North Dakota State)
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – Iowa State at North Dakota State
**Sunday, Feb. 7 – Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Sunday, Feb. 7 – Little Rock at Oklahoma State

**Saturday, Feb. 13 – Iowa State at Northern Iowa
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – Northern Colorado at Northern Iowa
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – Iowa State vs. Northern Colorado (at Northern Iowa)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – Utah Valley at South Dakota State
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – Air Force at South Dakota State
** Saturday, Feb. 13 – Utah Valley vs. North Dakota State (at South Dakota State)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – North Dakota State vs. Air Force (at South Dakota State)
**Saturday, Feb. 13 – Utah Valley vs. Air Force (at South Dakota State)
**Sunday, Feb. 14 – West Virginia at Oklahoma State
Sunday, Feb. 14 – West Virginia vs. Missouri (at Oklahoma State)
**Sunday, Feb. 14 –Oklahoma at Fresno State
Sunday, Feb. 14 – Oregon State at Fresno State
Sunday, Feb. 14 – Oklahoma vs. CSU Bakersfield (at Fresno State)
Sunday, Feb. 14 – Oklahoma vs. Oregon State (at Fresno State)
**Sunday, Feb. 14 – Cowboy Challenge Tournament (at Oklahoma State), with Wyoming, West Virginia, UCO,

**Friday, Feb. 19 – Iowa State at West Virginia
**Sunday, Feb. 21 – Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

**March 6-7 – Big 12 Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

** - Conference competitions

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