CHICAGO, Ill. – Led by the reigning Hodge Trophy winner Spencer Lee, Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Gable Steveson and a group of six wrestlers returning after individual titles at last year’s NCAA Championships, the Big Ten returns for the 2021-22 season as the nation’s most dominant wrestling conference.

The Big Ten’s race to a 15th consecutive NCAA Championship begins on Wednesday, Nov. 17, as No. 12 Nebraska welcomes No. 17 North Carolina at 9 p.m. ET. Conference wrestling begins in 2022 with a Friday night rivalry when No. 8 Minnesota visits No. 1 Iowa at 9 p.m. ET on Jan. 7. Additional schedule highlights include a pair of Friday night doubleheaders in January. On Jan. 21, No. 2 Penn State visits Ann Arbor to take on No. 5 Michigan, while top-ranked Iowa visits No. 10 Ohio State. On Friday, Jan. 28, No. 8 Minnesota travels to No. 5 Michigan at 7 p.m. ET and at 9 p.m. ET, No. 2 Penn State travels to take on No. 1 Iowa.

Shane Sparks and Ray Flores will call the action this season on the Big Ten Network, with analysis from Jim Gibbons and Tim Johnson.

All televised matches can be streamed exclusively on the FOX Sports app, while more than 60 additional duals will be available for streaming on B1G+. Additional coverage details for the 2021-22 wrestling season will be announced at a later date.

According to Intermat’s rankings, the Big Ten has 10 teams ranked in the top 25. Defending national champion and No. 1 Iowa leads the way, followed by No. 2 Penn State, No. 5 Michigan, No. 9 Ohio State, No. 10 Minnesota, No. 13 Northwestern, No. 14 Rutgers, No. 16 Nebraska, No. 21 Illinois and No. 23 Wisconsin.

The Big Ten Network’s wrestling schedule is below and is also subject to change.

2021-22 Wrestling Schedule

Day	Date	Visiting Team		Home Team	Time (ET)
Wednesday	November 17, 2021	North Carolina	at	Nebraska	9:00 PM
Saturday	November 20, 2021	Oklahoma State	at	Minnesota*	TBD
Friday	January 7, 2022	Minnesota	at	Iowa	9:00 PM
Sunday	January 9, 2022	Purdue	at	Iowa	TBD
Sunday	January 9, 2022	Indiana	at	Penn State*	TBD
Sunday	January 9, 2022	Northwestern	at	Minnesota*	TBD
Friday	January 14, 2022	Michigan	at	Ohio State	7:00 PM
Friday	January 14, 2022	Nebraska	at	Minnesota	9:00 PM
Sunday	January 16, 2022	Iowa	at	Illinois	TBD
Monday	January 17, 2022	Michigan State	at	Indiana	3:30 PM
Friday	January 21, 2022	Penn State	at	Michigan	6:00 PM
Friday	January 21, 2022	Iowa	at	Ohio State	8:00 PM
Sunday	January 23, 2022	Wisconsin	at	Purdue	4:00 PM
Friday	January 28, 2022	Minnesota	at	Michigan	7:00 PM
Friday	January 28, 2022	Penn State	at	Iowa	9:00 PM
Saturday	January 29, 2022	Purdue	at	Indiana	Noon
Saturday	January 29, 2022	Northwestern	at	Illinois	2:00 PM
Friday	February 4, 2022	Ohio State	at	Penn State	7:00 PM
Friday	February 4, 2022	Michigan	at	Nebraska	9:00 PM
Saturday	February 5, 2022	Wisconsin	at	Iowa	3:30 PM
Sunday	February 6, 2022	Nebraska	at	Penn State	Noon
Friday	February 11, 2022	Ohio State	at	Minnesota	9:00 PM
Saturday	February 12, 2022	Maryland	at	Rutgers	2:00 PM
Sunday	February 13, 2022	Illinois	at	Nebraska	Noon
Saturday	February 19, 2022	Purdue	at	Northwestern	1:30 PM
Sunday	February 20, 2022	Iowa	at	Nebraska	7:00 PM
Saturday	March 5, 2022	Session 1		B1G Championships	11:00 AM
Saturday	March 5, 2022	Semifinals		B1G Championships	8:30 PM
Sunday	March 6, 2022	Championships		B1G Championships	4:30 PM

*Will air on BTN or B1G+ depending on event timing and broadcast windows

About Big Ten Network
A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,700 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The Fox Sports App is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Network events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events, studio shows and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation’s finest universities, including the Emmy-nominated The Journey. The network is carried by all the major video distributors across the United State and Canada, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Spectrum, Xfinity, Altice USA, Cox Contour TV, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. Big Ten Network is also available through the majority of streaming providers, including DIRECTV Stream, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, Vidgo and YouTube TV. For additional information, please visit www.btn.com.

2021-22 Big Ten Network Wrestling Schedule announced, with 24 televised duals

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