Biggest matches? Who got a break? The toughest stretches?
The Big Ten has finally released its league volleyball schedule. Some Big Ten members had already unveiled their non-conference slates, but we now know who each team will play this season.
The Big Ten’s 10-week, 20-match schedule begins in late September and wraps Thanksgiving weekend. The Big Ten made the schedules fairly even: No team will play more than three of the top six finishers from last season (Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin) in home-and-home series.
Before breaking down each team’s schedule, first a look at the five most intriguing B1G matches:
No. 1: Nebraska at Wisconsin, Nov. 24
These two teams have finished at the top of the league in three of the last four seasons (the exception came in 2020 when the Huskers finished third by half a game). Wisconsin has won each league title during that span, but the margin has been thin. This matchup is in the last week of a season in which the Badgers are loaded up for a fifth straight title and NU goes for its first since 2017.
No. 2: Minnesota at Wisconsin, Oct. 29
Unfortunately, these two border rivals only play once. when the Gophers will travel to Madison for a Sunday-afternoon matchup. They split…
