With season tip-off just a week away, the Big Ten finally announced the 2020-21 schedule today.
The conference is sticking with its typical 20-game schedule.
Michigan has single plays at home against Illinois, Iowa and Rutgers with road single plays at Nebraska, Ohio State at Purdue. The Wolverines play every other team in the league twice.
The Wolverines tip off Big Ten play on December 13th against Penn State. Here’s Michigan’s complete 2020-21 schedule:
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Location | |
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| Weds. | November 25, 2020 | Bowling Green | W, 96-82 | 1-0 | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sun. | November 29, 2020 | Oakland | W, 81-71 (OT) | 2-0 | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Weds | December 2, 2020 | Ball State | W, 84-65 | 3-0 | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sun. | December 6, 2020 | Central Florida | W, 80-58 | 4-0 | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Weds. | December 9, 2020 | North Carolina State | Postponed | Postponed | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Weds. | December 9, 2020 | Toledo | W, 91-71 | 5-0 | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sun. | December 13, 2020 | Penn State | W, 62-58 | 6-0 (1-0) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Fri. | December 25, 2020 | at Nebraska | W, 80-69 | 7-0 (2-0) | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Thurs. | December 31, 2020 | at Maryland | W, 84-73 | 8-0 (3-0) | College Park, Md. |
| Sun. | January 3, 2021 | Northwestern | W, 85-66 | 9-0 (4-0) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Weds. | January 6, 2021 | Minnesota | W, 82-57 | 10-0 (5-0) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Tues. | January 12, 2021 | Wisconsin | W, 77-54 | 11-0 (6-0) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sat. | January 16, 2021 | at Minnesota | L, 75-57 | 11-1 (6-1) | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Tues. | January 19, 2021 | Maryland | W, 87-63 | 12-1 (7-1) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Fri. | January 22, 2021 | at Purdue | W, 70-53 | 13-1 (8-1) | West Lafayette, Ind. |
| Weds. | January 27, 2021 | at Penn State | Postponed | State College, Pa. |
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| Sat. | January 30, 2021 | Indiana | Postponed | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
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| Weds. | February 3, 2021 | at Northwestern | Postponed | Evanston, Ill. |
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| Sun. | February 14, 2021 | at Wisconsin | W, 67-59 | 14-1 (9-1) | Madison, Wis. |
| Thurs. | February 18, 2021 | Rutgers | W, 71-64 | 15-1 (10-1) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sun. | February 21, 2021 | at Ohio State | W, 92-87 | 16-1 (11-1) | Columbus, Ohio |
| Thurs. | February 25, 2021 | Iowa | W, 79-56 | 17-1 (12-1) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sat. | February 27, 2021 | at Indiana | W, 73-57 | 18-1 (13-1) | Bloomington, Ind. |
| Tues. | March 2, 2021 | Illinois | L, 76-53 | 18-2 (13-2) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Thurs. | March 4, 2021 | Michigan State | W, 69-50 | 19-2 (14-2) | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sun. | March 7, 2021 | at Michigan State | L, 70-64 | 19-3 (14-3) | East Lansing, Mich. |
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| Fri. | March 12, 2021 | Maryland | W, 79-66 | 20-3 (14-3) | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Sat. | March 13, 2021 | Ohio State | L, 68-67 | 20-4 (14-3) | Indianapolis, Ind. |
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| Sat. | March 20, 2021 | No. 16 Texas Southern | W, 82-66 | 21-4 (14-3) | West Lafayette, Ind. |
| Mon. | March 22, 2021 | No. 8 LSU | W, 86-78 | 22-4 (14-3) | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Sun. | March 28, 2021 | No. 4 Florida State | W, 76-58 | 23-4 (14-3) | Bankers Life Field House |
| Tues. | March 30, 2021 | No. 11 UCLA | L, 51-49 | 23-5 (14-3) | Lucas Oil Stadium |
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CoryR
Tough stretch at the end but this schedule looks like it could lead to Michigan getting off to a hot start.
Neilio58
Huuuuge break between Penn State and Nebraska. Corresponding with end of semester?
Neilio58
Omg just realized the Nebraska game is on Christmas. What a tough present… Xmas in Lincoln
CoryR
Having these kids play on Christmas is just stupid in my opinion. I don’t get that at all.
Neilio58
Completely agree. And it’s not like it grows the game like feast week. Nba owns Christmas traditionally. Weird