Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, September 16, 2014

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BTN released its 2014-15 Big Ten men's basketball schedule Tuesday afternoon, and the slate is full of great matchups. In all, BTN/BTN2Go will air 77 conference matchups and five Big Ten tourney games, both network records. See my top 10 games in this post.

10. Penn State at Wisconsin – Dec. 31, TBA

It's New Year's Eve, and it's the Big Ten opener for Wisconsin, the reigning national semifinalist and Big Ten favorite.

9. Purdue vs. Notre Dame (Indianapolis) – Dec. 20, 5:15 p.m. ET

In-state rivals battle in the always fun Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

8. Rutgers at Maryland – Jan. 14, 7 p.m. ET

The Big Ten's newest teams face off for the first time as Big Ten members.

7. Illinois vs. Oregon (Chicago) – Dec. 13, TBA

Pac-12 vs. Big Ten always is fun. Illinois also will be looking to avenge last year's loss in Portland.

6. Indiana at Maryland – Feb. 11, 9 p.m. ET

So much history for both of these teams, which, of course, met in the 2002 NCAA title game.

5. Creighton at Nebraska – Dec. 7, 7 p.m. ET

We saw Pinnacle Bank Arena rocking in its first year, and it should be up to Wisconsin-like decibels for this one.

4. Indiana at Purdue – Jan. 28, 9 p.m. ET

No matter how the two programs are faring, it's still Indiana vs. Purdue, one of the game's top rivalries.

3. Michigan State at Illinois – Feb. 22 – 7:30 p.m. ET

Did you know the Illini have won four of the last seven in this series?

2. Iowa State at Iowa – Dec. 12, 8 p.m. ET

A vastly underrated rivalry, Iowa has won three of the last four in the series at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

1. Indiana at Michigan State – Jan. 5, 7 p.m. ET

Yogi Ferrell and Branden Dawson could do a lot for their player of the year hopes in this one.

About Brent Yarina BTN.com senior editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina.