BTN.com staff, November 1, 2012
With the Big Ten expected to compete for a seventh straight national championship, BTN will provide extensive live coverage of Big Ten Wrestling for the 2012-13 season on television and online. The television schedule includes a pair of Monday night meets live in primetime; a late-season showdown between Penn State and Iowa, which between them have accounted for the past five National Champions; and live coverage of both the Midlands Championships and the Big Ten Wrestling Championships.
Additionally, a record number 44 matches will be streamed live online on the Big Ten Digital Network (BTDN). A large number of those streamed will also be televised on delay via Student U. BTN?s coverage of the regular season kicks off with Old Dominion at Purdue, which will stream live on BTDN at 1 pm ET on Nov. 10.
BTN will televise live the final session of the 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, hosted by Northwestern, at 8 pm ET on Sunday, Dec. 30. Of the 32 Division I teams competing, seven Big Ten squads will be represented, including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin.
BTN?s coverage of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships, hosted by Illinois, will begin at 2:30 pm ET on Sunday, March 10. Penn State will look to capture its third straight Big Ten championship under Head Coach Cael Sanderson. Iowa and Minnesota finished second and third, respectively, last season.
The Big Ten opens the 2013 season with four teams ranked in the top five of the NWCA/USA Today Coaches? Poll. Minnesota begins the season as the nation?s top-ranked team, while two-time defending national champion Penn State is ranked second. Iowa and Ohio State round out the top five, ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. Other Big Ten teams ranked in the top 25 include No. 6 Illinois, No. 9 Nebraska, No. 13 Michigan and No. 14 Northwestern.
Throughout the season, go to the BTN/BTN2Go/BTDN Olympic Sports TV schedule page for the most up-to-date information on the BTN and BTDN wrestling schedules.
2012-2013 Big Ten Wrestling on BTN/BTN2GO and BTDN (all times ET)
BTDN = Big Ten Digital Network
BTN/BTN2Go = TV events.
| Saturday, November 10 | Old Dominion at Purdue | 1:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Saturday, November 10 | Missouri at Purdue | 3:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, November 11 | Pittsburgh at Michigan | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, November 16 | Lehigh at Penn State | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, November 16 | Minnesota at Nebraska | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, November 30 | Edinboro at Michigan State | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, December 7 | Eastern Michigan at Michigan | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, December 7 | Michigan State at Wisconsin | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Saturday, December 8 | Oregon State at Minnesota | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Saturday, December 8 | Arizona State at Nebraska | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, December 9 | Wisconsin at Nebraska | 3:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, December 16 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville at Purdue | 1:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, December 16 | Iowa Western Community College at Purdue | 3:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, December 30 | Midlands Championships at Northwestern | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Friday, January 4 | Ohio State at Iowa | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Friday, January 4 | Purdue at Michigan State | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 6 | Ohio State at Northwestern | 3:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 6 | Bucknell at Michigan State | 12:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, January 11 | Nebraska at Michigan | 7:00 PM | (Live on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Friday, January 11 | Minnesota at Ohio State | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Saturday, January 12 | Nebraska at Northwestern | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 13 | Minnesota Indiana | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 13 | Michigan State at Penn State | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, January 18 | Wisconsin at Penn State | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Friday, January 18 | Ohio State at Indiana | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, January 18 | Iowa Michigan | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, January 18 | Illinois at Nebraska | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 20 | Penn State at Purdue | 1:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 20 | Iowa at Michigan State | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 20 | Wisconsin at Ohio State | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Monday, January 21 | Illinois at Minnesota | 8:30 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Friday, January 25 | Northwestern at Michigan State | 6:00 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Friday, January 25 | Indiana at Wisconsin | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Saturday, January 26 | Iowa at Minnesota | 4:00 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Sunday, January 27 | Northwestern at Michigan | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 27 | Nebraska at Penn State | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, January 27 | Indiana at Illinois | TBA | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, February 1 | Penn State at Iowa | 9:00 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Friday, February 1 | Michigan at Indiana | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, February 01 | Michigan State at Nebraska | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, February 1 | Purdue at Northwestern | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, February 3 | Michigan at Purdue | 1:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, February 3 | Michigan State at Minnesota | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, February 8 | Iowa at Illinois | 8:00 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Friday, February 8 | Ohio State at Michigan | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, February 10 | Michigan at Michigan State | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, February 10 | Penn State at Ohio State | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, February 10 | Nebraska at Iowa | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Monday, February 11 | Indiana at Purdue | 6:30 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
| Saturday, February 16 | Edinboro at Iowa | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, February 17 | Rider at Penn State | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Friday, February 22 | Central Michigan at Michigan State | 7:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Saturday, February 23 | Northwestern at Indiana | 2:00 PM | (LIVE on BTDN) | |
| Sunday, March 10 | B1G Championships at Illinois | 2:30 PM | (LIVE on BTN/BTN2Go) | |
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