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The Big Ten plays nine conference games across 18 teams with no divisions, and the top two in the standings meet in the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis the first Saturday in December. The 2026 season opened with preseason No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Oregon both in the league, plus No. 6 Indiana, No. 16 Michigan, No. 17 Washington, No. 18 Penn State and No. 22 Iowa. Iowa and Nebraska keep their Black Friday game, this year in Iowa City on November 27.
Key Dates
| Sept. 5 | Boise State at Oregon on CBS, Ball State at Ohio State, Western Michigan at Michigan in primetime on NBC |
| Sept. 6 | Apple Cup, Washington State at Washington; Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame at Lambeau Field |
| Sept. 12 | Oklahoma at Michigan |
| Oct. 17 | Nebraska at Oregon |
| Nov. 21 | Ohio State at Nebraska |
| Nov. 27 (Fri.) | Nebraska at Iowa for the Heroes Trophy |
| Nov. 28 | Michigan vs. Ohio State and the rest of rivalry weekend |
| Early December | Big Ten Championship Game, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis |
2026 Big Ten Schedule by Week
Every game involving a Big Ten team, week by week, with kickoff times and TV as they are announced and results filled in as games go final. Ranked teams show their current AP ranking.
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Team Pages
Schedules: Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana, Nebraska, Michigan State, Iowa, Washington, Minnesota. Live scores: Big Ten football scores.
The Bottom Line
Every Big Ten game of 2026 in one place, updating itself through Indianapolis. Other leagues: SEC, Big 12, ACC.