BTN will provide its most extensive coverage ever of Big Ten wrestling for the 2011-12 season, as 43 regular-season dual-meets, the 2011 Midlands Championships and the 2012 Big Ten Championships will be broadcast on the network or streamed online. Thirty-nine events will be shown live either online or on the network. BTN’s coverage begins Sunday as No. 2 Penn State hosts No. 4 Minnesota in the first conference contest of the season, and concludes with a live broadcast of the Big Ten Championships, hosted by Purdue, on March 4. The network will provide coverage for 33 conference matchups throughout the season. BTN will also broadcast the final rounds of the Midlands Championships, one of the premiere open tournaments in the country to be held at Northwestern, on Dec. 30. Eight Big Ten teams are currently ranked in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, with six squads appearing in the top 10. Iowa holds the No. 1 ranking in the country, while defending NCAA and Big Ten Champion Penn State follows at No. 2. Minnesota checks in at No. 4, followed by No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Illinois, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 17 Northwestern and No. 24 Nebraska. Michigan State and Purdue are also receiving votes. BTN is available to approximately 80 million homes in the United States and Canada, and produces the most college wrestling of any network in the country. Day at Home Time (ET) Event Outlet TV AIR DATE Sunday, November, 20 Minnesota at Penn State 12:00 PM BTN LIVE Friday, December, 2 Illinois at Iowa 8:00 PM BTN.com Thurday, December, 8 Northern Iowa at Iowa 8:00 PM BTN.com 12/9/11 5:00 PM Friday, December, 9 Iowa State at Minnesota 7:00 PM BTN.com 12/12/11 12:00 PM Saturday, December, 10 Wyoming at Nebraska 8:00 PM BTN.com 12/13/11 4:00 PM Sunday, December, 11 Wisconsin at Michigan 2:00 PM BTN.com 12/14/11 2:00 PM Friday, December, 30 Midlands Championships BTN 12/30/11 10:00 PM Friday, January, 6 Ohio State at Nebraska 8:00 PM BTN.com Friday, January, 6 Michigan at Northwestern 8:00 PM BTN.com Saturday, January, 7 Oklahoma State at Iowa 8:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 8 Northwestern at Wisconsin 3:00 PM BTN 1/8/12 9:00 PM Sunday, January, 8 Illinois at Michigan 2:00 PM BTN.com Thurday, January, 12 Purdue at Ohio State 7:00 PM BTN.com Friday, January, 13 Iowa at Nebraska 8:00 PM BTN 1/13/12 10:00 PM Friday, January, 13 Indiana at Michigan 7:00 PM BTN.com Friday, January, 13 West Virginia at Michigan State 7:30 PM BTN.com Friday, January, 13 Penn State at Northwestern 8:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 15 Indiana at Michigan State 2:00 PM BTN 1/23/12 10:00 PM Sunday, January, 15 Minnesota at Purdue 1:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 15 Northwestern at Iowa TBA BTN.com Friday, January, 20 Purdue at Wisconsin 8:00 PM BTN LIVE Friday, January, 20 Nebraska at Indiana 7:00 PM BTN.com Friday, January, 20 Michigan State at Northwestern 8:00 PM BTN.com Friday, January, 20 Iowa at Ohio State 7:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 22 Iowa at Penn State 2:00 PM BTN 1/22/12 10:00 PM Sunday, January, 22 Central Michigan at Michigan 2:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 22 Wisconsin at Minnesota 2:00 PM BTN.com Friday, January, 27 Northwestern at Illinois 6:00 PM BTN LIVE Friday, January, 27 Nebraska at Michigan State 7:00 PM BTN Friday, January, 27 Michigan at Minnesota 7:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 29 Minnesota at Iowa 3:00 PM BTN LIVE Sunday, January, 29 Illinois at Indiana 2:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 29 Michigan State at Michigan 2:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 29 Ohio State at Penn State 2:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, January, 29 Nebraska at Wisconsin 2:00 PM BTN.com Friday, February, 3 Michigan at Ohio State 6:00 PM BTN LIVE Friday, February, 3 Penn State at Nebraska 7:00 PM BTN.com Friday, February, 3 Northern Illinois at Northwestern 8:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, February, 5 TBD at TBD TBA BTN Sunday, February, 5 Wisconsin at Iowa TBA BTN.com Friday, February, 17 Indiana at Northwestern 8:00 PM BTN.com Friday, February, 17 Pittsburgh at Penn State 7:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, February, 19 Northern Iowa at Nebraska TBA BTN.com Sunday, February, 19 Pittsburgh at Penn State 2:00 PM BTN.com Sunday, March, 4 Big Ten Championships 3:00 PM BTN LIVE