The Big Ten officially released its conference basketball schedule for the 2015-16 season Thursday evening, meaning Northwestern's full 31-game schedule is now complete.
The highlight is that Northwestern will play four games against teams that many preseason rankings have in the top 10 nationally. NU plays Maryland twice (home on Jan. 2, away on Jan. 19), Indiana once on Jan. 23, and North Carolina in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in November.
Northwestern fans can also look forward to home dates with Wisconsin, Michigan State and Illinois. The four Big Ten teams that will not be making appearances at Welsh-Ryan Arena in 2015-16 will be Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Purdue.