With just a week away from the DI college softball season, Softball America has announced 10 Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year candidates.

Rutgers has accrued a deficit of over half a billion dollars after joining the prestigious Big Ten Conference in 2014.

Even with those caveats, though, Wisconsin fans will surely take this schedule over the daunting 2025 schedule. The Badgers' nine 2025 Big Ten foes that averaged 5.67 conference wins in 2024, and they ended up playing even better than that with 6.11 conference wins per team in 2025.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the 2026 Big Ten schedule was released, the Ohio State vs. Indiana game immediately stood out — not because it’s a traditional rivalry, but because of how dramatically this matchup has transformed.

USC really needs to go 10-2 and make the CFP this year. Lincoln Riley therefore faces a tough challenge, given how difficult the Big Ten schedule is. I felt earlier in the offseason that Riley might need to go 10-2 to save his job in 2026. I'm going to step back from that view and say 9-3 is what he absolutely must accomplish. Let's explain why.

Three Ohio State Buckeyes are among 51 players conference-wide to be on the Big Ten's Preseason Players to Watch List. They are: outfielder

This weekend in men's college basketball, there are numerous match-ups that will help define conference races and seeding in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, headlined by battles in the Big Ten Conference.

The last week of January could be the week that ultimately decides the Big Ten race and impacts seeding