University of Minnesota Athletics
Big Ten Volleyball Announces 2025 TV Schedule
7/28/2025 10:30:00 AM | Volleyball
Minnesota will have 11 matches televised on BTN, FS1 and NBC
The Golden Gophers will be featured on the Big Ten Network or streamed on B1G+ for every match this season besides six. The 'U' will play a pair of games on FS1, ESPN+ and one on NBC.
The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday that 79 Big Ten volleyball matches will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1 and NBC for the 2025 season.
Big Ten Network will broadcast at least 63 matches, featuring all 18 conference schools on linear television. BTN's coverage begins with a doubleheader featuring Penn State vs. Kansas and Minnesota vs. Texas A&M in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Friday, August 25 as part of the AVCA First Serve Showcase.
Additional First Serve matches that will be played in Lincoln, Neb., featuring Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Creighton will air nationally on FOX and FS1 on Friday, August 22 and Saturday, August 23. The FOX broadcast network will air five matches in total, including three primetime tilts, while FS1 will televise nine matchups.
NBC will broadcast two matches this fall: UCLA vs. USC on Saturday, October 11 at 3:30 p.m. ET, and Minnesota vs. Nebraska on Saturday, November 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Both matches will also be streamed live on Peacock.
In addition, more than 200 matches will be streamed exclusively on B1G+, BTN's subscription service. All Big Ten Network matches can be seen through its digital extension, the FOX Sports app, delivering live events and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones and tablets.
Additionally, Volleyball World will again offer its subscribers access to select Big Ten volleyball matches on VolleyballWorld.tv.
Each match this year will be available for streaming. Match times for non-television games will be announced in early August.
Minnesota will open the season against Texas A&M on Monday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. CT on BTN.
Minnesota finished the 2024 season with a 21-11 (13-7 Big Ten) record, advancing to the NCAA Tournament's Round of 32. The Gophers tied for sixth in the conference standings. It was the program's 10th straight season making the NCAA's, including their 25th appearance in the last 26 years.
Gophers on Big Ten Network (all times Central):Monday, Aug. 25 vs. Texas A&M, 8 p.m., BTN
Thursday, Sept. 25 vs. Michigan State, 7:30 p.m., BTN
Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Michigan, 6:30 p.m., BTN
Wednesday, Oct. 8 vs. UCLA, 7 p.m., BTN
Friday, Oct. 24 at Indiana, 7 p.m., BTN
Wednesday, Oct. 29 vs. Illinois, 7 p.m., BTN
Sunday, Nov. 23 at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m., BTN
Wednesday, Nov. 26 vs. Purdue, B1G+ or BTN
Friday, Nov. 28 vs. Wisconsin, 8 p.m., BTN
Gophers on B1G+ (all times Central):
Friday, Aug. 29 vs. Cal Poly, 6 p.m., B1G+
Saturday, Aug. 30 vs. Ball State, 5 p.m., B1G+
Sunday, Aug. 31 vs. St. Thomas, 3 p.m., B1G+
Friday, Sept. 12 vs. USF, 6 p.m., B1G+
Saturday, Sept. 13 vs. Dayton, 5 p.m., B1G+
Sunday, Sept. 14 vs. South Dakota State, 3 p.m., B1G+
Sunday, Sept. 28 vs. Rutgers, TBD, B1G+
Sunday, Oct. 5 at Northwestern, TBD, B1G+
Sunday, Oct. 12 vs. Ohio State, TBD, B1G+
Friday, Oct. 17 at Oregon, TBD, B1G+
Saturday, Oct. 18 at Washington, TBD, B1G+
Sunday, Oct. 26 at Purdue, TBD, B1G+
Saturday, Nov. 1 vs. USC, TBD, B1G+
Friday, Nov. 14 vs. Penn State, TBD, B1G+
Sunday, Nov. 16 at Iowa, TBD, B1G+
Friday, Nov. 21 at Maryland, TBD, B1G+
Wednesday, Nov. 26 vs. Purdue, B1G+ or BTN
Gophers on Other Networks (all times Central):
Friday, Sept. 5 at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m., TBD
Saturday, Sept. 6 at Lipscomb, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Friday, Sept. 19 at Loyola Chicago, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, Sept. 21 at Marquette, 5 p.m., FS1
Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Wisconsin, TBD, FS1
Saturday, Nov. 8 vs. Nebraska, 2:30 p.m., NBC