How To Watch Big Ten Conference Basketball Without Cable

NCAA Basketball is here, and I’ll explain how you can watch every basketball game for all teams in the Big Ten Conference throughout the 2021-22 season, even if you don’t have cable. 

Streaming Big Ten Conference Basketball

It’s pretty easy to watch Big Ten Basketball Season. All televised games will air on Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, CBS, or FOX. About 37 games across the entire conference won’t be televised on those networks. However, you can still watch those teams with a subscription to B1G+ (Formerly Big Ten Plus). Teams with games on B1G+ are as follows:

• Michigan State 1 game on B1G+
• Northwestern – 4 games on B1G+
• Illinois – 2 games on B1G+
• Penn State – 3 games on B1G+
• Ohio State – 1 game on B1G+
• Michigan State – 1 game on B1G+
• Purdue – 3 games on B1G+
• Minnesota – 4 games on B1G+
• Indiana – 1 game on B1G+
• Iowa – 5 games on B1G+
• Nebraska – 4 games on B1G+
• Rutgers – 4 games on B1G+
• Maryland – 2 games on B1G+
• The University of Michigan doesn’t have any games on B1G+ this season

I’ll explain How to watch games on B1G+ later in the article. First, let’s cover the streaming services that carry all the channels you need to watch every Big Ten Conference Basketball Game this season.

Hulu Live TV

Previously Hulu was known for its vast on-demand streaming library. However, Hulu also offers a live TV service that includes Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, CBS, and FOX. Hulu Live TV is one of the best live TV streaming services available and carries all the channels you need for Big Ten Basketball. Subscribers to Hulu Live TV will enjoy the following features:

• Over 60 live local and cable channels. See Channels in your Area
• Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
• Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
• Comes with 6 customizable profiles
• Includes entire Hulu streaming library
• supported on Roku, Fire TV Devices, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, iOS, Android, and more.

For full details and information on this streaming service, see our review of Hulu Live TV. There are no contracts, so you can cancel any time without penalty.

Hulu Live TV offers BTN for $69.99/month after a 7-day free trial.

YouTube TV

YouTube TV also offers the channels you need to watch Big Ten Conference college basketball. YouTube TV costs $64.99 a month. A subscription to YouTube TV includes the following:

• access to Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, CBS, and FOX , and over 70 other channels
• unlimited cloud DVR storage
• stream on three devices at once
• YouTube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. The YouTube TV app has also returned to Roku devices after settling a dispute between the two companies. 

Check our review of YouTube TV for all the information on this service. YouTube TV offers a 1-week free trial.

Big Ten On B1G+

B1G+ (Formerly Big Ten Plus) will live stream Big 10 Conference Games that aren’t aired on a national or regional network. Most Big Ten Conference home games will be available to watch on-demand through B1G+. The service will live stream at least 37 basketball games this season. B1G+ is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and most major streaming devices. The service offers quite a few pricing options. You can watch all untelevised Big Ten Conference Sports for $14.95/month or $119.95/year. This plan unlocks all untelevised games from the following schools:

• University of Michigan
• Northwestern University
• Wisconsin University
• The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Penn State University
• Ohio State University
• Michigan State University
• Purdue University
• University of Minnesota
• Indiana University
• University of Iowa
• University of Nebraska
• Rutgers University
• University of Maryland

If you just want to watch one school, you can get the “School Pass” for $9.95 / month or $79.95 for the year. Remember, this will only provide access to that school games not being televised that week. You can also choose to pay based on the sport. For example, you can get access to Big Ten Basketball games for $54.99 for the year. You can learn more about the service on their website.

FuboTV

FuboTV provides access to Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, CBS, and FOX. Over 90 channels are offered in its Elite package for $84.99/month (after a 7-day free trial). Here are some of the highlights of the plan:

• All the channels you need for Big Ten Basketball are in fuboTV’s channel lineup
• You can watch on three screens at the same time 
• 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
• The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV. 

You can sign up for a 1-week free trial or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM is another way to watch Big Ten Conference Basketball. Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, CBS, and FOX are all a part of their “Choice” package for $99.99 per month. DIRECTV STREAM provides the following features:

• watch on 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like BTN, AMC, HGTV, Discovery, and more
• supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out everything this service offers by looking at their promo page or learn more about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.

Big Ten Basketball TV Schedule

The Table Below shows the Big Ten Conference college basketball TV schedule for the 2021-22 season.