Rutgers will face Penn State as its designated home-and-home opponent, marking the third consecutive season the two programs meet twice on the hardwood.
The Scarlet Knights seek to improve under new head coach Gary Redus II following a last-place finish last season where the team recorded only one conference victory.
The program has added multiple transfers from Power Four schools to bolster the roster ahead of what Yahoo Sports described as a highly competitive conference cycle.
The Big Ten established itself as a premier women's basketball conference last year by sending 12 of its 18 member institutions to the NCAA tournament.
Specific calendar dates, tipoff times, and television broadcast details for the entire conference schedule will be released by the Big Ten at a later date.
