Friday kicks off Big Ten competition of the 2009-10 wrestling season and all of the conference teams will face Big Ten foes this weekend. Five of these matchups can be seen on the Big Ten Network or at BigTenNetwork.com

Friday will feature four Big Ten matchups, while Northwestern hosts Southern Illinois at 7 p.m. CT in non-conference action. In Big Ten action, #14 Wisconsin hosts Indiana for an 8 p.m. ET dual that will be televised live by the Big Ten Network. Elsewhere, #19 Illinois heads to #13 Penn State and #5 Minnesota travels to Michigan State for 7 p.m. ET matchups that will be streamed live by BigTenNetwork.com. Finally, top-ranked Iowa will visit Michigan.

A matchup between #5 Minnesota and Michigan is the lone dual scheduled Saturday, while four more decorate Sunday's slate. #1 Iowa will face #25 Purdue in Lowell, Ind., #19 Illinois visits Michigan State and will appear on BigTenNetwork.com, #11 Indiana squares off against Northwestern and #3 Ohio State hosts #13 Penn State that will air in tape delay on the Big Ten Network.

For the complete weekend schedule, up-to-date standings and rankings, check out the Big Ten weekly wrestling release by clicking here.