Pitt released the men's basketball schedule for the upcoming season today, and the Panthers will face a gantlet of opponents from other major conferences before Big East play begins.

Pitt, which is expected to begin the season in the top 10 in the polls, will play in the Legends Classic in Newark, N.J. over Thanksgiving weekend. The Panthers will play two of the following three teams -- Mississippi State, Texas Tech and Washington State.

Pitt also travels to Tallahassee for a game at Florida State Dec. 21.

Pitt begins Big East with two roads games. The Panthers play at Rutgers on New Year's Eve and at Georgetown Jan. 3. They open Big East play at home Jan. 11 against St. John's. The regular season finale on March 7 is a nationally televised game against Connecticut. The game starts at noon and is on CBS.

The complete schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, Nov. 4
SETON HILL (Exh.)
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Sunday, Nov. 9
LA ROCHE COLLEGE (Exh.)
Petersen Events Center
1 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 14
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Monday, Nov. 17
MIAMI, Ohio
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Friday, Nov. 21
Legends Classic vs. AKRON
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Saturday, Nov. 22
Legends Classic vs. IUP
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Tuesday, Nov. 25
BELMONT
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Legends Classic (Newark, N.J.)
Friday, Nov. 28
Semifinal Game, TBA
Newark, N.J./Prudential Center
TBA
(Texas Tech, Mississippi State, Washington State)

Saturday, Nov. 29
Consolation/Championship
Newark, N.J./Prudential Center
TBA
(Texas Tech, Mississippi State, Washington State)

Wednesday, Dec. 3
DUQUESNE
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Saturday, Dec. 6
VERMONT
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Saturday, Dec. 13
UM-BALTIMORE COUNTY
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Wednesday, Dec. 17
SIENA (ESPN2)
Petersen Events Center
9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21
at Florida State (FSN National)
Tallahassee, Fla.
5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 31
at *Rutgers
New Brunswick, N.J.
TBA

Saturday, Jan. 3
at *Georgetown (ESPN)
Washington, D.C./Verizon Center
TBA

Sunday, Jan. 11
*ST. JOHN'S
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Wednesday, Jan. 14
*SOUTH FLORIDA
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Saturday, Jan. 17
at *Louisville (ESPN)
Louisville, Ky.
6 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 19
*SYRACUSE (ESPN)
Petersen Events Center
7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 25
at *West Virginia
Morgantown, W.Va.
TBA

Wednesday, Jan. 28
at *Villanova
Philadelphia, Pa./Spectrum
7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31
*NOTRE DAME (ESPN)
Petersen Events Center
Noon

Monday, Feb. 2
ROBERT MORRIS
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Saturday, Feb. 7
at *DePaul
Rosemont, Ill.
TBA

Monday, Feb. 9
*WEST VIRGINIA (ESPN)
Petersen Events Center
7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14
*CINCINNATI (ESPN)
Petersen Events Center
4 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 16
at *Connecticut (ESPN)
Hartford, Conn./XL Center
7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 21
*DePAUL
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Tuesday, Feb. 24
at *Providence
Providence, R.I.
TBA

Saturday, Feb. 28
at *Seton Hall
Newark, N.J.
TBA

Wed., March 4
*MARQUETTE (ESPN2)
Petersen Events Center
7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 7
*CONNECTICUT (CBS)
Petersen Events Center
Noon

March 10-14
Big East Championship (ESPN)
New York, N.Y.
TBA

March 19-22
NCAA First & Second Rounds
TBA

March 26-29
NCAA Regionals
TBA

April 4-6
NCAA Final Four
Detroit, Mich.
TBA