Big Ten Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Broadcast Info

Author:
Jenna West
Updated:
Mar 8, 2020
Original:
Mar 5, 2020

The Big Ten men's basketball tournament will get underway on March 11 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. All 14 conference schools will participate in the tournament, which runs March 11-15.

The Big Ten regular-season title was split between three schools: Wisconsin, Michigan State and Maryland, with the Badgers earning the tournament's top seed via tiebreaker.

First-round games will be played between the No. 12 and No. 13 seeds, and the No. 11 and No. 14 seeds. The No. 5-No. 10 seeds will begin playing in the second round on March 12. The four highest-seeded teams will earn first- and second-round byes and begin play in the quarterfinal round on March 13.

The semifinals will take place on March 14, and the championship game will be held on March 15–the same day as Selection Sunday for the 2020 NCAA tournament. The teams that claim the championship in all 32 league tournaments will earn an automatic bid to March Madness.

Check out the full schedule for the Big Ten tournament below:

First Round-Wednesday, March 11:

Game 1 (6 p.m. ET): No. 12 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Northwestern
Game 2 (25 min. after): No. 11 Indiana vs. No. 14 Nebraska

Second Round-Thursday, March 12:

Game 3 (Noon ET): No. 8 Rutgers vs. No. 9 Michigan
Game 4 (25 min. after): No. 5 Iowa vs. Game 1 winner
Game 5 (6:30 p.m. ET): No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Purdue
Game 6 (25 min. after): No. 6 Penn State vs. Game 2 winner

Quarterfinals-Friday, March 13:

Game 7 (Noon ET): No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Game 3 winner
Game 8 (25 min. after): No. 4 Illinois vs. Game 4 winner
Game 9 (6:30 p.m. ET): No. 2 Michigan State vs. Game 5 winner
Game 10 (25 min. after): No. 3 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner