The 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, the largest in conference history, is underway.
This year, for the first time, all 18 teams in the conference will compete for the postseason title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Due to the expansion to 18 teams, the top four seeds will have three days off, rather than two, before their first game.
Action started Tuesday and runs through Sunday — right up until Selection Sunday — at Chicago’s United Center, and we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know: matchups, seeding, dates, times, TV channels and more.
Here’s how the bracket looks:
First Round – Tuesday, March 10
- Game 1: No. 17 seed Maryland 70, No. 16 seed Oregon 60
- Game 2: No. 15 seed Northwestern 76, No. 18 seed Penn State 66
Second Spherical – Wednesday, March 11
- Game 3: No. 9 seed Iowa 75, No. 17 seed Maryland 64
- Game 4: No. 12 seed Washington 83, No. 13 seed USC 79
- Game 5: No. 10 seed Indiana 61, No. 15 seed Northwestern 74
- Game 6: No. 11 seed Minnesota 67, No. 14 seed Rutgers 72
Third Spherical – Thursday, March 12
- Game 7: No. 8 seed Ohio State 72, No. 9 seed Iowa 69
- Game 8: No. 5 seed Wisconsin 85, No. 12 seed Washington 84
- Game 9: No. 7 seed Purdue 81, No. 15 seed Northwestern 68
- Game 10: No. 6 seed UCLA 72, No. 14 seed Rutgers 59
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13
- Game 11: No. 1 seed Michigan vs. No. 8 seed Ohio State (noon ET, BTN)
- Game 12: No. 4 seed Illinois vs. No. 5 seed Wisconsin (2:30 p.m. ET, BTN)
- Game 13: No. 2 seed Nebraska vs. No. 7 seed Purdue (6:30 p.m. ET, BTN)
- Game 14: No. 3 seed Michigan State vs. No. 6 seed UCLA (9 p.m. ET, BTN)
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
- Game 15: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner (1 p.m. ET, CBS)
- Game 16: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Last – Sunday, March 15
- Game 17: Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
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