The largest Big Ten Tournament ever begins on Tuesday in Chicago, with all 18 teams participating for the first time. Regular season champ Michigan is the No. 1 seed. Here is the complete schedule, with game times and TV information, plus the latest on the point spreads and results in real time.
Updated Thursday, March 12, 2:05 p.m. ET
CHICAGO — After a terrific Big Ten regular season that was dominated by the Michigan Wolverines, all 18 league teams are getting together this week in Chicago for the Big Ten Tournament. Action starts Tuesday night and runs through Sunday, and it's the first time all 18 teams in in the same field after the West Coast expansion.
Michigan won the regular season title by four games, going 19-1 in league play, to earn the No. 1 seed. The Wolverines finished off their great run with a 90-80 win over arch-rival Michigan State in Ann Arbor.
Nebraska, Michigan State and Illinois got the other top-four seeds and byes through the quarterfinals on Friday.
The bottom four teams in the league open play on Tuesday, with four games each day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The semifinals are Saturday and the title game is on Sunday. All 17 games are at the United Center.
The winner gets an automatic bid inot the NCAA Tournament. At present, nine Big Ten teams are expected to make the field. The NCAA field will be announced on Sunday night.
Here is the 2026 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament schedule.
First Round — Tuesday's results
Game 1 — No. 17 seed Maryland Terrapins defeated No. 16 seed Oregon Ducks, 70-60. Leading scorer: Northwestern's Nick Martinelli (24). Oregon finishes with a 12-20 record.
Game 2 — No. 15 seed Northwestern Wildcats defeated No. 18 seed Penn State Nittany Lions 76-66. Leading scorer: Maryland's David Coit (17). Penn State finishes with a 12-20 record.
Second Round — Wednesday's results
Game 3 — No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes defeated No. 17 seed Maryland Terrapins 75-64 ET. Leading scorer: Iowa's Cooper Koch (19). Maryland finishes with a 12-21 record.
Game 4 — No. 12 seed Washington Huskies defeated No. 13 seed USC Trojans 83-79 in overtime. Leading scorer: USC's Kam Woods (24). USC finishes with an 18-14 record.
Game 5 — No. 15 Northwestern Wildcats defeated No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers 74-61. Leading scorer: Northwestern's Nick Martinelli (28). Indiana finishes with an 18-14 record.
Game 6 — No. 14 seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights defeated No. 11 seed Minnesota Golden Gophers 72-67. Leading scorer: Rutgers' Tariq Francis (29). Minnesota finishes with an 15-17 record.
Third Round — Thursday's games/results
Game 7 — No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes defeated No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes 72-69. Leading scorer: Ohio State's Bruce Thornton (24). Iowa finishes with an 21-12 record.
Game 8 — No. 5 seed Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 12 seed Washington Huskies, 25 minutes following Game 7. TV: Big Ten Network.
Game 9 — No. 7 seed Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 15 Northwestern Wildcats, 6:30 p.m. ET. TV: Big Ten Network.
Game 10 — No. 6 UCLA Bruins vs. No. 14 seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 25 minutes following Game 9. TV: Big Ten Network.
Quarterfinals — Friday's games
Game 11 — No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines vs. No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes, Noon ET. TV: Big Ten Network.
Game 12 — No. 4 seed Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Game 8 winner, 25 minutes following Game 11. TV: Big Ten Network.
Game 13 — No. 2 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Game 9 winner, 6:30 p.m. ET. TV: Big Ten Network.
Game 14 — No. 3 seed Michigan State Spartans vs. Game 10 winner, 25 minutes following Game 13, TV: Big Ten Network.
Semifinals — Saturday games
Game 15 — Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 1 p.m. ET. TV: CBS
Game 16 — Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 25 minutes following Game 15. TV: CBS.
Championship — Sunday
Game 17 — Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 3:30 p.m. ET. TV: CBS
Past Big Ten Tournament champions
1998 — Michigan defeated Purdue 76-67 at United Center in Chicago.
1999 — Michigan State defeated Illinois 67-50 at United Center in Chicago.
2000 — Michigan State defeated Illinois 76-61 at United Center in Chicago.
2001 — Iowa defeated Indiana 63-61 at United Center in Chicago.
2002 — Ohio State defeated Iowa 81-64 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2003 — Illinois defeated Ohio State 72-59 at United Center in Chicago.
2004 — Wisconsin defeated Illinois 70-53 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2005 — Illinois defeated Wisconsin 54-43 at United Center in Chicago.
2006 — Iowa defeated Ohio State 67-60 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2007 — Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 66-49 at United Center in Chicago.
2008 — Wisconsin defeated Illinois 61-48 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2009 — Purdue defeated Ohio State 65-61 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2010 — Ohio State defeated Minnesota 90-61 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2011 — Ohio State defeated Penn State 71-60 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2012 — Michigan State defeated Ohio State 68-64 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2013 — Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 50-43 at United Center in Chicago.
2014 — Michigan State defeated Michigan 69-55 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2015 — Wisconsin defeated Michigan State 80-69 in overtime at United Center in Chicago.
2016 — Michigan State defeated Purdue 66-62 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2017 — Michigan defeated Wisconsin 71-56 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
2018 — Michigan defeated Purdue 75-66 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
2019 — Michigan State defeated Michigan 65-60 at United Center in Chicago.
2020 — No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 — Illinois defeated Ohio State 91-88 in overtime at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
2022 — Iowa defeated Purdue 75-66 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2023 — Purdue defeated Penn State 67-65 at United Center in Chicago.
2024 — Illinois defeated Wisconsin 93-87 at Target Center in Minneapolis.
2025 — Michigan defeated Wisconsin 59-53 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Championships by school
Michigan State (6)
Ohio State (5)
Illinois (4)
Michigan (4)
Wisconsin (3)
Iowa (3)
Purdue (2)