Big Ten tournament bracket update: Live projected seeds, schedule
The Big Ten basketball regular season is down to the final four games Sunday. Teams are still jockeying for Big Ten Tournament seedings with positions 2 through 4 earning the all-important triple-bye to the quarterfinals.
Michigan has wrapped up the top seed in next week’s expanded Big Ten Tournament, winning the regular-season title with a few games to spare.
Purdue, which began the season ranked No. 1 in the country, will be the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament after losing Saturday at home to Wisconsin, and UCLA beating USC.
This year, the Big Ten Tournament expanded to all 18 teams. So Penn State, Oregon and Maryland, who would have been in line to miss the tournament, get a chance to play in Chicago.
Here’s how the bracket looks as of Sunday, March 8.
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Big Ten tournament bracket update, live seedings (March 8)
All times EST.
First round
Tuesday, March 10
- G1: No. 16 Oregon vs. No. 17 Maryland, 5 p.m. (Peacock)
- G2: No. 15 Northwestern vs. No. 18 Penn State, 7:30 p.m. (Peacock)
Second round
Wednesday, March 11
- G3: No. 9 Iowa vs. Game 1 winner, noon (Peacock)
- G4: No. 12 Washington vs. No. 13 USC, 2:30 p.m. (Peacock)
- G5: No. 10 Indiana vs. Game 2 winner, 6:30 p.m. (BTN)
- G6: No. 11 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Rutgers, 9 p.m. (BTN)
Third round
Thursday, March 12
- G7: No. 8 Ohio State vs. Game 3 winner, noon (BTN)
- G8: No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Game 4 winner, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)
- G9: No. 7 Purdue vs. Game 5 winner, 6:30 p.m. (BTN)
- G10: No. 6 UCLA vs. Game 6 winner, 9 p.m. (BTN)
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
- G11: No. 1 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner, noon (BTN)
- G12: No. 4 Illinois vs. Game 8 winner, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)
- G13: No. 2 Michigan State vs. Game 9 winner, 6:30 p.m. (BTN)
- G14: No. 3 Nebraska vs. Game 10 winner, 9 p.m. (BTN)
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
- G15: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- G16: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Final
Sunday, March 15
- Championship game, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Big Ten college basketball games today, schedule
All times EST.
Sunday, March 8
- Penn State at Rutgers, noon (BTN)
- Illinois at Maryland, 3 p.m. (FOX)
- Michigan State at Michigan, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
- Iowa at Nebraska, 5 p.m. (FOX)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Big Ten basketball tournament bracket update, schedule, projected seeds









