2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket: Everything to Know
The Big Ten Tournament kicks off this week with exclusive games on Peacock. Here's what you need to know.
Tournament season is officially upon us. The trademarked "March Madness" of the NCCA Basketball Tournament might not be upon us just yet, but right now, athletic conferences are in the midst of their own brackets to determine each conference champion, and that includes the always interesting Big Ten Conference.
Beginning this week, 15 teams from the Big Ten will face off in a tournament to find out this year's men's college basketball conference champion. Will defending champs Illinois find a way to repeat? Will conference leaders Michigan State come out on top? We'll find out soon enough, and we can start the journey with the first round of games live and exclusively on Peacock this Wednesday.
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So, to get ready for this year's tournament, lets to a closer look at the schedule and the contenders.
When is the 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament?
The 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament takes place from March 12-16.
What are the seeds in this year's Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament?
Fifteen of the Big Ten's 18 member schools have qualified for the tournament in men's college basketball, and they've been given seed numbers according to their records during the regular season. The top four seeds automatically advance to the Quarterfinals, while seeds 5-9 begin the tournament in the second round.
In the first round, which happens Wednesday March 12, seeds 10-15 will compete across three games, with the winners advancing to join the five times already in the second round. That means four games in the second round, another four in the quarterfinals, two in the semifinals, and finally the championship game. Here are the schools that made the cut this year, along with their seeding in the tournament.
- Michigan State
- Maryland
- Michigan
- UCLA
- Wisconsin
- Purdue
- Illinois
- Oregon
- Indiana
- Ohio State
- Rutgers
- Minnesota
- Northwestern
- USC
- Iowa
When can you watch the first round of the 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament?
As we've already mentioned, the first round of the Big Ten Tournament will stream live on Peacock this year, giving you three games on the streaming service on Wednesday, March 12.
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The 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket
First Round - March 12
- Game 1: Minnesota vs. Northwestern - 3:30 p.m. ET on Peacock
- Game 2: Ohio State vs. Iowa - 25 minutes after Game 1 on Peacock
- Game 3: Rutgers vs. USC - 25 minutes after Game 2 on Peacock
Second Round - March 13
- Game 4: Oregon vs. Indiana - 12 p.m. ET
- Game 5: Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner - 25 minutes after Game 4
- Game 6: Illinois vs. Game 2 winner - 6:30 p.m. ET
- Game 7: Purdue vs. Game 3 winner - 25 minutes after Game 6
Quarterfinals - March 14
- Game 8: Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner - 12 p.m. ET
- Game 9: UCLA vs. Game 5 winner - 25 minutes after Game 8
- Game 10: Maryland vs. Game 6 winner - 6:30 p.m. ET
- Game 11: Michigan vs. Game 7 winner - 25 minutes after Game 10
Semifinals - March 15
- Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner - 1 p.m. ET
- Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner - 25 minutes after Game 12
Finals - March 16
- Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner - 3:30 p.m. ET
Where is the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament being held?
The 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is being held at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
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