INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Big Ten Tournament champion University of Michigan men's basketball team received its first automatic berth and seventh NCAA Tournament bid overall under head coach John Beilein today (Sunday, March 12). The Wolverines will be the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region and will face No. 10 seed Oklahoma State in the first round on Friday (March 17) at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tip time and television designation will be announced later Sunday night.
The Michigan-Oklahoma State winner will advance to the second round to face the winner of No.