The Big Ten’s regular season drew to a close on Sunday, earlier than any other high-major conference, and its tournament tips off on Wednesday in a city well outside of its traditional Midwest footprint: New York. The weirdness of watching Big Ten teams square off over five days at Madison Square Garden is compounded by the timing of the event. While other brand-name conferences will compete for eyeballs in the run up to Selection Sunday next week, the Big Ten will have wrapped up intra-league play with seven days to spare before the field of 68 is revealed. If you’ve been following the Big Ten since the conference season began in December, you know what to expect this week.
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