Featuring some of the best talent in the nation, the Big Ten Conference Championship will play out at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis from March 11-15. This is a stacked tournament, as six of the 14 teams are currently ranked in the AP Top 25 and at least eight teams have a solid shot at earning a March Madness berth. The impressive contenders list includes Michigan State, Maryland and Wisconsin, who shared the regular season Big Ten Championship. Those three squads, plus Illinois, have a double-bye and won’t play until the third round on Friday.
Similar to the First Four March Madness round, the Big Ten tournament tips off with two play-in games.