Big Ten Basketball Tournament Bracket Projections Updated With just four days left in the regular season, the Big Ten Conference is finalizing its tournament bracket, setting the stage for the conference championship. Recent games on March 4 have influenced seeding adjustments, particularly in the lower half of the standings. Purdue’s close victory over Northwestern and Wisconsin’s dominant win against Maryland have kept the top four seeds intact, but both teams are now just one game away from securing a double-bye in the tournament. The Badgers and No. 15-ranked Boilermakers are set to face off in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Saturday. A win for either team could provide a potential pathway to the top four seeds, depending on results from other matchups. The tournament will feature all 18 Big Ten teams, a change from last year when only 15 teams qualified. This year’s bracket structure includes a first-round matchup between No. 18 Penn State and No. 15 Northwestern, while No. 17 Maryland will take on No. 16 Oregon. The second round will see No. 9 Iowa challenge the winner of the Maryland-Oregon game, and No. 10 Indiana will face the winner of Penn State-Northwestern. In the lower half, No. 11 Washington will meet No. 14 Rutgers, while No. 12 USC will take on No. 13 Minnesota. The upper half of the bracket includes No. 8 Ohio State, which will face the winner of the Iowa-Oregon-Maryland game. No. 5 Purdue will compete against the winner of USC-Minnesota, and No. 7 UCLA will face the winner of Indiana-Penn State-Northwestern. No. 6 Wisconsin will take on the winner of Washington-Rutgers. The top half of the bracket will see No. 1 Michigan challenge the winner of Ohio State-Iowa-Oregon-Maryland, while No. 4 Illinois will face the winner of Purdue-USC-Minnesota. The second half of the bracket features No.#big_ten #purdue #wisconsin #northwestern #maryland
