The on-going postseason men’s basketball tournament commenced on March 10, 2021 and has been scheduled to carry on till March 14, 2021. This season of Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament has been conducted for the Big Ten Conference 2020–21 NCAA Division I season of the men’s basketball league. The winner of this season of the league is going to get the conference’s automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
Below here, we have listed all the important details regarding the Big Ten Tournament bracket that you should know such as its schedule, scores, results etc.
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament 2021 Schedule
First Round (Wednesday- March 10, 2021)
Game 1: No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Northwestern at 6:30 PM EST
Game 2: No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Penn State at 9:00 PM EST
Second Round (Thursday- March 11, 2021)
Game 3: No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Maryland at 11:30 AM EST
Game 4: No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Ohio State at 2:00 PM EST
Game 5: No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Rutgers at 6:30 PM EST
Game 6: No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 6 Wisconsin at 9:00 PM EST
Quarterfinals (Friday- March 12, 2021)
Game 7: No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 1 Michigan at 11:30 AM EST
Game 8: No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Purdue at 2:00 PM EST
Game 9: No. 7 Rutgers vs. No. 2 Illinois at 6:30 PM EST
Game 10: No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Iowa at 9:00 PM EST
Semifinals (Saturday- March 13, 2021)
Game 11: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 5 Ohio State 1:00 PM EST
Game 12: No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 3 Iowa at 3:30 PM EST
Championship (Final round)
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Game 13: Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner at 3:30 PM EST
Big Ten Tournament bracket 2021 Team Standings
There is total number of 14 Big Ten schools that has been participating in this season of the tournament. All these teams are further seeded based on their conference record, along with a tiebreaker structure that has been used to seed teams with matching conference records. In this system, the teams that are placed at the top 10 position will get a first round bye and the top four teams will get a double bye. One should take note that the tiebreaking measures have been unaffected from the 2020 season of the tournament.
| Teams | Conference (W-L) | Tiebreak 1 |
| Michigan | 14–3 | |
| Illinois | 16–4 | |
| Iowa | 14–6 | |
| Purdue | 13–6 | |
| Ohio State | 12–8 | |
| Wisconsin | 10–10 | Against Rutgers (1–0) |
| Rutgers | 10–10 | against Wisconsin (0–1) |
| Maryland | 9–11 | Against Michigan State (1–0) |
| Michigan State | 9–11 | Against Maryland (0–1) |
| Indiana | 7–12 | Against Penn State (1–0) |
| Penn State | 7–12 | Against Indiana (0–1) |
| Northwestern | 6–13 | |
| Minnesota | 6–14 | |
| Nebraska | 3–16 |
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament 2021 Results
1st Round
Minnesota won first match by 51–46
Penn State won second match by 66–72
2nd Round
Maryland won third match by 57–68
Ohio State won fourth match by 75–79
Rutgers won fifth match by 50–61
Wisconsin won sixth match by 74–75
Quarterfinals
Michigan won seventh match by 66–79
Ohio State won eighth match by 87–78
Illinois won ninth match by 68–90
Iowa won tenth match by 57–62
Big Ten Tournament Live Telecast/Streaming
The first three round of the tournament i.e. first, second and quarterfinals includes ten matches in total which was broadcasted at the Big Ten Network. Other than the initial rounds, the knock-out stage of the tournament i.e. semifinal matches will be aired on CBS. For the live streaming, fans can get its access through Paramount+ and fuboTV. These two live streaming platforms also offers a seven-day free trial to its users.
