Huge Ten Males's Basketball Match Bracket

[ad_1] The 2026 Huge Ten Males's Basketball Match, the most important in convention historical past, is underway.

This yr, for the primary time, all 18 groups within the convention will compete for the postseason title and an automated bid to the NCAA Match. Because of the enlargement to 18 groups, the highest 4 seeds may have three days off, relatively than two, earlier than their first sport.

Motion began Tuesday and runs by way of Sunday — proper up till Choice Sunday — at Chicago's United Heart, and we have got you coated with all the pieces that you must know: matchups, seeding, dates, instances, TV channels and extra.

This is how the bracket appears:

First Spherical – Tuesday, March 10

Sport 1: No. 17 seed Maryland 70, No. 16 seed Oregon 60 Sport 2: No. 15 seed Northwestern 76, No. 18 seed Penn State 66 Second Spherical – Wednesday, March 11

Sport 3: No. 9 seed Iowa 75, No. 17 seed Maryland 64 Sport 4: No. 12 seed Washington 83, No. 13 seed USC 79 Sport 5: No. 10 seed Indiana 61, No. 15 seed Northwestern 74 Sport 6: No. 11 seed Minnesota 67, No. 14 seed Rutgers 72 Third Spherical – Thursday, March 12

Sport 7: No. 8 seed Ohio State 72, No. 9 seed Iowa 69 Sport 8: No. 5 seed Wisconsin 85, No. 12 seed Washington 84 Sport 9: No. 7 seed Purdue 81, No. 15 seed Northwestern 68 Sport 10: No. 6 seed UCLA vs. No. 14 seed Rutgers (9 p.m. ET, BTN) Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13

Sport 11: No. 1 seed Michigan vs. No. 8 seed Ohio State (midday ET, BTN) Sport 12: No. 4 seed Illinois vs. No. 5 seed Wisconsin (2:30 p.m. ET, BTN) Sport 13: No. 2 seed Nebraska vs. No. 7 seed Purdue (6:30 p.m. ET, BTN) Sport 14: No. 3 seed Michigan State vs. Sport 10 winner (9 p.m. ET, BTN) Semifinals – Saturday, March 14

Sport 15: Sport 11 winner vs. Sport 12 winner (1 p.m. ET, CBS) Sport 16: Sport 13 winner vs. Sport 14 winner (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS) Remaining – Sunday, March 15