2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket, TV info, final league standings

The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament is set for March 12-16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket is now official with teams having just about wrapped up regular season play and the league’s standings going final.

Here, courtesy of the Big Ten conference, is the official bracket:

With the conference now consisting of 18 schools, the bottom three programs in the league’s final standings miss out on conference tournament play. This year’s three to be excluded are Nebraska, Penn State and Washington.

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How to watch the Big Ten Tournament

Big Ten Tournament games will all air on either Peacock, Big Ten Network or CBS. Below is the full schedule:

Wednesday Schedule

Game 1: No. 13 Northwestern Wildcats vs. No. 12 Washington Huskies

• Time: 4 p.m. ET
• TV: Peacock

Game 2: No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes

• Time: 25 min after Game 1 / ~6:30 p.m. ET
• TV: Peacock

Game 3: No. 14 USC Trojans vs. No. 11 Rutgers Scarlet Knights

• Time: 25 min after Game 2 / ~9 p.m. ET
• TV: Peacock

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Thursday Schedule

Game 4: No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers vs. No. 8 Oregon Ducks

• Time: 12 p.m. ET
• TV: Big Ten Network

Game 5: Northwestern/Minnesota vs. No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers

• Time: 25 min after Game 4 / ~2:30 p.m. ET
• TV: Big Ten Network

Game 6: Iowa/Ohio State vs. No. 7 Illinois Fighting Illini

• Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
• TV: Big Ten Network

Game 7: USC/Rutgers vs. No. 6 Purdue Boilermakers

• Time: 25 min after Game 6 / ~9 p.m. ET
• TV: Big Ten Network

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Friday Schedule – Quarterfinals

Game 8: Indiana/Oregon vs. No. 1 Michigan State Spartans

• Time: 12 p.m. ET
• TV: Big Ten Network

Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. No. 4 UCLA Bruins

• Time: 25 min after Game 8 / ~2:30 p.m. ET
• TV: Big Ten Network

Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. No. 2 Maryland Terrapins

• Time: 6:30 p.m. ET / ~9 p.m. ET
• TV: Big Ten Network

Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. No. 3 Michigan Wolverines

• Time: 25 min after Game 10
• TV: Big Ten Network

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Saturday Schedule: Semifinals

Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner

• Time: 1 p.m. ET
• TV: CBS

Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner

• Time: 25 minutes after Game 12
• TV: CBS

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Sunday Schedule: Championship

Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner

• Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• TV: CBS

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Final Big Ten Standings

1. Michigan State
2. Maryland
3. Michigan
4. Purdue
5. UCLA
6. Wisconsin
7. Illinois
8. Oregon
9. Indiana
10. Ohio State
11. Rutgers
12. Minnesota
13. Northwestern
14. USC
15. Iowa – CUTOFF
16. Nebraska
17. Penn State
18. Washington

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2025 Big Ten Tournament Odds

This section will be updated once DraftKings posts odds for the tournament.