2026 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament: Bracket, Final Scores

Published March 15, 2026

This year, for the first time in Big Ten men's basketball history, all 18 teams in the conference competed for the postseason title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Due to the expansion to 18 teams, the top four seeds had three days off, rather than two, before their first game.

Action started Tuesday and ran through Sunday — right up until Selection Sunday — at Chicago's United Center.

Here's how the bracket ended:

Final – Sunday, March 15

Game 17: No. 1 seed Michigan 72, No. 7 seed Purdue 80

Semifinals – Saturday, March 14

Game 15: No. 1 seed Michigan 68, No. 5 seed Wisconsin 65
Game 16: No. 7 seed Purdue 73, No. 6 seed UCLA 66

Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13

Game 11: No. 1 seed Michigan 71, No. 8 seed Ohio State 67
Game 12: No. 4 seed Illinois 88, No. 5 seed Wisconsin 91
Game 13: No. 2 seed Nebraska 58, No. 7 seed Purdue 74
Game 14: No. 3 seed Michigan State 84, No. 6 seed UCLA 88

Third Round – Thursday, March 12

Game 7: No. 8 seed Ohio State 72, No. 9 seed Iowa 69
Game 8: No. 5 seed Wisconsin 85, No. 12 seed Washington 84
Game 9: No. 7 seed Purdue 81, No. 15 seed Northwestern 68
Game 10: No. 6 seed UCLA 72, No. 14 seed Rutgers 59

Second Round – Wednesday, March 11

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

First Round – Tuesday, March 10

Game 1: No. 17 seed Maryland 70, No. 16 seed Oregon 60
Game 2: No. 15 seed Northwestern 76, No. 18 seed Penn State 66

This story will be updated throughout the tournament. Check back for updates.

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