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This 2026 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament will be played March 10-15 at the United Center in Chicago. Get the bracket, schedule and scores below.
Michigan won the 2025 tournament, beating Wisconsin in the championship game.
2026 Big Ten tournament bracket
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2026 Big Ten tournament schedule, scores
All times ET
Friday, March 13 — Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 14 — Semifinals
Game 15: No. 1 Michigan vs. Game 12 winner | 1 p.m. on CBS
Game 16: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner | 25 minutes after Game 15 on CBS
Sunday, March 15 — Championship
Game 17: Semifinal winners | 3:30 p.m. on CBS
Tuesday, March 10 — First Round
Wednesday, March 11 — Second Round
Thursday, March 12 — Third Round
Big Ten tournament championship history
Michigan is the defending champion, with the No. 3 seed Wolverines beating No. 5 Wisconsin in the final, 59-53.
Michigan State has won the most titles, with six. The Spartans last won the Big Ten tournament in 2019.
YEAR
WINNER
SCORE
RUNNER-UP
CITY
1998
Michigan (vacated)
76-67
Purdue
Chicago
1999
Michigan State
67-50
Illinois
Chicago
2000
Michigan State
76-61
Illinois
Chicago
2001
Iowa
63-61
Indiana
Chicago
2002
Ohio State (vacated)
81-64
Iowa
Indianapolis
2003
Illinois
72-59
Ohio State
Chicago
2004
Wisconsin
70-53
Illinois
Indianapolis
2005
Illinois
54-43
Wisconsin
Chicago
2006
Iowa
67-60
Ohio State
Indianapolis
2007
Ohio State
66-49
Wisconsin
Chicago
2008
Wisconsin
61-48
Illinois
Indianapolis
2009
Purdue
65-61
Ohio State
Indianapolis
2010
Ohio State
90-61
Minnesota
Indianapolis
2011
Ohio State
71-60
Penn State
Indianapolis
2012
Michigan State
68-64
Ohio State
Indianapolis
2013
Ohio State
50-43
Wisconsin
Chicago
2014
Michigan State
69-55
Michigan
Indianapolis
2015
Wisconsin
80-69 (OT)
Michigan State
Chicago
2016
Michigan State
66-62
Purdue
Indianapolis
2017
Michigan
71-56
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C.
2018
Michigan
75-66
Purdue
New York City
2019
Michigan State
65-60
MichiganÂ
Chicago
2021
Illinois
91-88 (OT)
Ohio State
Indianapolis
2022
Iowa
75-66
Purdue
Indianapolis
2023
Purdue
67-65
Penn State
Minneapolis
2024
Illinois
93-87
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
2025
Michigan
59-53
Wisconsin
Indianapolis
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