Maryland men's basketball is going to need help if they want to make it into the NCAA Tournament. Currently, the Terrapins are sitting in twelfth place in the conference and it is looking like they are not going to be in the NCAA Tournament.
Of course, however, if they can win the Big 10 Tournament, then they would get an automatic bid to the big dance. They have a lot of work to do, but as we all know, crazy things happen in March when it comes to college basketball.
The Big 10 Men's Basketball Tournament will take place from March 13 through March 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The games will be played in the Target Center, home of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The first four seeds get a double bye to start the tournament.
Here is the schedule of all the games with dates and times.
First Round: Wednesday, March 13
Game 1: No. 12 Seed vs. No. 13 Seed, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 2: No. 11 Seed vs. No. 14 Seed, approximately 25 minutes after Game 1 ends
Second Round: Thursday, March 14
Game 3: No. 8 Seed vs. No. 9 Seed, 11:00 a.m. CT
Game 4: No. 5 Seed vs. Game 1 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 3 ends
Game 5: No. 7 Seed vs. No. 10 Seed, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 6: No. 6 Seed vs. Game 2 Winner, approximately 35 minutes after Game 5 ends
Quarterfinals: Friday, March 15
Game 7: No. 1 Seed vs. Game 3 Winner, 11:00 a.m. CT
Game 8: No. 4 Seed vs. Game 4 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 7 ends
Game 9: No. 2 Seed vs. Game 5 Winner, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 10: No. 3 Seed vs. Game 6 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 9 ends
Semifinals: Saturday, March 16
Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, Noon CT
Game 12: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 11 ends
Championship: Sunday, March 17
Game 13: Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 2:30 p.m. CT
Here is who won the Big 10 in the regular season and in the tournament in the last 10 years.
Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
2023 | Purdue | Purdue |
2022 | Illinois/Wisconsin | Iowa |
2021 | Michigan | Illinois |
2020 | Maryland/Michigan State/Wisconsin | No champion* |
2019 | Michigan State/Purdue | Michigan State |
2018 | Michigan State | Michigan |
2017 | Purdue | Michigan |
2016 | Indiana | Michigan State |
2015 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
2014 | Michigan | Michigan State |
*: There was no tournament champion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.