The Big Ten has released the bracket for the 2025 Big Ten Tournament, and Wisconsin now knows the path to the championship. The Badgers were seeded fifth in the tournament and will face the winner of the No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers and the No. 13 Northwestern Wildcats. If they can win their second-round game, they will face the No. 4 UCLA Bruins.
The Big Ten Tournament Bracket
The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket is set!
— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) March 9, 2025
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Teams and Seeds for the Big Ten Tournament
1. Michigan State Spartans
2. Maryland Terrapins
3. Michigan Wolverines
4. UCLA Bruins
5. Wisconsin Badgers
6. Purdue Boilermakers
7. Illinois Fighting Illini
8. Oregon Ducks
9. Indiana Hoosiers
10. Ohio State Buckeyes
11. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
12. Minnesota Golden Gophers
13. Northwestern Wildcats
14. USC Trojans
15. Iowa Hawkeyes
Teams that did not make the tournament: Washington Huskies, Penn State Nittany Lions, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Schedule for the Big Ten Tournament
Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 (#13 Northwestern vs. #12 Minnesota) – 3:30 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Game 2 (#15 vs. #10 Ohio State) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (Peacock)
Game 3 (#14 USC vs. #11 Rutgers) – 25 minutes following Game 2 (Peacock)
Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 (#8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana) – 11 am CT (BTN)
Game 5 (#5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 4 (BTN)
Game 6 (#7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner) – 5:30 pm CT (BTN)
Game 7 (#6 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 (#1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner) – 11 am CT (BTN)
Game 9 (#4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 10 (#2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner) – 5:30 pm CT (BTN)
Game 11 (#3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 (Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner) – 12 pm CT (CBS)
Game 13 (Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (CBS)
Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 (Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner) – 2:30 pm CT (CBS)
Big Ten Tournament Location
The Big Ten Tournament will all take place in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana (home of the Indiana Pacers).