2025 Massive Ten Males's Basketball Event: The way to watch, bracket and extra

The Massive Dance is nearly right here.

However first, the groups in every prime convention will battle it out for the postseason crown — and an computerized bid into the NCAA Event.

Within the Massive Ten, Michigan State earned prime seed for the primary time since 2019, ending with 17 convention wins — probably the most in program historical past — en path to its seventeenth Massive Ten common season title. The final time the Spartans took No. 1, they received the convention title.

However the Massive Ten’s winningest group received’t have it simple on this yr’s match. In its inaugural Massive Ten campaign, UCLA claimed the convention’s fourth seed, proving itself to be a fierce competitor for its new convention mates. In the meantime, Maryland has jumped 10 spots from its No. 12 rating final season to second.

So, when does the motion start? Right here’s what to know in regards to the 2025 Massive Ten tourney.

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What number of groups are within the 2025 Massive Ten Males’s Basketball Event?

Fifteen groups will compete for the convention title. Right here’s a have a look at the seeds for the 2025 Massive Ten match:

1. Michigan State
2. Maryand
3. Michigan
4. UCLA
5. Wisconsin
6. Purdue
7. Illinois
8. Oregon
9. Indiana
10. Ohio State
11. Rutgers
12. Minnesota
13. Northwestern
14. USC
15. Iowa

When is the Massive Ten match?

The match will start on Wednesday, March 12, with three first-round video games. The second spherical will happen on Thursday, the quarterfinals on Friday and the semifinals on Saturday. The championship recreation can be held on Choice Sunday, March 16, earlier than the discharge of the 2025 NCAA Event bracket.

The place is the Massive Ten match?

All video games can be performed at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The sector is the house of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and the WNBA’s Indiana Fever.

What’s the 2025 Massive Ten Males’s Basketball Event schedule?

Minnesota will kick off competitors in opposition to Northwestern within the first of three first-round clashes at 3:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 12.

Try the full schedule:

Wednesday, March 12 — First Spherical

• Recreation 1: No. 12 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. ET
• Recreation 2: No. 10 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Iowa | 25 minutes after Recreation 1 ends
• Recreation 3: No. 11 Rutgers vs. No. 14 USC | 25 minutes after Recreation 2 ends

Thursday, March 13 — Second Spherical

• Recreation 4: No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oregon | 12 p.m. ET
• Recreation 5: Recreation 1 winner vs. No. 5 Wisconsin | 25 minutes after Recreation 4 ends
• Recreation 6: Recreation 2 winner vs. No. 7 Illinois | 6:30 p.m. ET
• Recreation 7: Recreation 3 winner vs. No. 6 Purdue | 25 minutes after Recreation 6 ends

Friday, March 14 — Quarterfinals

• Recreation 8: Recreation 4 winner vs. No. 1 Michigan State | 12 p.m. ET
• Recreation 9: Recreation 5 winner vs. No. 4 UCLA | 25 minutes after Recreation 8 ends
• Recreation 10: Recreation 6 winner vs. No. 2 Maryland | 6:30 p.m. ET
• Recreation 11: Recreation 7 winner vs. No. 3 Michigan | 25 minutes after Recreation 10 ends

Saturday, March 15 — Semifinals

• Recreation 12: Recreation 8 winner vs. Recreation 9 winner | 1 p.m. ET
• Recreation 13: Recreation 10 winner vs. Recreation 11 winner | 25 minutes after Recreation 12 ends

Sunday, March 16 — Championship

• Recreation 14: Recreation 12 winner vs. Recreation 13 winner | 3:30 p.m. ET

The way to watch the 2025 Massive Ten Males’s Basketball Event on TV, on-line

Right here’s a day-by-day breakdown of the place the motion can be obtainable to look at:

• Wednesday, March 12: Peacock
• Thursday, March 13: Massive Ten Community
• Friday, March 14: Massive Ten Community
• Saturday, March 15: CBS
• Sunday, March 16: CBS

Earlier Massive Ten match winners

Illinois enters the match because the reigning Massive Ten champions after beating No. 5 Wisconsin 93-87 in final yr’s title contest for its second title in 4 campaigns. The Combating Illini look fairly totally different this yr, having misplaced 4 of final yr’s starters that powered the group to the Elite Eight for the primary time since 2005, however strong wins over rivals Michigan, UCLA and Purdue have confirmed they’re not a bunch to be ignored.

Earlier than that, Purdue (2023) and Iowa (2022) earned the postseason convention prize.

Michigan State has probably the most match championships with six. Ohio State and Illinois are subsequent with 4, and Wisconsin and Iowa have three apiece.