2021 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2021 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is an upcoming postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season scheduled for March 10–14, 2021. The tournament remained in its more traditional Midwest roots as it was held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The winner of this tournament earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2021 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams14
SiteLucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
TelevisionBTN, CBS
2020–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Michigan8–1 .889  13–1  .929
No. 12 Illinois9–3 .750  13–5  .722
No. 7 Ohio State9–4 .692  15–4  .789
No. 24 Purdue8–5 .615  13–7  .650
No. 19 Wisconsin8–5 .615  14–6  .700
No. 8 Iowa7–5 .583  13–6  .684
Rutgers7–6 .538  11–6  .647
Indiana5–6 .455  10–8  .556
Minnesota4–7 .364  11–7  .611
Penn State4–7 .364  7–8  .467
Maryland4–8 .333  10–9  .526
Michigan State3–7 .300  9–7  .563
Northwestern3–9 .250  6–10  .375
Nebraska0–6 .000  4–9  .308
† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams receive a first round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remain unchanged from the 2020 tournament.[1]

Seed School Conf. Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance Score
First round – Wednesday, March 10
1 1 No. 12 vs. No. 13 BTN
2 No. 11 vs. No. 14
Second round – Thursday, March 11
2 3 No. 8 vs. No. 9 BTN
4 No. 5 vs. No. 12/13
3 5 No. 7 vs. No. 10
6 No. 6 vs. No. 11/14
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
4 7 No. 1 vs. TBD BTN
8 No. 4 vs. TBD
5 9 No. 2 vs. TBD
10 No. 3 vs. TBD
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
6 11 TBD vs. TBD CBS
12 TBD vs. TBD
Championship – Sunday, March 14
7 13 TBD vs. TBD CBS

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First round
Wednesday, March 10
BTN[2]
Second round
Thursday, March 11
BTN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12
BTN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
CBS
Championship
Sunday, March 14
CBS
                                               
1  
     
8
9  
   
   
4
     
5
     
12
13  
2  
     
7
10  
 
   
3
     
6
     
11
14  

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. "Big Ten Basketball Tournament Tiebreakers". Big Ten Conference. October 26, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. "Big Ten Announces 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Big Ten Conference. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
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