Indiana enters the Big Ten tournament as the No. 1 seed. (Getty)
With six teams in Ken Pomeroy’s Top 30 efficiency rankings and seven projected NCAA tournament squads, the Big Ten is as deep and as talented as ever.
Indiana is the conference champion, Maryland has the most NBA talent and Michigan State has arguably the best player in the country in Denzel Valentine. Throw in two more Top-25 teams and a Wisconsin squad that has won 10 of its last 11, and you have the makings for a wild Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.
Here’s a look at everything you need to know:
2016 Bracket & Seeds
(BigTen.org)
Seeds will not be official until the conclusion of Sunday’s games. We’ll update once that happens, but here’s a look at where each team stands (conference record in parenthesis):
1. Indiana (14-3)
2. Michigan State (13-5)
3. Maryland (12-5)
4. Wisconsin (12-5)
5. Purdue (11-6)
6. Iowa (11-6)
7. Ohio State (11-7)
8. Michigan (10-7)
9. Northwestern (7-10)
10. Penn State (6-11)
11. Nebraska (6-11)
12. Illinois (5-12)
13. Minnesota (2-16)
14. Rutgers (1-17)
2016 Tournament Schedule
Note: All times ET
Wednesday, March 9
Game 1: Minnesota vs. No. 12 seed, 4:30 p.m., ESPN 2
Game 2: Rutgers vs. No. 11 seed, 7 p.m., Big Ten Network
Thursday, March 10
Game 3: No. 9 seed vs. No. 8 seed, Noon, Big Ten Network
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 seed, 2:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Game 5: No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 seed, 6:30 p.m., ESPN 2
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 6 seed, 9 p.m., ESPN 2
Friday, March 11
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Indiana, Noon, ESPN
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 seed, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 seed, 6:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 seed, 9 p.m., Big Ten Network
Saturday, March 12
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m., CBS Sports
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports
Sunday, March 13
Championship: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 3 p.m., CBS Sports
is a sports contributor for Heavy. He has previously worked for Rivals, StatSheet and Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @t_keen March 5, 2016 3:38 pm
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