All 14 Big Ten teams will play in the tournament. This marks the 12th time Indianapolis is holding the event.
2021 Big Ten tournament: Bracket
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2021 Big Ten tournament: Schedule, scores
All times ET.
First round — Wednesday, March 10
Game 1: No. 12 seed vs. No. 13 seed | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 2: No. 11 seed vs. No. 14 seed | 25 minutes after Game 1 | Big Ten Network
Second round — Thursday, March 11
Game 3: No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed | 11:30 a.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 4: No. 5 seed vs. Game 1 winner | 25 minutes after Game 3 | Big Ten Network
Game 5: No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 6: No. 6 seed vs. Game 2 winner | 25 minutes after Game 5 | Big Ten Network
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 12
Game 7: No. 1 seed vs. Game 3 winner | 11:30 a.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 8: No. 4 seed vs. Game 4 winner | 25 minutes after Game 7 | Big Ten Network
Game 9: No. 2 seed vs. Game 5 winner | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 10: No. 3 seed vs. Game 6 winner | 25 minutes after Game 9 | Big Ten Network
Semifinals — Saturday, March 13
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 1 p.m. | CBS
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 | CBS
Championship — Sunday, March 14
Game 13: Semifinal winners | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
2021 Big Ten tournament: Seeds
This will be updated after all seeds are set.
Seeds 11 through 14 open play on Wednesday, March 10. Seeds 5 through 10 then join starting in the second round. The top-4 seeds have double-byes into the quarterfinals.
Big Ten Tournament: Champions, history
Michigan State is the defending champion (2019 title) and has won the most championships overall with six.
| YEAR | WINNER | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Michigan (vacated) | 76-67 | Purdue | Chicago |
| 1999 | Michigan State | 67-50 | Illinois | Chicago |
| 2000 | Michigan State | 76-61 | Illinois | Chicago |
| 2001 | Iowa | 63-61 | Indiana | Chicago |
| 2002 | Ohio State (vacated) | 81-64 | Iowa | Indianapolis |
| 2003 | Illinois | 72-59 | Ohio State | Chicago |
| 2004 | Wisconsin | 70-53 | Illinois | Indianapolis |
| 2005 | Illinois | 54-43 | Wisconsin | Chicago |
| 2006 | Iowa | 67-60 | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 2007 | Ohio State | 66-49 | Wisconsin | Chicago |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | 61-48 | Illinois | Indianapolis |
| 2009 | Purdue | 65-61 | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 2010 | Ohio State | 90-61 | Minnesota | Indianapolis |
| 2011 | Ohio State | 71-60 | Penn State | Indianapolis |
| 2012 | Michigan State | 68-64 | Ohio State | Indianapolis |
| 2013 | Ohio State | 50-43 | Wisconsin | Chicago |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 69-55 | Michigan | Indianapolis |
| 2015 | Wisconsin | 80-69 (OT) | Michigan State | Chicago |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 66-62 | Purdue | Indianapolis |
| 2017 | Michigan | 71-56 | Wisconsin | Washington, D.C. |
| 2018 | Michigan | 75-66 | Purdue | New York City |
| 2019 | Michigan State | 65-60 | Michigan | Chicago |
