THE BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
MARCH 10-15, 2026 – CHICAGO
COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS ANNOUNCING CREW:
Jason Ross Jr & Evan Turner
Andy Masur & Tre Demps
Gregg Daniels & Robert Horry
Matt “Money” Smith & Mike Wozniak
Tim Cates – Tournament Studio Host
Rob Blum – VP/GM, Sports
Producer/On-Site Senior Engineer: Dave Sniff & Albert Dale
Studio Ops
Executive Producer: Tyler Brewer
Senior Producer: Chris Kleiber
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2026 B1G TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
2026 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Note: All Times Eastern. Times per game are approximate. * Generally, the second game starts +- :20 minutes after the preceding game.
| DATE | MATCH-UP/SEED | CREW | AIRTIME | |
| ROUND ONE | ||||
| Tue Mar 10 | GAME 1 | #16 Oregon 60 vs. #17 Maryland 70 | JASON ROSS JR & EVAN TURNER | 4:45 PM |
| Tue Mar 10 | GAME 2 | #15 Northwestern 76 vs #18 Penn State 66 | JASON ROSS JR & EVAN TURNER | 7:30 PM |
| ROUND TWO | ||||
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 3 | #17 Maryland 64 vs #9 Iowa 75 | ANDY MASUR & TRE DEMPS | 11:45 AM |
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 4 | #12 Washington 83 vs #13 USC 79 | ANDY MASUR & TRE DEMPS | 2:30 PM * |
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 5 | #15 Northwestern 74 vs #10 Indiana 61 | JASON ROSS JR & EVAN TURNER | 6:15 PM |
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 6 | #11 Minnesota 67 vs #14 Rutgers 72 | JASON ROSS JR & EVAN TURNER | 9:00 PM * |
| ROUND THREE | ||||
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 7 | #9 Iowa 69 vs #8 Ohio State 72 | MATT “MONEY” SMITH & MIKE WOZNIAK | 11:45 AM |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 8 | #12 Washington 84 vs #5 Wisconsin 85 | MATT “MONEY” SMITH & MIKE WOZNIAK | 2:30 PM * |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 9 | #15 Northwestern 68 vs #7 Purdue 81 | GREGG DANIELS & ROBERT HORRY | 6:15 PM |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 10 | #14 Rutgers 59 vs #6 UCLA 72 | GREGG DANIELS & ROBERT HORRY | 9:00 PM * |
| QUARTER-FINALS | ||||
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 11 | #8 Ohio State 67 vs #1 Michigan 71 | MATT “MONEY” SMITH & MIKE WOZNIAK | 11:45 AM |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 12 | #5 Wisconsin 91 vs #4 Illinois 88 | MATT “MONEY” SMITH & MIKE WOZNIAK | 2:30 PM * |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 13 | #7 Purdue 74 vs #2 Nebraska 58 | GREGG DANIELS & ROBERT HORRY | 6:15 PM |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 14 | #6 UCLA 88 vs #3 Michigan State 84 | GREGG DANIELS & ROBERT HORRY | 9:00 PM * |
| SEMI-FINALS | ||||
| Sat Mar 14 | GAME 15 | #1 Michigan 68 vs #5 Wisconsin 65 | GREGG DANIELS & ROBERT HORRY | 12:45 PM |
| Sat Mar 14 | GAME 16 | #7 Purdue 73 vs #6 UCLA 66 | GREGG DANIELS & ROBERT HORRY | 3:15 PM |
| FINAL – CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
| Sun Mar 15 | CHAMPIONSHIP | #1 Michigan 72 vs #7 Purdue 80 | GREGG DANIELS & ROBERT HORRY | 3:00 PM |