THE BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
MARCH 10-15, 2026 – CHICAGO
COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS ANNOUNCING CREW:
Gregg Daniels
Matt “Money” Smith
Mike Wozniak
Robert Horry
Tim Cates – Tournament Studio Host
Rob Blum – VP/GM, Sports
Producer/On-Site Senior Engineer: Dave Sniff
Studio Ops:
Executive Producer: Tyler Brewer
Senior Producer: Chris Kleiber
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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 SEED VS. #17 SEED | TBA | 4:45 PM |
| Tue Mar 10 | GAME 2 | #15 SEED VS. #18 SEED | TBA | 7:30 PM |
| ROUND TWO | ||||
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 3 | GAME 1 WINNER VS. #9 SEED | TBA | 11:45 PM |
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 4 | #12 SEED VS. #13 SEED | TBA | 2:30 PM * |
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 5 | #11 SEED VS. #14 SEED | TBA | 6:15 PM |
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 6 | #11 SEED VS. #14 SEED | TBA | 9:00 PM * |
| ROUND THREE | ||||
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 4 | GAME 3 WINNER VS. #8 SEED | TBA | 11:45 AM |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 5 | GAME 4 WINNER VS. #5 SEED | TBA | 2:30 PM * |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 6 | GAME 5 WINNER VS. #7 SEED | TBA | 6:15 PM |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 7 | GAME 6 WINNER VS. #6 SEED | TBA | 9:00 PM * |
| QUARTER-FINALS | ||||
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 8 | GAME 7 WINNER VS. #1 SEED | TBA | 11:45 AM |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 9 | GAME 8 WINNER VS. #4 SEED | TBA | 2:30 PM * |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 10 | GAME 9 WINNER VS. #2 SEED | TBA | 6:15 PM |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 11 | GAME 10 WINNER VS. #3 SEED | TBA | 9:00 PM * |
| SEMI-FINALS | ||||
| Sat Mar 14 | GAME 12 | GAME 11 WINNER VS. GAME 12 WINNER | TBA | 12:45 PM |
| Sat Mar 14 | GAME 13 | GAME 13 WINNER VS. GAME 14 WINNER | TBA | 3:15 PM |
| FINAL – CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
| Sun Mar 15 | FINAL | CHAMPIONSHIP GAME | TBA | 3:00 PM |
