B1G Tournament: Seedings, first-round matchups finalized

The Big Ten Tournament will be an exciting one when it tips off in Chicago next week, and the champion will have a chance to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament (with some help from other conferences).

Heading into the tourney, the No. 1 seed is Michigan State, followed by fellow regular-season co-champion Purdue at the No. 2 spot.

As you can see below, the seeds 1-14 have been set after Sunday’s game between Wisconsin and Ohio State ended with a Badger victory in overtime. Here’s how things will shape up next week:

Seedings

1. Michigan State
2. Purdue
3. Michigan
4. Wisconsin
5. Maryland
6. Iowa
7. Minnesota
8. Ohio State
9. Indiana
10. Penn State
11. Illinois
12. Rutgers
13. Nebraska
14. Northwestern

Matchups

Wednesday, March 13

• No. 12 Rutgers vs. No. 13 Nebraska, 5:30 p.m. CT (Big Ten Network)
• No. 11 Illinois vs. No. 14 Northwestern, 8 p.m. CT (Big Ten Network)

Thursday, March 14

• No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Indiana, 11:30 a.m. CT (Big Ten Network)
• No. 5 Maryland vs. Rutgers/Nebraska, 25 minutes after above game (Big Ten Network)
• No. 7 Minnesota vs. No. 10 Penn State, 6 p.m. CT (Big Ten Network)
• No. 6 Iowa vs. Illinois/Northwestern, 25 minutes after above game (Big Ten Network)

We’ll update the bracket as teams advance.

Adam Spencer

A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam is the news editor across all Saturday Football brands.