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March Madness: Matchups, tip-off times for 2020 B1G Tournament
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The bracket is officially set. We’re ready to get things underway in Indianapolis next week.
The B1G regular season came to a close on Sunday, and three teams claimed a share of the conference title. Wisconsin, Michigan State and Maryland all earned a share of the regular season title, finishing 14-6 on the year. As a result, those three teams clinched a double-bye in the B1G Tournament.
Wisconsin will be the No. 1 seed, with Michigan State at No. 2 and Maryland at No. 3.
Illinois defeated Iowa late Sunday night, solidifying their spot in the No. 4 spot in Indianapolis. The Fighting Illini rounded out the group of teams earning a double-bye.
The B1G Tournament gets underway on Wednesday, March 11, with No. 13 Northwestern playing No. 12 Minnesota at 6 p.m. ET. No. 14 Nebraska will play No. 11 Indiana in the second game of the day, scheduled for approximately 8:30 p.m. ET.
Day 2 begins on Thursday, March 12 with No. 9 Michigan taking on No. 8 Rutgers at 12 p.m. ET. At approximately 2:30 p.m. ET, No. 5 Iowa will play the Minnesota/Northwestern winner. No. 10 Purdue will play No. 7 Ohio State at 6:30 p.m. ET and the day will end with No. 6 Penn State playing the Nebraska/Indiana winner at approximately 9 p.m. ET.
Below is the complete schedule of games, as shared by Big Ten Network:
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB