Updated Big Ten Tournament seeding outlook:
- Michigan is the 1 seed
- Illinois is the 2 seed
- Iowa/Purdue are the 3/4 seeds. Iowa is the 3 if they win, Purdue is the 3 if Iowa loses to Wisconsin
- Ohio State is the 5 seed
- Wisconsin is the 6 seed
- Maryland/Rutgers are the 7/8 seeds. Rutgers are the 7 seed unless Maryland wins and Wisconsin loses, then Maryland would be the 7 seed.
- Michigan State is the 9 seed
- Indiana is the 10 seed
- Penn State is the 11 seed
- Minnesota/Northwestern are the 12/13 seeds. Northwestern is 12 with a win, Minnesota is 12 with a Northwestern loss to Nebraska. Regardless, they will play each other Wednesday.
- Nebraska is the 14 seed
That sets up the following matchups:
Wednesday
- 6:30 PM ET: 12/13 Minnesota vs Northwestern
- 25 minutes after first game: 11 Penn State vs 14 Nebraska
Thursday
- 11:30 AM ET: 8 Maryland/Rutgers vs 9 Michigan State
- 25 minutes after first game: 5 Ohio State vs Minnesota/Northwestern winner
- 6:30 PM ET: 7 Rutgers/Maryland vs 10 Indiana
- 25 minutes after previous game: 6 Wisconsin vs PSU/Nebraska winner
Friday:
- 11:30 AM ET: 1. Michigan vs 8/MSU winner
- 25 minutes after first game: 4 Purdue/Iowa vs OSU/MN/NW winner
- 6:30 PM ET: 2 Illinois vs 7/IU winner
- 25 minutes after previous game: 3 Iowa/Purdue vs WI/PSU/NE winner