redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
2025-26 B1G Men's Basketball Tournament
- Status
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
This seems like a no-brainer to me. So glad they got this done.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
We (the collective we, not just you redwing) hashed this out a year ago, I just completely disagree. Makes the tournament way too long and who cares about Wednesday games with the bottom 6 or 8 teams playing each other. Obviously some here and the TV networks disagree.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Because it’s the B1G tournament, so all teams from the B1G should be invited to participate. You might not want to watch the extra games, but I’m sure the fans of those teams would.
I'm not too sure about that.
Yeah, if anything, it might make sense to split it into two weekends if there ends up being 6 rounds (i.e. keep the same format of 4 games per day until semis/finals). If you want to give the top 4 teams a bye to the second weekend, just have them play each other that weekend in preparation.
I disagree. The ACC didn't have their bottom 3 teams in the standings make it last season and I doubt many fans were that upset about not being able to see NC State, Boston College, or Miami in their conference tournament. Many mid and lower major conferences don't let every team in their conference tournaments. If you want your team to not have to worry about that, then be better.
Would be crazy to see a team go 2-18 in conference play and then win 6 in 6 days 
I love this. sometimes a bad team just needs a great and a reset. some of my favorite memories are of the 99 Illinois team going on run in the big ten tourney after having a miserable regular season. it sparked a great run of years for Illinois and gave me and the program hope!
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
But also 100% the reason I love March basketballWould be crazy to see a team go 2-18 in conference play and then win 6 in 6 days
Fixed
Attachments
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Please let me know when the NCAA tournament expands to 300+ teams, thanks.
Tournament berths are earned by performance, not by membership.
Those final regular season weekend games prior to the tournament are usually some of the highest rated. Tournament seeding and regular season championship is often up for grabs. I think I would be hard to swap those games for bottom tier tournament games.
Good deal for northwestern fans
If the NCAA won't push the Tournament back at all, I think the Big Ten should start its season earlier. If a team goes on a miracle run in our tournament, there's just no way they get very far in March Madness, they'd be exhausted.
Actually, the top 8 teams get a double bye. The top 4 teams get a triple bye.
I kind of like that idea that at the start of March every single team in the country should have a chance to make the tournament if they run the table in their conference tourney.
Obviously all the tournaments would have to let everyone in to make that happen.
Then why have 15 teams in Big Tourney? Top four should be enough . You want in, earn it right?
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Yes. Never said four but you won’t find any post by me saying fifteen either. Pretty sure I argued against that a year ago.
In an 18-team league I think twelve is best. Still have the top 2/3s in but if you can’t beat that low bar then you should not get in.
If you want me to pick an extreme, again I’d say four or eight beats fifteen or eighteen. But twelve feels better.
Eighteen teams in a format running from Tuesday to Sunday is way too much for a conference tournament. Just my opinion and I respect those who feel differently.
- Status