The 2026 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament bracket was announced Sunday evening and IU will play the winner of Northwestern vs. Penn State.
The Hoosiers are the No. 10 seed and will face either the No. 15-seeded Wildcats or the No. 18-seeded Nittany Lions.
Indiana lost to Northwestern 72-68 on February 24 in Assembly Hall and beat Penn State 113-72 on December 9 in Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers will play on Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN.
The winner of Indiana vs. Northwestern/Penn State will play No. 7 seed Purdue on Thursday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN.
Here’s the full tournament schedule and bracket:
Tuesday, March 10
Game 1 (#16 Oregon vs. #17 Maryland) – 5 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Game 2 (#15 Northwestern vs. #18 Penn State) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (Peacock)
Wednesday, March 11
Game 3 (#9 Iowa vs. Game 1 winner) – 12 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Game 4 (#12 Washington vs. #13 USC) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (Peacock)
Game 5 (#10 Indiana vs. Game 2 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 6 (#11 Minnesota vs. #14 Rutgers) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Thursday, March 12
Game 7 (#8 Ohio State vs. Game 3 winner) – 12 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 8 (#5 Wisconsin vs. Game 4) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 9 (#7 Purdue vs. Game 5 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 10 (#6 UCLA vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 13 (Quarterfinals)
Game 11 (#1 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner) – 12 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 12 (#4 Illinois vs. Game 8 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 13 (#2 Nebraska vs. Game 9 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 14 (#3 Michigan State vs. Game 10 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 14 (Semifinals)
Game 15 (Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner) – 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
Game 16 (Game 13 vs. Game 14 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (CBS)
Sunday, March 15 (Championship)
Game 17 (Game 15 vs. Game 16 winner) – 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
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