The 2025 Big Ten tournament begins Wednesday, March 12, with 15 teams in the bracket. Games will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Get the bracket, schedule and game time information below. Michigan State is the top seed.
2025 Big Ten tournament bracket
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2025 Big Ten tournament schedule, game times
All times ET
Wednesday, March 12 — First Round
Thursday, March 13 — Second Round
Friday, March 14 — Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 15 — Semifinals
- Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner | 1 p.m. on CBS
- Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner | 25 minutes after Game 12 on CBS
Sunday, March 16 — Championship
- Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner | 3:30 p.m. on CBS
Big Ten tournament championship history
Illinois is the defending champion, as the No. 2 Illini topped No. 5 Wisconsin in the title game last season.
Michigan State has won the most titles, with six. The Spartans last won the Big Ten tournament in 2019.
YEAR WINNER SCORE RUNNER-UP CITY 1998 Michigan (vacated) 76-67 Purdue Chicago 1999 Michigan State 67-50 Illinois Chicago 2000 Michigan State 76-61 Illinois Chicago 2001 Iowa 63-61 Indiana Chicago 2002 Ohio State (vacated) 81-64 Iowa Indianapolis 2003 Illinois 72-59 Ohio State Chicago 2004 Wisconsin 70-53 Illinois Indianapolis 2005 Illinois 54-43 Wisconsin Chicago 2006 Iowa 67-60 Ohio State Indianapolis 2007 Ohio State 66-49 Wisconsin Chicago 2008 Wisconsin 61-48 Illinois Indianapolis 2009 Purdue 65-61 Ohio State Indianapolis 2010 Ohio State 90-61 Minnesota Indianapolis 2011 Ohio State 71-60 Penn State Indianapolis 2012 Michigan State 68-64 Ohio State Indianapolis 2013 Ohio State 50-43 Wisconsin Chicago 2014 Michigan State 69-55 Michigan Indianapolis 2015 Wisconsin 80-69 (OT) Michigan State Chicago 2016 Michigan State 66-62 Purdue Indianapolis 2017 Michigan 71-56 Wisconsin Washington, D.C. 2018 Michigan 75-66 Purdue New York City 2019 Michigan State 65-60 Michigan Chicago 2021 Illinois 91-88 (OT) Ohio State Indianapolis 2022 Iowa 75-66 Purdue Indianapolis 2023 Purdue 67-65 Penn State Minneapolis 2024 Illinois 93-87 Wisconsin Minneapolis
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