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Big Ten Basketball Tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, seedings for 2024 championship

John Leuzzi
USA TODAY NETWORK

For the second time in as many seasons, Purdue is the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the 2024 version of which begins Wednesday at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The games lead up to the championship game, which will serve as the leadup to Selection Sunday.

The Boilermakers, anchored by Zach Edey, have guaranteed their berth as a likely top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Likewise, 2-seed Illinois is similarly well situated heading into March Madness. But there's more on the line than just NCAA seeding when the teams take take the court in Minneapolis.

Nebraska and Northwestern also secured trips to the quarterfinals with wins over the weekend.

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With that, here's the full schedule for the Big Ten Tournament, including bracket, schedule, seeding and more:

Big Ten Basketball Tournament bracket 2024

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2024 Big Ten Basketball Tournament schedule

This section will be updated as the Big Ten Tournament bracket is finalized.

All times Eastern

First round: Wednesday, March 13

  • Game 1: 12-seed Maryland vs. 13-seed Rutgers | 6:30 p.m. | Peacock
  • Game 2: 11-seed Penn State vs. 14-seed Michigan | 25 minutes after Game 1 | Peacock

Second round: Thursday, March 14

  • Game 3: 8-seed Michigan State vs. 9-seed Minnesota | Noon | Big Ten Network
  • Game 4: 5-seed Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner | 25 minutes after Game 3 | Big Ten Network
  • Game 5: 7-seed Iowa vs. 10-seed Ohio State | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
  • Game 6: 6-seed Indiana vs. Game 2 winner | 25 minutes after Game 5 | Big Ten Network

Quarterfinals: Friday, March 15

  • Game 7: 1-seed Purdue vs. Game 3 winner | Noon | Big Ten Network
  • Game 8: 4-seed Northwestern vs. Game 4 winner | 25 minutes after Game 7 | Big Ten Network
  • Game 9: 2-seed Illinois vs. Game 5 winner | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
  • Game 10: 3-seed Nebraska vs. Game 6 winner | 25 minutes after Game 9 | Big Ten Network

Semifinals: Saturday, March 16

  • Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 1 p.m. | CBS
  • Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 25 minutes after Game 11 | CBS

Championship: Sunday, March 17

  • Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 3:30 p.m. | CBS