The 2016 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 9-13, 2016. The 2016 tourney will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and there will be a total of 14 teams participating in the tournament. All 14 conference teams are eligible for postseason play this year, and with a surprising surge in the second half of the regular season, the Indiana Hoosiers are the overall #1 seed with Michigan State coming in as the #2 seed. So, get your printable 201 Big Ten Basketball Tournament Bracket and follow the action today. The overall conference tournament champion will earn an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Printable Big Ten Basketball Bracket

2016 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Seeds

2016 Big Ten 12 Basketball Tournament Seeds
Seed School Conference Record Tiebreaker
1 Indiana 15–3
2 Michigan State 13–5
3 Maryland 12–6 3–2 vs Purdue Iowa Wisconsin
4 Purdue 12–6 3–3 vs Maryland Iowa Wisconsin 0–1 vs Indiana 1–0 vs Michigan State 1–0 vs Ohio State
5 Iowa 12–6 2–2 vs Maryland Purdue Wisconsin 0–2 vs Indiana 2–0 vs Michigan State 0–1 vs Ohio State
6 Wisconsin 12–6 2–3 vs Maryland Purdue Iowa
7 Ohio State 11–7
8 Michigan 10–8
9 Northwestern 8–10
10 Penn State 7–11
11 Nebraska 6–12
12 Illinois 5–13
13 Minnesota 2–16
14 Rutgers 1–17

2016 Big Ten Basketball Tournament Bracket

2016 BIG Ten Tournament Bracket First Round Schedule
Big Ten Tournament First Round
Wednesday March 9
Game Time Matchup TV
1 4:30 pm #13 Minnesota vs. # 12 Illinois ESPN2
2 7:00 pm #14 Rutgers vs. #11 Nebraska BTN
2016 Big Ten Tournament Bracket Second Round Schedule
Big Ten Tournament Second Round
Thursday March 10
Game Time Matchup TV
3 12:00 pm #8 Michigan vs. #9 Northwestern BTN
4 2:30 pm #5 Iowa vs. #12/#13 (TBD) TBA
5 6:30 pm #7 Ohio State vs. #10 Penn State ESPN2
6 9:00 pm #6 Wisconsin vs. #11/#14 TBA
2016 Big Ten Tournament Bracket Quarterfinals Round Schedule
Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
Friday March 11
Game Time Matchup TV
7 12:00 pm #1 Indiana vs. #8/#9 (TBD) ESPN
8 2:30 pm #4 Purdue vs. #5/#12/#13 TBA
9 6:30 pm #2 Michigan State vs. #7/#10 (TBD) BTN
10 9:00 pm #3 Maryland vs. #6/#11/#14 TBA
2016 Big Ten Tournament Bracket Semifinals Round Schedule
Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
Saturday March 12
Game Time Matchup TV
11 1:00 pm Game 7 Winner vs Game 8 Winner CBS
12 4:00 pm Game 9 Winner vs Game 10 Winner TBA
2016 Big Ten 12 Tournament Bracket Championship Schedule
Big Ten Tournament Championship
Sunday March 13
Game Time Matchup TV
13 4:00 pm Game 11 Winner vs Game 12 Winner CBS
*Note: All times listed are Eastern Time.

Get Your Printable 2016 Big Ten Tournament Bracket

The 2016 Big Ten Conference tournament schedule has been finalized. We have published a free, printable version of the 2016 tournament bracket for you to enjoy. We also have a blank, 2016 NCAA Tournament Bracket for you to print out to follow the game action in March Madness that gets started before you know it! Let the Madness begin.