Purdue will look to complete the Big Ten regular season-conference tournament sweep this week. (Getty)
Parity figures to be a central theme of the 2017 Big Ten Tournament.
According to BracketMatrix.com, which compiles NCAA tournament bracket predictions from over 100 sources, the Big Ten currently has seven teams in the projected Field of 68. And of those seven teams, every single one is expected to receive a seed somewhere between 4 and 10.
While Purdue has established itself as the team to beat behind double-double machine and unanimous conference Player of the Year selection Caleb Swanigan, any one of Wisconsin, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan State, Northwestern and Michigan could make a deep run in Washington D.C. this week without it coming as a surprise. Throw in two bubble teams–Illinois and Iowa–fighting for their Big Dance lives, and you have the makings for a wide-open conference tournament.
It’s going to be an entertaining five days, and can follow along here for scores and an updated slate of games:
2017 Big Ten Tournament Bracket
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2017 Big Ten Tournament Schedule & Scores
Note: All times ET
Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: Penn State 76, Nebraska 67
Game 2: Rutgers 66, Ohio State 57
Thursday, March 9
Game 3: Illinois vs. Michigan, Noon, BTN
Game 4: Penn State vs. Michigan State, 2:30 p.m., BTN
Game 5: Indiana vs. Iowa, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Game 6: Rutgers vs. Northwestern, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Friday, March 10
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Purdue, Noon, ESPN
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Minnesota, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Wisconsin, 6:30 p.m., BTN
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Maryland, 9 p.m., BTN
Saturday, March 11
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m., CBS Sports
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports
Sunday, March 12
Championship: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 3 p.m., CBS Sports
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Big Ten Tournament Scores 2017: Results, Updated Schedule & Bracket