In under a week, the 2026 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Conference Tournament will be in full swing with the first games of the tournament rolling. But before the Big Ten title can be secured by the winning team, there are a handful of remaining conference and regular season games to be played through this coming weekend.
However, the standings and Big Ten rankings as of March 4, 2026 are beginning to look a lot more like the actual standings will once the regular season concludes and the conference tournament gets underway. Here are the latest Big Ten conference standings and bracket predictions ahead of the 2026 TIAA Big Ten tournament.
Current Big Ten Conference Tournament Seedings as of March 4, 2026
GettyL.J. Cason #2 of the Michigan Wolverines brings the ball up court during the first half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Crisler Arena on February 24, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
As of March 4, 2026, the current seedings, per On3, of Big Ten teams give a solid look at the whereabouts of each team’s landing spot on the conference bracket going into next week’s tournament. he most up-to-date Big Ten conference rankings and seeds for the upcoming 2026 TIAA Big Ten Championship are as follows:
Seed No. 1 – Michigan (17-1)
Seed No. 2 – Michigan State (14-4)
Seed No. 3 – Nebraska (14-5)
Seed No. 4 – Illinois (14-5)
Seed No. 5 – Purdue (12-6)
Seed No. 6 – Wisconsin (12-6)
Seed No. 7 – UCLA (12-7)
Seed No. 8 – Iowa (10-8)
Seed No. 9 – Ohio State (10-8)
Seed No. 10 – Indiana (8-10)
Seed No. 11 – USC (7-11)
Seed No. 12 – Minnesota (7-11)
Seed No. 13 – Washington (6-12)
Seed No. 14 – Rutgers (5-13)
Seed No. 15 – Northwestern (5-13)
Seed No. 16 – Maryland (4-14)
Seed No. 17 – Oregon (4-15)
Seed No. 18 – Penn State (3-15)
Updated TIAA Big Ten Conference Tournament Bracket as of March 4, 2026
GettyUCLA Bruins guard Donovan Dent (2) drives to the basket against USC Trojans forward Chad Baker-Mazara (4) during the first half of an NCAA mens basketball game at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.
First Round – Tuesday March 10, 2026
- Game 1 – No. 17 Oregon vs No. 16 Maryland, 5:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM CT
- Game 2 – No. 18 Penn State vs No. 15 Northwestern, 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT
Second Round – Wednesday March 11, 2026
- Game 3 – No. 9 Ohio State vs Winner of Game 1, 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT
- Game 4 – No. 13 Washington vs No. 12 Minnesota, 2:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM CT
- Game 5 – No. 10 Indiana vs Winner of Game 2, 6:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM CT
- Game 6 – No. 14 Rutgers vs No. 11 USC, 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT
Third Round – Thursday March 12, 2026
- Game 7 – No. 8 Iowa vs Winner of Game 3, 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT
- Game 8 – No. 5 Purdue vs Winner of Game 4, 2:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM CT
- Game 9 – No. 7 UCLA vs Winner of Game 5, 6:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM CT
- Game 10 – No. 6 Wisconsin vs Winner of Game 6, 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT
Quarterfinals – Friday March 13, 2026
- Game 11 – No. 1 Michigan vs Winner of Game 7, 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT
- Game 12 – No. 4 Illinois vs Winner of Game 8, 2:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM CT
- Game 13 – No. 2 Michigan State vs Winner of Game 9, 6:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM CT
- Game 14 – No. 3 Nebraska vs Winner of Game 10, 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT
Semifinals – Saturday March 14, 2026
- Game 15 – Winner of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 12, 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT
- Game 16 – Winner of Game 13 vs Winner of Game 14, 3:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM CT
Big Ten Championship/Final Game – Sunday March 15, 2026
- Game 17 – Winner of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 16, 3:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM CT
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