THE BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
MARCH 11-15, 2026 – CHICAGO
COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS ANNOUNCING CREW:
Gregg Daniels
Matt “Money” Smith
Mike Wozniak
Robert Horry
Tim Cates – Tournament Studio Host
Rob Blum – VP/GM, Sports
Producer/On-Site Senior Engineer: Dave Sniff
Studio Ops:
Executive Producer: Tyler Brewer
Senior Producer: Chris Kleiber
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2026 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Note: All Times Eastern. Times per game are approximate. Generally, the second game starts +- :20 minutes after the preceding game.
| DATE | MATCH-UP/SEED | CREW | AIRTIME | |
| ROUND ONE | ||||
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 1 | #12 SEED VS. #13 SEED | TBA | 3:15 PM |
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 2 | #10 SEED VS. #15 SEED | TBA | 6:15 PM |
| Wed Mar 11 | GAME 3 | #11 SEED VS. #14 SEED | TBA | 9:15 PM |
| ROUND TWO | ||||
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 4 | #8 SEED VS. #9 SEED | TBA | 11:45 AM |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 5 | #5 SEED VS. WINNER #12 SEED VS. #13 SEED | TBA | 2:30 PM |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 6 | #7 SEED VS. WINNER #10 SEED VS. #15 SEED | TBA | 6:15 PM |
| Thurs Mar 12 | GAME 7 | #6 SEED VS. WINNER #11 SEED VS. #14 SEED | TBA | 9:15 PM |
| ROUND THREE | ||||
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 8 | #1 SEED VS. WINNER #8 SEED VS. #9 SEED | TBA | 11:45 AM |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 9 | #4 SEED VS. #5/#12/#13 SEED | TBA | 2:30 PM |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 10 | #2 SEED VS. #7/#10/#15 SEED | TBA | 6:15 PM |
| Fri Mar 13 | GAME 11 | #3 SEED VS. #6/#11/#14 SEED | TBA | 9:15 PM |
| SEMI-FINALS | ||||
| Sat Mar 14 | GAME 12 | SEMI-FINALS – GAME 8 WINNER VS. GAME 9 WINNER | TBA | 12:45 PM |
| Sat Mar 14 | GAME 13 | SEMI-FINALS – GAME 10 WINNER VS. GAME 11 WINNER | TBA | 3:15 PM |
| FINAL – CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
| Sun Mar 15 | FINAL | CHAMPIONSHIP GAME | TBA | 3:00 PM |
