Big Ten expands conference basketball tournament for 2026

Big Ten expands conference basketball tournament for 2026

This time, every Big Ten men’s basketball team will have a shot at the conference tournament title.

Big Ten expands men's basketball tournament to all 18 schools

Unlike last season, Nebraska men's basketball won't be kept out of next year's Big Ten tournament — and neither will any other team in the league.

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament going to 18 teams

After leaving three teams out of the field in March, the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament is expanding to 18 teams, the league announced Thursday afternoon on the Big Ten Network. The 2025 conference tournament was the first time teams were left out of the event. The women’s tournament will remain at 15 teams. The 29th Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played March 10-15, 2026, at the United Center in Chicago, markin…

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Expanding to Include All 18 Teams

After a single season playing with a reduced field following conference expansion, the Big Ten Basketball Tournament is back to including all of the conference's teams. The Big Ten announced on Thursday, with the release of its teams' schedules, that the men's Big Ten Tournaments will expand to include all 18 schools in their brackets. After Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington joined the conference ahead of the 2024-25 season, the Big Ten kept i…