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The Michigan State Spartans clinched the outright Big Ten title with their road win over Iowa on Thursday night.
That result eliminates much of the drama from the regular season’s final weekend. Now, the scheduled games will be played with Big Ten Tournament seeding at stake, and some teams need a few more wins to make the NCAA Tournament field.
The stakes of Wisconsin’s final weekend are clear. A win over Penn State and the team clinches a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament. It is tied for third place in the conference standings with the Purdue and Maryland. Current tiebreakers award Maryland the No. 3 position and Wisconsin No. 4, thanks to the Badgers’ February win over the Boilermakers. Those standings are all pending the results of this weekend’s games: Wisconsin-Penn State, Maryland-Northwestern and Purdue-Illinois.
Penn State and Washington are already eliminated from Big Ten Tournament contention: The field includes only 15 of the conference’s 18 teams. Iowa will get a final chance at claiming a spot when it closes its season against Nebraska. There is a five-way tie for 11th in the standings. That pack increasing to six teams would create tiebreaker chaos.
Before the games are played and tiebreakers are analyzed, here is an updated snapshot of the Big Ten Tournament bracket entering the season’s final weekend:
Note: Michigan State (16-3 Big Ten), Michigan (14-5), Maryland (13-6) and Wisconsin (13-6) are projected to receive double-byes, seeded No. 1 to No. 4 in order. Iowa (6-13), Penn State (5-14) and Washington (4-15) are in line to miss the field entirely.
Projected Big Ten Tournament bracket as of March 7
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Author : Badgers Wire
Publish date : 2025-03-07 15:26:00
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