Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, February 7, 2016
The 2016 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is set to tip off March 9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
[ MORE: View official tourney bracket | Check out latest B1G standings ]
A month out, we decided it was a good time to start providing a weekly look at what the tournament would look like if the season ended today.
No. 5 Iowa closed the latest week of conference play with a 77-65 win at Illinois on Sunday afternoon; with the win, coupled with Penn State's upset of Indiana on Saturday night, the Hawkeyes (10-1) are in sole possession of first place and would be the No. 1 seed.
Here's the first look:
WEDNESDAY (MARCH 9)
Game 1: No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Illinois
Game 2: No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Penn State
THURSDAY (MARCH 10)
Game 3: No. 9 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 Purdue
Game 5: No. 10 Northwestern vs. No. 7 Wisconsin
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 6 Michigan
FRIDAY (MARCH 11)
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. No. 1 Iowa
Game 8: vs. Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 Michigan State
Game 9: vs. Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 Maryland
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Indiana
SATURDAY (MARCH 12)
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
SUNDAY (MARCH 13)
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
Wondering about the conference's tiebreaker rules? Find those here.
