BTN.com staff, March 12, 2017
Seven Big Ten teams made the NCAA tournament, it was announced Sunday night.
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Big Ten regular-season champ Purdue headlines the conference as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region, while Big Ten tourney champion Michigan is the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region.
The biggest story of them all, though: Northwestern is dancing for the first time, earning the No. 8 seed in the West Region.
See where everyone is headed below.
MARYLAND
? are heading West.
No. 6 @TerrapinHoops vs. No. 11 Xavier #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/kLuj5eQL3v
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MICHIGAN
.@umichbball is ready to dance.
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. Oklahoma State #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/eiLC6vnCsZ
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MICHIGAN STATE
Next stop: Tulsa
No. 8 Miami vs. No. 9 @MSU_Basketball #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/5m0TwO4F73
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MINNESOTA
.@GopherMBB is ready to dance.
No. 5 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Middle Tennessee #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/HvCCHypITy
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NORTHWESTERN
THE. WAIT. IS. OVER.
No. 8 @NUMensBball vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/emXwpWOrNI
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PURDUE
? heading to Milwaukee
No. 4 @BoilerBall vs. No. 13 Vermont #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/MOGvfSGPDg
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WISCONSIN
.@BadgerMBB is headed to Buffalo as the No. 8 seed. #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/BaPKKXFdz5
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