2024 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Central

Ten Big Ten teams will continue their seasons this week, as the NCAA Tournament and NIT kickoff. The Big Ten will send six teams to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin will all be taking part in this year’s tournament. Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio State will compete in the National Invitational Tournament, the second consecutive season that three conference teams have appeared in the NIT.

All NCAA Tournament games will be televised on CBS Sports, TBS, TNT or truTV and watch on-line at https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/watch and the NCAA March Madness Live app, while all NIT games will be broadcast on the ESPN networks and will be available on the ESPN app and on NCAA.com.

No. 3 seed Illinois raised its fourth Big Ten Tournament championship with a thrilling 93-87 win over No. 5 sed Wisconsin to win the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament and the league’s automatic bid.

Five teams are included in both major polls entering the tournaments. Both the AP and USA Today polls list Purdue at No. 3, while Illinois stands at No. 10. Wisconsin returns to the top 25, sitting at No. 23 in the AP and No. 24 in the coaches poll. Nebraska also received votes in both listings, while the coaches recognized Michigan State.

(NOTES: Regional seeds listed with school names for NCAA Tournament only … all times listed below are Eastern … dates, times and TV coverage subject to change).

2024 Big Ten Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Schedule

Thursday, March 21, 2023 - First Round
South Region - Charlotte, N.C. #8 Michigan State def. #9 Mississippi State, 69-51	12:15 p.m.	CBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
East Region - Omaha, Neb. #3 Illinois def. #14 Morehead State, 85-69	3:10 p.m.	TruTV	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Friday, March 22, 2023 - First Round
East Region - Brooklyn N.Y. #9 Northwestern def. #8 Florida Atlantic, 78-65 OT	12:15 p.m.	CBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
South Region - Memphis, Tenn. #9 Texas A&M def. #8 Nebraska, 98-83	6:50 p.m.	TNT	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Midwest Region - Indianapolis, Ind. #1 Purdue def. #16 Grambling, 78-50	7:25 p.m.	TBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
South Region - Brooklyn, N.Y. #12 James Madison def. #5 Wisconsin, 72-61	9:40 p.m.	CBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Saturday, March 23, 2023 - Second Round
West Region - Charlotte, N.C. #1 North Carolina def. #9 Michigan State, 85-69	5:30 p.m.	CBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
East Region - Omaha, Neb. #3 Illinois def. #11 Duquesne, 89-63	8:40 p.m.	TNT	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Sunday, March 24, 2023 - Second Round
Midwest Region - Indianapolis, Ind. #1 Purdue def. #8 Utah State, 106-67	2:40 p.m.	CBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
East Region - Brooklyn, N.Y. #1 Connecticut def. #9 Northwestern, 75-58	7:45 p.m.	TruTV	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Thursday, March 28, 2023 - Sweet 16
East Region - Boston, Mass. #3 Illinois def. #2 Iowa State,72-69	10:39 p.m.	TBS/TruTV	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Friday, March 29, 2023 - Sweet 16
Midwest Region - Detroit, Mich. #1 Purdue def. #5 Gonzaga, 80-68	7:39 p.m.	TBS/TruTV	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Saturday, March 30, 2023 - Elite Eight
East Region - Boston, Mass. #1 Connecticut def. #3 Illinois. 77-52	6:09 p.m.	TBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Sunday, March 31, 2023 - Elite Eight
Midwest Region - Detroit, Mich. #1 Purdue def. #2 Tennessee, 72-66	2:20 p.m.	CBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Saturday, April 6, 2023 - Final Four - Glendale, Ariz.
#1 Purdue def. #11 North Carolina State, 63-50	6:09 p.m.	TBS	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Monday, April 8, 2023 - National Championship - Glendale, Ariz.
#1 Connecticut def. #1 Purdue, 75-60	9:20 p.m.	TBS/TNT/TruTV	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score

2024 Big Ten Men's Basketball NIT Schedule

Tuesday, March 19, 2023 - First Round
#2 Ohio State def. Cornell, 88-83	7 p.m.	ESPN2	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
#3 Iowa def. Kansas State, 91-82	9 p.m.	ESPN	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Minnesota def. #4 Butler, 73-72 OT	9:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Saturday, March 23, 2023 - Second Round
#2 Ohio State def. #3 Virginia Tech, 81-73	7 p.m.	ESPN+	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Sunday, March 24, 2023 - Second Round
#1 Indiana State def. Minnesota, 76-64	2 p.m.	ESPN2	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
#2 Utah def. #3 Iowa, 91-82	9 p.m.	ESPN2	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score
Tuesday, March 26 - Quarterfinals
#4 Georgia def. #2 Ohio State, 79-77	7 p.m.	ESPN	Watch \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score