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2026 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament Bracket Announced

Michigan State earns the No. 1 seed for Ojai

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament bracket on Sunday. Michigan State earned the tournament’s No. 1 seed via a tiebreaker as the Spartans and Ohio State shared the Big Ten Championship with 12-1 conference dual records. Michigan State clinched its first regular season title since 1967 while Ohio State secured its 20th-straight regular season championship.

The Big Ten Tournament will take place April 22-25 at Libbey Park in Ojai, Calif. Seedings and pairings are as follows:

2026 BIG TEN MEN’S TENNIS TOURNAMENT

FIRST ROUND:
Match 1 – Wednesday, April 22 | 11 a.m. PT
#9 Indiana (10-12) vs. #8 Oregon (14-10)

Match 2 – Wednesday, April 22 | 2 p.m. PT
#10 Nebraska (11-13) vs. #7 Michigan (13-9)

QUARTERFINALS:
Match 3 – Thursday, April 23 | 9 a.m. PT
Match 1 winner vs. #1 Michigan State (15-8)  

Match 4 – Thursday, April 23 | 12 p.m. PT
#5 UCLA (16-6) vs. #4 USC (18-6)

Match 5 – Thursday, April 23 | 3 p.m. PT
Match 2 winner vs. #2 Ohio State (27-3)

Match 6 – Thursday, April 23 | 6 p.m. PT
#6 Wisconsin (17-6) vs. #3 Illinois (21-6)

The Big Ten Tournament semifinals will be played on Friday, April 24, at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. (PT), while the championship match is set for Saturday, April 25, at 5 p.m. (PT). All matches will be streamed on B1G+.