Big Ten Network Presents Coverage of 2026 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament
Tournament features seven teams ranked in the AP Top 25
The Big Ten Network’s coverage of the 2026 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament begins Thursday, featuring 10 games, on-site studio programming and a collection of experienced broadcasters in Indianapolis.
The 2026 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament features seven teams ranked in the top 25, including No. 2 UCLA, No. 8 Michigan, No. 9 Iowa, No. 11 Ohio State, No. 14 Maryland, No. 18 Michigan State and No. 19 Minnesota.
BTN will broadcast 10 games across the second round, quarterfinals and semifinals of the tournament, March 5-7. During the tournament, Sloane Martin and Krista Blunk will call the action alongside analysts Christy Winters Scott and Elise Woodward. Autumn Johnson and Woodward will report from the sidelines throughout the 10 games.
Mike Hall, Lisa Bluder, Shimmy Miller, Sydney Parrish, Deja Kelly, Johnson, Winters Scott and Woodward will provide studio coverage on-site from Gainbridge Fieldhouse throughout the full tournament, March 4-8. The group will deliver analysis across several shows, including B1G Live: Women’s Basketball Pregame, B1G Live: Game Break, B1G Live: Postgame and The B1G Show. A full schedule of BTN’s tournament programming can be found at bigten.org/btn/btn-tv-schedule .
BTN’s game coverage begins with the second round on Thursday at noon ET when Washington takes on USC, followed by game five tipping off at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET. Thursday's night session begins at 6:30 p.m. ET as Michigan State takes on the winner of Wednesday’s game between Wisconsin and Illinois, with the final game of the day tipping off at approximately 9 p.m. ET.
Friday's quarterfinals follow the same schedule as Thursday, with games at noon ET, 2:30 p.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET, while Saturday's semifinal games tip-off at 2 p.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. ET.
All games and studio programming on the Big Ten Network can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the FOX Sports App. Throughout the tournament, additional coverage can be found via the Big Ten Women’s Basketball accounts on X , Instagram and YouTube .