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After a wild finish in Iowa City, expect the Badgers to play their heart out in this quarterfinal. If there is any game Wisconsin can get over the hump against a top Big Ten team, it is this one. (Disclaimer: if Bo Boroski refs this game, the Badgers don’t stand a chance) Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY SportsĪ possible Joe Weiskamp-less Iowa Hawkeyes running into a team that got a game stolen from them? Something about this Badger team tells me the switch has been flipped. This will not be one of them.īeware of the mask. The interior matchups will be fun to watch, but ultimately Ohio State takes it. The Buckeyes are a better offensive team than Purdue and have way more individual talent on that end.

(And if the Badgers make a run, Zach Edey is the last player I want to see them have to face) The Wolverines take care of business.Īdam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch-Imagn Content Services, LLC Maryland just doesn’t have the offense to compete with the Wolverines, and there is no way Michigan loses twice in a row to an inferior Michigan State team. I don’t know, there’s something about this Michigan State team that screams one upset, then out. WisconsinĬredit: Nick King/Lansing State Journal-Imagn Content Services, LLC While Trayce Jackson-Davis may be the best player on the floor, there is no comparison in terms of perimeter play with these two conference foes. Rutgers basketball will be dancing and its guard play will get it a win over Indiana. If Greg Schiano makes an appearance, Scarlet Knights by 30. I’m not a fan of the state of New Jersey, but they’re much better at playing basketball than they are at football. Ohio State is the better basketball team no matter who they play in this quarterfinal matchup. The upsets will come, but this will not be the first. Ohio State is really good, the other two are not. Overall, despite Tom Izzo making adjustments, the matchup favors the Terrapin defense. They didn’t allow the Spartans to run and controlled them in the half court. Mark Turgeon and Maryland came in with a phenomenal game plan in a crucial matchup between these two teams just two weeks ago. If the Spartans win, they face Michigan next and we all get yet another day of intra-state arguing all over social media. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska got the best of Penn State on the road in one of their three conference wins, but the Nittany Lions balance wins out in Round 1. I will never pick Nebraska to win anything.

Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Instead, Minnesota has lost seven in a row while Northwestern has won their last three. The Gophers need to make an Indianapolis run to get their season back on track, but they aren’t the team on a three-game winning streak heading in.

In the meantime, mobile users can play USA TODAY Sports’ Couchketball virtual hoops challenge – the interactive basketball game where your skills determine the outcome.Īs much as it hurts to say, Minnesota finds a way to win its first Big Ten game away from home. Get ready for March Madness by registering in advance for USA TODAY Sports’ bracket sweepstakes. Here is how the BadgersWire staff sees the 2020-2021 Big Ten Tournament playing out: Illinois and Michigan come in as the heavyweight favorites, and are likely on a collision course for their second matchup of the year coming in the finals. Wisconsin awaits the winner of Nebraska-Penn State tomorrow night, with a chance to advance and face Iowa on Friday. Indianapolis is the site for some of the top teams in the country clashing, with everything getting underway tonight. May 30, 5 p.m.The best conference in college basketball crowns a tournament champion this week. The 8th and 9th placed teams will play a playin game to determine who will play in the bracket.Ĭonference championship game Big 12 Championship There will be a two-bracket double elimination tournament, leading to a winner-take-all championship game. īeginning with the 2021 tournament, all 9 teams will make the tournament. The winner of the tournament earned the league's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The 2021 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 25 through May 30 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.