Big Ten Tournament Dates, Location, TV & History
Last season, the Penn State Nittany Lions made a run to the final Big Ten tournament to steal a spot in March Madness, but Purdue took the crown. Can the Boilermakers repeat in Minneapolis?
By Josh Yourish
A year ago, the Big Ten tournament was the proving ground for the upstart Penn State Nittany Lions who became the conference’s eighth team to get a bid to the NCAA Tournament. This year, it’ll be a chance for Purdue, the reigning champs, to reestablish their spot as the top team in the league after a March Madness disaster.
Purdue won the tournament last season in Chicago, but this year, the Big Ten will converge upon Minneapolis Minnesota in mid-March to crown the 2024 champion. As the tournament approaches, let’s take a look at the schedule, broadcast information, ticket information, and the history of the conference tourney.
Big Ten Tournament Dates and Broadcast information:
First round: Wednesday, March 13:
- Game 1: No. 12 vs. No. 13, 6:30 p.m. ET, Peacock
- Game 2: No. 11 vs. No. 14 25 minutes after Game 1, Peacock
Second round: Thursday, March 14
- Game 3: No. 8 vs. No. 9, 12 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network
- Game 4: No. 5 vs. Winner Game 1, 25 minutes after Game 3, Big Ten Network
- Game 5: No. 7 vs. No. 10, 25 minutes after Game 4, Big Ten Network
- Game 6: No. 6 vs. Winner Game 2, 25 minutes after Game 5, Big Ten Network
Quarterfinals: Friday, March 15
- Game 7: No. 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 12 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network
- Game 8: No. 4 vs. Winner Game 4, 25 minutes after Game 7, Big Ten Network
- Game 9: No. 2 vs. Winner Game 5, 25 minutes after Game 8, Big Ten Network
- Game 10: No. 3 vs. Winner Game 6, 25 minutes after Game 9, Big Ten Network
Semifinals: Saturday, March 16
- Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS
- Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 25 minutes after Game 11, CBS
Championship: Sunday, March 17
- Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 3:30 PM ET, CBS
Big Ten Tournament Location and Tickets
The 2024 Big Ten tournament will be played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
You can get tickets for the tournament HERE.
Big Ten Tournament History
Champion by year:
- 1998: Michigan
- 1999: Michigan State
- 2000: Michigan State
- 2001: Iowa
- 2002: Ohio State
- 2003: Illinois
- 2004: Wisconsin
- 2005: Illinois
- 2006: Iowa
- 2007: Ohio State
- 2008: Wisconsin
- 2009: Purdue
- 2010: Ohio State
- 2011: Ohio State
- 2012: Michigan State
- 2013: Ohio State
- 2014: Michigan State
- 2015: Wisconsin
- 2016: Michigan State
- 2017: Michigan
- 2018: Michigan
- 2019: Michigan State
- 2020: N/A
- 2021: Illinois
- 2022: Iowa
- 2023: Purdue