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Big Ten Tournament Predictions

Big Ten basketball takes to the nation’s capital starting on Wednesday night with the first round of the conference’s tournament slate. Here’s how our staff sees it all shaking out.

Zach Pereles

First round

Penn State over Nebraska

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second round

Michigan over Illinois

Michigan State over Penn State

Indiana over Iowa

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third round

Michigan over Purdue

Minnesota over Michigan State

Wisconsin over Indiana

Maryland over Northwestern

Semifinals

Michigan over Minnesota

Maryland over Wisconsin

Finals

Michigan over Maryland

Martin Oppegaard

First round

Penn State over Nebraska

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second round

Michigan over Illinois

Michigan State over Penn State

Iowa over Indiana

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third round

Purdue over Michigan

Michigan State over Minnesota

Wisconsin over Iowa

Northwestern over Maryland

Semifinals

Michigan State over Purdue

Wisconsin over Northwestern

Finals

Wisconsin over Michigan State

Chris Grismer

First round

Nebraska over Penn State

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second round

Michigan over Illinois

Michigan State over Nebraska

Iowa over Indiana

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third round

Purdue over Michigan

Minnesota over Michigan State

Wisconsin over Iowa

Maryland over Northwestern

Semifinals

Purdue over Minnesota

Wisconsin over Maryland

Finals

Purdue over Wisconsin

First round

Nebraska over Penn State

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second round

Michigan over Illinois

Michigan State over Nebraska

Indiana over Iowa

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third round

Purdue over Michigan

Minnesota over Michigan State

Wisconsin over Indiana

Maryland over Northwestern

Semifinals

Purdue over Minnesota

Maryland over Wisconsin

Finals

Purdue over Maryland

First round

Nebraska over Penn State

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second round

Michigan over Illinois

Michigan State over Penn State

Iowa over Indiana

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third round

Purdue over Michigan

Michigan State over Minnesota

Wisconsin over Iowa

Maryland over Northwestern

Semifinals

Purdue over Michigan State

Wisconsin over Maryland

Finals

Wisconsin over Purdue

Penn State over Nebraska

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second round

Michigan over Illinois

Michigan State over Penn State

Iowa over Indiana

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third round

Purdue over Michigan

Michigan State over Minnesota

Iowa over Wisconsin

Maryland over Northwestern

Semifinals

Purdue over Michigan State

Maryland over Iowa

Finals

Purdue over Maryland

First Round

Nebraska over Penn State

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second Round

Illinois over Michigan

Michigan State over Nebraska

Indiana over Iowa

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third Round

Purdue over Illinois

Minnesota over Michigan State

Wisconsin over Indiana

Maryland over Northwestern

Semifinals

Minnesota over Purdue

Maryland over Wisconsin

Final

Maryland over Minnesota

First Round

Penn State over Nebraska

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second Round

Michigan over Illinois

Michigan State over Penn State

Iowa over Indiana

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third Round

Purdue over Michigan

Michigan State over Minnesota

Iowa over Wisconsin

Maryland over Northwestern

Semifinals

Purdue over Michigan State

Maryland over Iowa

Finals

Purdue over Maryland

Ian McCafferty

First Round

Nebraska over Penn State

Ohio State over Rutgers

Second Round

Michigan over Illinois

Michigan State over Nebraska

Indiana over Iowa

Northwestern over Ohio State

Third Round

Michigan over Purdue

Minnesota over Michigan State

Wisconsin over Indiana

Northwestern over Maryland

Semifinals

Michigan over Minnesota

Wisconsin over Northwestern

Finals

Wisconsin over Michigan

Tristan Jung’s totally serious prediction

First Round

Penn State Island will crush Nebraska

Then, after the island wins one game, the biblical 10 plagues that struck Egypt will begin again in America, because Penn State Island will never, ever have anything good happen to it for very long.