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.