For the first time ever, the Big Ten will have nine teams in the NCAA Tournament.
That’s one more than the Big Ten had in the most recent NCAA Tournament that was played in 2019, when eight of the conference’s 14 teams were included in the 68-team field. It’s just the fifth time a conference has ever had nine teams selected to the NCAA Tournament.
No other conference has more than seven teams in this year’s NCAA Tournament field. The ACC and Big 12 both have seven, while the SEC has six, the Pac-12 has five and the Big East has four.