The Maryland Terrapins earned a share of the Big Ten regular-season title for the first time Sunday by finishing their conference schedule 14-6, tying themselves with Wisconsin and Michigan State. But in that three-way tie, Maryland comes up third when seeding the bracket for the Big Ten Tournament.
Wisconsin earned the top seed in the conference tournament set to start this Wednesday in Indianapolis because the Badgers had the best winning percentage in the so-called “mini-group” atop the standings.
Wisconsin went 2-1 against Michigan State and Maryland during the regular season. Michigan State went 2-2 in the group, while the Terrapins only finished 1-2.
But as the No. 3 seed, Maryland still will enjoy a double-bye and begin play on Friday. The Terrapins will draw either No. 6 Penn State, No. 11 Indiana or No. 14 Nebraska, according to the bracket.
All games will be broadcast on Big Ten Network until the semifinals and finals, which CBS will carry. Here is the tournament schedule, followed by the final regular-season standings:
Wednesday, March 11
Game 1: No. 12 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Northwestern, 6 p.m.
Game 2: No. 11 Indiana vs. No. 14 Nebraska, 25 minutes after Game 1
Thursday, March 12
Game 3: No. 8 Rutgers vs. No. 9 Michigan, 12 p.m.
Game 4: No. 5 Iowa vs. Game 1 winner, 25 minutes after Game 3
Game 5: No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Purdue, 6:30 p.m.
Game 6: No. 6 Penn State vs. Game 2 winner, 25 minutes after Game 5
Friday, March 13
Game 7: No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Game 3 winner, 12 p.m.
Game 8 : No. 4 Illinois vs. Game 4 winner, 25 minutes after Game 7
Game 9: No. 2 Michigan State vs. Game 5 winner, 6:30 p.m.
Game 10: No. 3 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner, 25 minutes after Game 9
Saturday, March 14
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 25 minutes after Game 11
Sunday, March 15
Game 13: Championship game, 3:30 p.m.
Here’s a closer look at the Big Ten Tournament bracket: pic.twitter.com/QDMU2OAv3x
— Dakota Simon (@DakotaSimonTV) March 9, 2020
Final standings:
1. Wisconsin 14-6 (wins three-way tiebreaker)
2. Michigan State 14-6
3. Maryland 14-6
4. Illinois 13-7
5. Iowa 11-9 (wins four-way tiebreaker)
6. Penn State 11-9
7. Ohio State 11-9
8. Rutgers 11-9
9. Michigan 10-10
10. Purdue 9-11 (wins head-to-head tiebreaker)
11. Indiana 9-11
12. Minnesota 8-12
13. Northwesterrn 3-17
14. Nebraska 2-18
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