The Iowa Hawkeyes are in the middle of the pack when it comes to the Big 10 basketball standings. With how competitive the conference is, they have a chance to make it into the NCAA Tournament is they can win two or more games.
The Hawkeyes will be a middle seed heading into the Big 10 Tournament if they play consistently. We all know anything can happen in a conference tournament, so Iowa is definitely not out of anything. Right now bracketology does not have the Hawkeyes in the tournament, but if they can make a run in the conference tournament, maybe not win it, but be competitive, they have a chance to sneak in.
The Big 10 Tournament will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota at Target Center from March 13 to March 17. The winner of this tournament will get the automatic bid for the Big 10 Conference to March Madness.
Here is the schedule of the tournament with dates and times of games.
First Round: Wednesday, March 13
Game 1: No. 12 Seed vs. No. 13 Seed, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 2: No. 11 Seed vs. No. 14 Seed, approximately 25 minutes after Game 1 ends
Second Round: Thursday, March 14
Game 3: No. 8 Seed Vs. No. 9 Seed, 11:00 a.m. CT
Game 4: No. 5 Seed vs. Game 1 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 3 ends
Game 5: No. 7 Seed vs. No. 10 Seed, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 6: No. 6 Seed vs. Game 2 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 5 ends
Quarterfinals: Friday, March 15
Game 7: No. 1 Seed vs. Game 3 Winner, 11:00 a.m. CT
Game 8: No. 4 Seed vs. Game 4 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 7 ends
Game 9: No. 2 Seed vs. Game 5 Winner, 5:30 p.m. CT
Game 10: No. 3 Seed vs. Game 6 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 9 ends
Semifinals: Saturday, March 16
Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, Noon CT
Game 12: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, approximately 25 minutes after Game 11 ends
Championship: Sunday, March 17
Game 13: Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 2:30 p.m. CT
Here are the last 10 Big 10 Conference regular season and tournament champions.
Year | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
2023 | Purdue | Purdue |
2022 | Illinois/Wisconsin | Iowa |
2021 | Michigan | Illinois |
2020 | Maryland/Michigan State/Wisconsin | No Champion* |
2019 | Michigan State/Purdue | Michigan State |
2018 | Michigan State | Michigan |
2017 | Purdue | Michigan |
2016 | Indiana | Michigan State |
2015 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
2014 | Michigan | Michigan State |
*: There was no tournament champion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic