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2024 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Tracker
Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports

The 2024 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament is nearing. Teams are making their final push for the best possible seed in the event, scheduled to take place in Minneapolis, Minn.

A handful of teams are fighting for a top-four seed, trying to earn that all-important double-bye come tournament time. Others, though, are just trying to fight out of the bottom four spots and avoid beginning play on Wednesday — the opening day of the tournament.

This year's Big Ten Tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 through Sunday, March 10 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Games will air on three networks: Peacock, Big Ten Network and CBS. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Here's a look at how things currently stand in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament (updated Wednesday, Feb. 14):

Seeding (Big Ten record)

  1. Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1)
  2. Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2)
  3. Indiana Hoosiers (11-2)
  4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-5)
  5. Michigan State Spartans (7-6)
  6. Michigan Wolverines (7-6)
  7. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-6)
  8. Maryland Terrapins (6-7)
  9. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-8)
  10. Wisconsin Badgers (4-8)
  11. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-9)
  12. Purdue Boilermakers (3-9)
  13. Northwestern Wildcats (3-9)
  14. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-12)

Day 1 games (Wednesday, March 6)

No. 13 Northwestern  vs. No. 12 Purdue

  • Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: Peacock
  • Game: No. 1

No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Minnesota

  • Time: 25 minutes after Game 1
  • TV: Peacock
  • Game: No. 2

Day 2 games (Thursday, March 7)

No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Maryland

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 3

Game 1 Winner vs. No. 5 Michigan State

  • Time: 25 minutes after Game 3
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 4

No. 10 Wisconsin vs. No. 7 Penn State

  • Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 5

Game 2 Winner vs. No. 6 Michigan

  • Time: 25 minutes after Game 5
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 6

Day 3 Games (Friday, March 8) - quarterfinals

Game 3 winner vs. No. 1 Ohio State

  • Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 7

Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 Nebraska

  • Time: 25 minutes after Game 7
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 8

Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 Iowa

  • Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 9

Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Indiana

  • Time: 25 minutes after Game 9
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 10

Day 4 Games (Saturday, March 9) - semifinals

Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

  • Time: 2 p.m. ET
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 11

Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner

  • Time: 25 minutes after Game 11
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Game: No. 12

Day 5 Game (Sunday, March 10) - championship

Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner

  • Time: 12 p.m. ET
  • TV: CBS
  • Game: No. 13

Related Big Ten stories

  • 2023-24 BIG TEN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE: The Big Ten basketball schedule is out for the 2023-24 season, and every game to be played by the 14 teams this season is now official. Here is the daily schedule for the full season. CLICK HERE
  • MEN'S BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TRACKER: The Big Ten Basketball Tournament is approaching quickly. This year's event is being held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. from March 13-17. We're keeping track of the bracket throughout the final month of the regular season. CLICK HERE

This article first appeared on Indiana Hoosiers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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