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)
- Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1)
- Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2)
- Indiana Hoosiers (11-2)
- Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-5)
- Michigan State Spartans (7-6)
- Michigan Wolverines (7-6)
- Penn State Nittany Lions (7-6)
- Maryland Terrapins (6-7)
- Illinois Fighting Illini (5-8)
- Wisconsin Badgers (4-8)
- Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-9)
- Purdue Boilermakers (3-9)
- Northwestern Wildcats (3-9)
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-12)
Day 1 games (Wednesday, March 6)
No. 13 Northwestern vs. No. 12 Purdue
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Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
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TV: Peacock
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Game: No. 1
No. 14 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Minnesota
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Time: 25 minutes after Game 1
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TV: Peacock
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Game: No. 2
Day 2 games (Thursday, March 7)
No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Maryland
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Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 3
Game 1 Winner vs. No. 5 Michigan State
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Time: 25 minutes after Game 3
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 4
No. 10 Wisconsin vs. No. 7 Penn State
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Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 5
Game 2 Winner vs. No. 6 Michigan
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Time: 25 minutes after Game 5
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 6
Day 3 Games (Friday, March 8) - quarterfinals
Game 3 winner vs. No. 1 Ohio State
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Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 7
Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 Nebraska
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Time: 25 minutes after Game 7
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 8
Game 5 winner vs. No. 2 Iowa
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Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 9
Game 6 winner vs. No. 3 Indiana
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Time: 25 minutes after Game 9
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 10
Day 4 Games (Saturday, March 9) - semifinals
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
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Time: 2 p.m. ET
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 11
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
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Time: 25 minutes after Game 11
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TV: Big Ten Network
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Game: No. 12
Day 5 Game (Sunday, March 10) - championship
Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
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Time: 12 p.m. ET
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TV: CBS
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Game: No. 13
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