After Sunday's batches of games, the Big Ten Tournament bracket has been released. This could be one of the deepest, most competitive tournaments ever. The tournament begins this Thursday at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapois, IN. Here's the slate (all times are central):
Thursday
Game One: No. 8 Minnesota (21-9, 9-9) vs. No. 9 Northwestern (17-12, 8-10) -- 11 a.m., BTN
Game Two: No. 7 Michigan (19-12, 9-9) vs. No. 10 Iowa (15-16, 5-13) -- 1:30 p.m., ESPN2
Game Three: No. 6 Penn State (21-10, 10-8) vs. No. 11 Indiana (6-24, 1-17) -- 4 p.m., ESPN 2
Friday
Game Four: No. 1 Michigan State (25-5, 15-3) vs. Minnesota/Northwestern -- 11 a.m., ESPN
Game Five: No. 4 Wisconsin (19-11, 10-8) vs. No. 5 Ohio State (20-9, 10-8) -- 1:30 p.m., ESPN
Game Six: No. 2 Illinois (23-8, 11-7) vs. Michigan/Iowa -- 5:30 p.m., BTN
Game Seven: No. 3 Purdue (22-9, 11-7) vs. Penn State/Indiana -- 8 p.m., BTN
Saturday
Game Eight: Game Four Winner vs. Game Five Winner -- 12:40 p.m., CBS
Game Nine: Game Six Winner vs. Game Seven Winner -- 3:05 p.m., CBS
Sunday
Championship: Game Eight Winner vs. Game Nine Winner -- 2:30 p.m., CBS
I'll give my predictions and thoughts later this week. I will also be in Indianapolis starting Friday morning for all the weekend's games so I'll try to provide some coverage. Reminder tomrorow -- the Big Ten Postseason Awards will be handed out tomorrow as well as the all-Big Ten teams. Check back to see how I did last week with my picks.
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I think Iowa got a bad draw. A match up against either Minnesota or Northwestern would have been much more favorable. I don't like Iowa's chances of knocking off a team with Manny Harris and DeShawn Sims on a neutral floor. Iowa will need exceptional play from players other than just Jake Kelly. I'm talking to you Matt Gatens. And you Devan Bawinkel. And you Jarryd Cole.
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