Kristian Ferrell
The Big Ten Conference features 18 member institutions and is one of the most prestigious conferences in NCAA men's basketball. The 2024-25 season will be the seventh consecutive year that each member institution plays a 20-game conference schedule. The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament has been won by the Spartans and the Wolverines in recent years, with the latter claiming their third title in 2025. The Big Ten Network will televise many of the games, with CBS Sports and Paramount+ also broadcasting select matchups.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Number of games each member institution will play | 20 |
| Number of schools each institution will face both home and away | 3 |
| Number of teams each institution will meet | 14 |
| Number of single-play opponents to be played at home | 7 |
| Number of single-play opponents to be played on the road | 7 |
| Date of the 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament | March 12-16 |
| Location of the 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament | Gainbridge Field House, Indianapolis |
| Number of times Indianapolis has hosted the event | 13 |
| First conference match-up of the 2024-25 season | Illinois visiting Michigan State on January 19, 2025 |
| Broadcasters of the 2024-25 season | CBS, Paramount+, Peacock, Big Ten Network |
| Number of games to be broadcast by CBS Sports and Paramount+ | 13 |
| Coach of the 2025 winning team | Dusty May |
| Team that won the 2025 tournament | Michigan Wolverines |
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What You'll Learn
2024-25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball schedule
The 2024-25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball schedule marks the conference's first season with 18 teams, as four schools—Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington—joined the conference in 2024. The season will feature 20 regular-season conference games, with each school playing seven opponents only at home and seven others only on the road. Additionally, each team will play a home-and-home series with three opposing schools, ensuring that every team plays at least one game against each opponent.
The Big Ten Conference season tipped off with three games on Tuesday, December 3, 2024: Northwestern at Iowa, Washington at UCLA, and Michigan at Wisconsin. A total of 18 conference games were played between December 3 and 13, 2024, before the conference play broke for the holidays. The action resumed in January 2025, with the remaining regular-season games.
The 28th Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, which will conclude the season, is scheduled to take place from March 12 to 16, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. This tournament will determine the conference champion, with the winner securing the Big Ten championship title.
Throughout the 2024-25 season, the Big Ten will recognize outstanding performances by naming players and freshmen of the week. Additionally, the conference will release a preseason All-Big Ten team and player of the year predictions. The Big Ten Media Poll, released on October 2, 2024, provides insights into the expected performance of the teams and players.
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Matchups and venues
The Big Ten Men's Basketball Conference Schedule for 2024-25 features 180 matchups across all 18 member institutions, with each school playing a 20-game league schedule. This includes playing three schools both at home and away, and meeting 14 teams once, with seven of these played at home and seven away.
The conference schedule opened on Wednesday, December 4, with a tripleheader. The first game saw Ohio State visit Maryland, followed by Michigan State at Minnesota, and the third game featured Oregon traveling to USC. The first conference matchup of the season will be between Illinois and Michigan State on January 19, 2025, at 12 pm ET, and will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.
The 28th Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will be held from March 12-16, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, marking the 13th time the city has hosted the event. Peacock will televise the first three games of the tournament, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday shown on the Big Ten Network.
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Number of games
The Big Ten Conference has announced 180 men's basketball conference matchups for its 18 member institutions for the 2024-25 season. Each member institution will play a 20-game league schedule, facing three schools both at home and away, and meeting 14 teams just once. Of these single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.
The 2024-25 season will be the seventh consecutive year that each Big Ten Conference member institution will compete in a 20-game conference schedule. The conference schedule will open with a tripleheader on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, with Ohio State visiting Maryland, Michigan State at Minnesota, and Oregon travelling to USC.
CBS Sports will present 13 Big Ten games on CBS and Paramount+, including the first conference match-up of the season with Illinois visiting Michigan State on January 19, 2025, at 12 pm ET. The opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament will be televised on Peacock, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday slated for the Big Ten Network.
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Dates of the tournament
The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is an annual event, with the 2025 tournament taking place in mid-March. The tournament schedule is typically finalized ahead of time, with the 2025 schedule already available. The tournament usually spans multiple days, with a variety of games taking place each day.
For example, the 2025 tournament will feature several games on the first day, with specific timings outlined. Game 1 will see No.12 Minnesota face No.13 Northwestern at 3:30 p.m. ET, followed by Game 2 between No.10 Ohio State and No.15 Iowa 25 minutes after the previous game's conclusion. Game 3, between No.11 Rutgers and No.14 USC, will tip off 25 minutes after Game 2.
The tournament continues in this format, with Game 4 featuring No.8 Oregon versus No.9 Indiana at 12 p.m. ET, and subsequent games following at 25-minute intervals. The teams are seeded, with Michigan State earning the No.1 seed in 2025, and the tournament bracket is set accordingly.
The regular season typically wraps up before the tournament, with the 2025 regular season concluding on a Sunday afternoon in mid-April. The exact dates of the tournament may vary annually, but it generally occurs after the regular season, allowing for a break in between.
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Channels broadcasting the games
The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is available to watch or listen to across a variety of channels and platforms.
Television
Peacock will televise Big Ten Men's Basketball games. The platform will stream 56 men's basketball games and 26 women's basketball games across the 2024-2025 season. Peacock subscribers will also get the first rounds of both the Big Ten Men's and Women's tournaments live. Peacock will also carry games on cable networks. Big Ten Network and FS1 will also carry games on cable networks. CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+. All Big Ten Network, FOX, and FS1 on-air games will also be streamed live via the FOX Sports App.
Radio
The Big Ten Tournament can be heard on the radio with SiriusXM. Compass Media Networks will also broadcast the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament live across a network of over 125 terrestrial affiliates. This will also be distributed via SiriusXM's College Sports Radio Channel 84 + Big Ten Radio Channel 372 and the Varsity App.
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Frequently asked questions
Each member institution will play a 20-game league schedule, facing three schools both home and away, and meeting 14 teams once.
The 2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament will be held at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis.
CBS Sports will present 13 Big Ten games on CBS and Paramount+. The Big Ten Network will also televise games, as will Peacock.
