NCAA.com | March 14, 2021 2021 Big Ten tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores, seeds How to pick a 15 vs. 2 upset in the NCAA tournament — if you dare Share The 2021 Big Ten tournament ended at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, March 14. Get the bracket, schedule, scores and seeds below. Illinois beat Ohio State for the title on Sunday. This marked the 12th time Indianapolis is holding the event. 2021 Big Ten tournament: Bracket Click or tap here for a printable bracket. 2021 Big Ten tournament: Schedule, scores All times ET. First round — Wednesday, March 10 Game 1: No. 13 Minnesota 51, No. 12 Northwestern 46 Game 2: No. 11 Penn State 72, No. 14 Nebraska 66 Second round — Thursday, March 11 Game 3: No. 8 Maryland 68, No. 9 Michigan State 57 Game 4: No. 5 Ohio State 79, No. 13 Minnesota 75 Game 5: No. 7 Rutgers 61, No. 10 Indiana 50 Game 6: No. 6 Wisconsin 75, No. 11 Penn State 74 Quarterfinals — Friday, March 12 Game 7: No. 1 Michigan 79, No. 8 Maryland 66 Game 8: No. 5 Ohio State 87, No. 4 Purdue 78 (OT) Game 9: No. 2 Illinois 90, No. 7 Rutgers 68 Game 10: No. 3 Iowa 62, No. 6 Wisconsin 57 Semifinals — Saturday, March 13 Game 11: No. 5 Ohio State 68, No. 1 Michigan 67 Game 12: No. 2 Illinois 82, No. 3 Iowa 71 Championship — Sunday, March 14 No. 2 Illinois 91, No. 5 Ohio State 88 (OT) 2021 Big Ten tournament: Seeds Seeds 11 through 14 open play on Wednesday, March 10. Seeds 5 through 10 then join starting in the second round. The top-4 seeds have double-byes into the quarterfinals. Michigan Illinois Iowa Purdue Ohio State Wisconsin Rutgers Maryland Michigan State Indiana Penn State Northwestern Minnesota Nebraska MARCH MADNESS Big Dance: Baylor wins its first-ever title | Watch 'One Shining Moment' | View the final bracket | Re-live every upset Don't miss: Check your bracket | Season milestones | All DI men's basketball news Perfect bracket tracker: Timeline of busted brackets Store: Shop official Baylor championship gear | Latest college basketball gear Listen: March Madness 365 podcast | Exclusive interviews & latest analysis Big Ten Tournament: Champions, history Michigan State is the defending champion (2019 title) and has won the most championships overall with six. YEAR WINNER SCORE RUNNER-UP CITY 1998 Michigan (vacated) 76-67 Purdue Chicago 1999 Michigan State 67-50 Illinois Chicago 2000 Michigan State 76-61 Illinois Chicago 2001 Iowa 63-61 Indiana Chicago 2002 Ohio State (vacated) 81-64 Iowa Indianapolis 2003 Illinois 72-59 Ohio State Chicago 2004 Wisconsin 70-53 Illinois Indianapolis 2005 Illinois 54-43 Wisconsin Chicago 2006 Iowa 67-60 Ohio State Indianapolis 2007 Ohio State 66-49 Wisconsin Chicago 2008 Wisconsin 61-48 Illinois Indianapolis 2009 Purdue 65-61 Ohio State Indianapolis 2010 Ohio State 90-61 Minnesota Indianapolis 2011 Ohio State 71-60 Penn State Indianapolis 2012 Michigan State 68-64 Ohio State Indianapolis 2013 Ohio State 50-43 Wisconsin Chicago 2014 Michigan State 69-55 Michigan Indianapolis 2015 Wisconsin 80-69 (OT) Michigan State Chicago 2016 Michigan State 66-62 Purdue Indianapolis 2017 Michigan 71-56 Wisconsin Washington, D.C. 2018 Michigan 75-66 Purdue New York City 2019 Michigan State 65-60 Michigan Chicago Five new members appointed to NCAA DI men's basketball committee The DI men's basketball committee will feature five new members for the 2021-22 season. The roster expands to 12 for the first time. READ MORE March Madness 365 with Andy Katz podcast NCAA.com's Andy Katz covers the newsmakers in college basketball all year long. New episodes every Tuesday. READ MORE 10 men's basketball programs who were big winners after a flurry of roster moves Here are Andy Katz's top 10 winners, based on which players returned from the portal to their previous school, which schools added a talented player or two from the portal and which players elected to return to school rather than declare for the NBA draft. READ MORE