Bob Kravitz Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter makes the right call Big Ten men's tournament Why is Ohio State No.3 seed Nebraska falls to in final Men's schedule Houser leads past The Quad Expect a Wild Tournament Rayburn's basket pushes Penn cost of winning Women's Buckeyes blitzed tourney Youth servedYoung 'Huskers blast Reporters Hutchens Pointer break down Ten's prospects Gophers draw Northwestern opener Purdue's Brittany Rayburn red hot win over Michigan No. 9 St. rallies beat Minnesota 7874 recovers defeats rains threes quarterfinal victory

Big Ten releases 2012 Men's Basketball Tournament bracket The Big Ten has released the 2012 Men's Basketball Tournament bracket. Michigan State earns fourth No. 1 seed; Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin round out top four The Quad: Expect a Wild Big Ten Tournament After the regular season ended in a three-way tie, the Big Ten men's basketball tournament should help settle where the teams fall in N.C.A.A. Tournament seeding. 2012 Big Ten Tournament: Bracket, Schedule, TV Coverage And More The 2012 Big Ten Tournament bracket was finalized on Sunday afternoon with the Minnesota Golden Gophers officially being slotted in to the No. 10 seed following their win against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. The Gophers are scheduled to play basketball against the Northwestern Wildcats on ESPN 2 in a game on Thursday afternoon for the right to play the Michigan Wolverines in the second ... Big Ten Tournament 2012: Ohio State and Locks to Get Top Seed According to ESPN's Joe Lunardi , the Big Ten has seven total teams in the NCAA tournament, with three of those teams starting as a No. 2 or No. 3 seed. With these three teams projected this high the week before the tournament, it means that any one of them could make a run for a No. 1 seed next week.  However, these three need to win the Big Ten conference tournament to be rewarded with a No. 1 ... First round of Big Ten Tournament begins Thursday Basketball writer Connor O'Gara takes a look at the first four games of the Big Ten Tournament that take place Thursday. Tournament breakdowns for Big Ten, MAC, SEC From Rory Glynn: BIG TEN When/where: Thursday-Sunday, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; championship Sunday (3:30 p.m., CBS) Seeds: 1. Michigan State; 2. Michigan; 3. Ohio State; 4. Wisconsin; 5. Indiana; 6. Purdue; 7. Northwestern; 8. Iowa; 9. Illinois; 10. Minnesota; 11. Nebraska; 12. Penn State Ohio State's draw: Buckeyes face the Purdue/Nebraska winner Friday. Rematches vs. [...] Big Ten Tournament 2012: Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State finish regular season in a tie It's extremely unlikely to happen, but the Michigan Wolverines probably should send the Ohio State Buckeyes a fruit basket or a nice candy-gram. After the Wolverines beat Penn State 71-65, they were left to wait and watch and hope for an OSU win over Michigan State on Sunday. It wasn't easy to endure, but they got what they needed as Ohio State rallied to for a 72-70 win that left MSU, OSU and ... Big Ten Basketball Tournament 2012: Times, Bracket, Schedule And More The 2012 Big Ten Tournament bracket and schedule is now set after a wild final day in conference play. The final pieces were put in place when Indiana topped Purdue and Michigan topped Penn State. Action gets underway in Indianapolis starting on Thursday. Ohio State's stunning win over Michigan State to make it a three-way tie atop the standings actually did nothing for seeding, as the Spartans ... Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds Announced The Big Ten announced on Sunday the bracket for the 2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, which will be played Thursday through Sunday, March 8-11, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Michigan State is the No. 1 seed for the fourth time in tournament history and the first time since 2009, finishing the conference slate with a 13-5 record. No. 2 Michigan (13-5), No. 3 Ohio State (13-5 ... Big Ten Tourney: NU 7th Seed, Illini 9th BIG TEN RELEASES 2012 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET Michigan State earns fourth No. 1 seed; Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin round out top four  
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