First-round matchups for all nine Big Ten teams in the NCAA Tournament
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Nine Big Ten teams have been selected for the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Ohio State was the first Big Ten team announced, selected as the No. 8 seed in the East Region. The Buckeyes will face TCU in Greenville, South Carolina on Thursday.
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Two other Big Ten teams will be joining the Buckeyes in the East Region, with Michigan State the No. 3 seed and UCLA the No. 7. The Spartans will face North Dakota State in Buffalo, NY, on Thursday, while the Bruins will travel to Philadelphia to face the UCF Knights on Friday.
There is only one Big Ten team in the Midwest Region--the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan is the No. 1 seed in the region, entering the tournament off a loss to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament final. Michigan will also be in Buffalo on Thursday, where they will face the winner of the "First Four" game between UMBC and Howard.
The South Region will see three Big Ten teams. No. 9 seed Iowa will face Clemson in Tampa, Florida on Friday. The other two Big Ten teams in the region will both play on Thursday: No. 4 seed Nebraska will face Troy in Oklahoma City, while No. 3 seed Illinois battles Penn in Greenville.
The other two Big Ten teams in the bracket will be in the West Region. Purdue earned a No. 2 seed with its Big Ten Tournament victory. The Boilermakers will face Queens (N.C.) in Saint Louis on Friday. Queens only moved up to Division I in 2022 and will be making its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Wisconsin is the final Big Ten team in the bracket. The Badgers are the No. 5 seed in the West and will face High Point on Thursday in Portland, Oregon.
And they're not a Big Ten team, but we all know that the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks have picked up a lot of attention from Buckeyes fans this year. Miami earned the final at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and will face SMU in a First Four game in Dayton on Wednesday.
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