
The Big Ten conference tournament will take place this week as the March Madness season gets fully underway. The first game will take place on Wednesday, March 12 and this year's conference champ will be determined on Sunday, March 16.
It promises to be a fun tournament with how competitive the conference has been this season. Michigan State is the clear frontrunner, entering tournament play riding a five-game winning streak after earning the No. 1 seed. But Michigan, Maryland, and UCLA could make things interesting. More broadly, there are a few bubble teams like Ohio State that need to put forth a strong showing if they want to have any hope of earning an NCAA Tournament bid.