We are still a few weeks out from the 2021 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, but the bracket is beginning to take shape with just a handful of games left in conference play.
One thing will be for sure on March 10 when the tournament gets under way: this is the toughest road to a conference championship in the nation. If the tournament started today, the top three seeds in the conference would be three of the top five teams in the nation according to the AP Poll. The top four seeds receive a coveted first and second round double bye, while the bottom four have to play in the first round of games.
Wisconsin has an outside chance of landing a top four seed as the Badgers sit two back in the loss column from current fourth-place team Iowa, who Wisconsin will meet again in Iowa City before the year is over. Here is a complete look at the bracket if the tournament were to start today:
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There will likely be little change near the top, as the top six seeds are all but locked in. It would be difficult for Wisconsin to jump to four, but it is very possible for the Badgers to leap over Purdue as the two squads meet next Tuesday and are only separated by one game in the loss column. There is no advantageous third round matchup, and taking care of business in the second round is no walk in the park either. This is setting up to be one of the deepest Big Ten tournament fields ever, and it’s anybody’s guess as to who will be raising the hardware in Indy come March 14.