After a wild regular season, the 2015 Big Ten Tournament will tip-off in Chicago this week and, for the first time ever, will be featuring 14 member institutions. As expected, Frank Kaminsky and No. 6 Wisconsin dominated league play this year and have received a coveted double-bye; No. 10 Maryland, Michigan State, and Purdue earned the other three.
The action will begin at 3:30pm CT on Wednesday afternoon as Nebraska faces Penn State; that will be followed by Minnesota and Rutgers at 7:00pm CT.
This will be the 18th tournament in Big Ten Conference history; the first was played in 1998. This will be the 9th time the the tournament has been held at the United Center in Chicago--which makes it the event's most frequent host. Ohio State and Michigan State have both won a conference-leading four tournament titles while Illinois and Iowa follow suit with two each.
Tournament Bracket:
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Final Regular Season Standings:
| Conference | Overall | ||
| 1. | No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers | 16-2 | 28-3 |
| 2. | No. 10 Maryland Terrapins | 14-4 | 26-5 |
| 3. | Michigan State Spartans | 12-6 | 21-10 |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | 12-6 | 21-10 | |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 12-6 | 20-11 | |
| 6. | No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes | 11-7 | 22-9 |
| 7. | Illinois Fighting Illini | 9-9 | 19-12 |
| Indiana Hoosiers | 9-9 | 19-12 | |
| 9. | Michigan Wolverines | 8-10 | 15-15 |
| 10. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 6-12 | 17-14 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | 6-12 | 15-16 | |
| 12. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 5-13 | 13-17 |
| 13. | Penn State Nittany Lions | 4-14 | 15-16 |
| 14. | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 2-16 | 10-21 |
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