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Big Ten men’s basketball tournament expanding to include all 18 teams

September 19, 2025

By Cameron Salerno, CBS Sports: The 2026 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament is expanding to include all 18 teams in the conference, the league announced on Thursday. The move comes after only 15 of the league’s 18 teams were included in the Big Ten tournament this past season in the first year that Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington joined the Big Ten from the Pac-12.

The tournament will begin one day earlier to accommodate the three new teams participating. While the men’s tournament is expanding starting in 2026, the women’s tournament will remain at 15 teams.

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