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BADGER MEN GET A #3 SEED IN BIG TEN TOURNEY
Monday, March 7th, 2011 -- 10:48 am
Posted by Larry Hoeser, Sports Director
The Big Ten announced on Sunday the bracket for the 2011 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, which will be played Thursday through Sunday, March 10-13, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wisconsin (23-7, 13-5) has earned a No. 3 seed and will take on the winner of the No. 6 Penn State vs. 11th-seeded Indiana on Friday at approximately 8 p.m. (CT) on the Big Ten Network. Ohio State is the No. 1 seed for the fifth time in history after winning the outright conference title with a 16-2 Big Ten record. Purdue earns the No. 2 seed with a 14-4 record, while Michigan (9-9) is No. 4 and Illinois (9-9) is No. 5. Wisconsin earns the No. 3 seed for the second time and earns a first-round bye for the 11th-straight year. The Badgers are seeking their third tournament title, most recently having won the event in 2008. The tournament will tip off at 1:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, March 10, as No. 8 Northwestern (7-11) takes on No. 9 Minnesota (6-12) on ESPN2. Big Ten Tournament semifinal games will be played on Saturday, beginning at 12:40 p.m. CT on CBS Sports. The championship game tips off at 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday and will also be broadcast by CBS Sports.
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