The schedule for the Big Ten basketball tournament after the addition of additional teams
The following season will see the addition of four new teams to the Big Ten conference: UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington. This move will result in a total of eighteen teams competing for the top spot in the league. It is Rothstein’s assertion that the Big Ten plans to keep its twenty league games even if the field will be larger.
In March, only 15 of the 18 teams that have qualified for postseason play will be able to compete in the Big Ten Tournament. Rather than being guaranteed a postseason berth regardless of their regular season record, teams will now be competing for a chance late in the season. This is a significant change from the previous season.