2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams18
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, Fox, FS1, CBS, Peacock, NBC, NBCSN
2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Regular season championsMichigan
Season MVPYaxel Lendeborg
Top scorerNick Martinelli
Tournament
VenueUnited Center, Chicago, Illinois
ChampionsPurdue
  Runners-upMichigan
2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan 19 – 1   .950 32 – 3   .914
No. 15 Nebraska 15 – 5   .750 27 – 6   .818
No. 11 Michigan State 15 – 5   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 13 Illinois 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 19 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 24 – 11   .686
No. 8 Purdue † 13 – 7   .650 27 – 8   .771
UCLA 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Ohio State 12 – 8   .600 21 – 13   .618
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 21 – 12   .636
Indiana 9 – 11   .450 18 – 14   .563
Minnesota 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
USC 7 – 13   .350 18 – 14   .563
Washington 7 – 13   .350 16 – 17   .485
Rutgers 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
Northwestern 5 – 15   .250 15 – 19   .441
Oregon 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
Maryland 4 – 16   .200 12 – 21   .364
Penn State 3 – 17   .150 12 – 20   .375
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 19, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Big Ten men's basketball season is for the Big Ten Conference in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The teams began practicing in October 2025, and started the season in November 2025. The regular season was finished on March 8, 2026. The Big Ten tournament will start on March 10 and conclude on March 15.

Purdue was the preseason AP and Coaches Poll No. 1 ranked team for the first time in school history.

On February 24, 2026, Michigan clinched at least a share of the regular season championship with a win against Minnesota.[1] On February 27, Michigan secured the outright Big Ten title against Illinois on the road. It was the Wolverines first regular season championship since 2021.[2] Michigan finished the regular season with a 19–1 record in the conference, setting a Big Ten record for the most wins while surpassing the 1974–75 and 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers (18–0).[3]

Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg was named Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Michigan's head coach Dusty May (media) and Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg (coaches) were named the co-Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.[4]

The Big Ten tournament was held from March 10 through March 1 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Purdue defeated Michigan to win the tournament championship.[5]

Purdue received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In addition, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, UCLA, and Wisconsin received at-large bids to the tournament.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Indiana

On February 8, 2025, the school announced that head coach Mike Woodson would not return as head coach.[6] On March 18, the school named West Virginia head coach Darian DeVries the team's new head coach.[7]

Iowa

On March 14, 2025, the school fired head coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons. He finished with a 297–207 overall record with Iowa.[8][9] On March 24, the school named Drake head coach Ben McCollum the team's new coach.[10]

Maryland

Following the season, head coach Kevin Willard left the team to take the head coaching position at Villanova.[11] On April 1, the school named Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams the team's new head coach.[12]

Minnesota

On March 13, 2025, the school fired head coach Ben Johnson.[13] On March 24, the school named Colorado State head coach Niko Medved the team's new coach.[14]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big Ten record Big Ten titles Big Ten tournament titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Illinois Brad Underwood Oklahoma State 9 165–101 (.620) 92–66 (.582) 1 2 5 0 0
Indiana Darian DeVries West Virginia 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Iowa Ben McCollum Drake 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Maryland Buzz Williams Texas A&M 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Michigan Dusty May Florida Atlantic 2 27–10 (.730) 14–6 (.700) 0 1 1 0 0
Michigan State Tom Izzo Michigan State (Asst.) 30 737–302 (.709) 361–173 (.676) 11 6 27 8 1
Minnesota Niko Medved Colorado State 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0 0
Nebraska Fred Hoiberg Chicago Bulls 7 84–108 (.438) 37–82 (.311) 0 0 1 0 0
Northwestern Chris Collins Duke (Asst.) 13 194–190 (.505) 87–142 (.380) 0 0 3 0 0
Ohio State Jake Diebler Ohio State (Assoc.) 3 25–18 (.581) 9–11 (.450) 0 0 0 0 0
Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 16 370–162 (.695) 12–8 (.600) 0 0 9 1 0
Penn State Mike Rhoades VCU 3 32–32 (.500) 15–25 (.375) 0 0 0 0 0
Purdue Matt Painter Purdue (Assoc.) 21 471–215 (.687) 238–129 (.649) 5 2 15 1 0
Rutgers Steve Pikiell Stony Brook 10 147–140 (.512) 71–105 (.403) 0 0 2 0 0
UCLA Mick Cronin Cincinnati 7 138–64 (.683) 13–7 (.650) 0 0 4 1 0
USC Eric Musselman Arkansas 2 17–18 (.486) 7–13 (.350) 0 0 0 0 0
Washington Danny Sprinkle Utah State 2 13–18 (.419) 4–16 (.200) 0 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin Greg Gard Wisconsin (Assoc.) 11 212–117 (.644) 117–77 (.603) 2 0 7 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time as head coach with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2025–26 season.
  • Overall and Big Ten records are from time as head coach at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

The Big Ten Media poll was released on October 7, 2025.[15]

Rank Team
1 Purdue
2 Michigan
3 UCLA
4 Illinois
5 Oregon
6 Michigan State
7 Wisconsin
8 Iowa
9 Ohio State
10 Indiana
11 Washington
12 USC
13 Maryland
14 Nebraska
15 Northwestern
16 Minnesota
17 Rutgers
18 Penn State

Preseason All-Big Ten

A select media panel named a preseason All-Big Ten team and player of the year.[16]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Braden Smith, Purdue
Preseason All-Big Ten Team Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Braden Smith, Purdue
Donovan Dent, UCLA
John Blackwell, Wisconsin

Preseason national polls

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
AP[17] Blue Ribbon
Yearbook[18] 		CBS Sports[19] Coaches[20] ESPN[21] FOX Sports[22] Lindy's
Sports[23] 		Sporting News[24] Sports Illustrated[25]
Illinois 17 20 24 14 16 20 23 13 15
Indiana
Iowa 31 25
Maryland
Michigan 7 9 8 7 8 6 4 11 11
Michigan State 22 16 21 27 18 25 22
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State 38
Oregon 25 17 30
Penn State
Purdue 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 5
Rutgers
UCLA 12 12 10 12 15 12 16 10 19
USC 30
Washington
Wisconsin 24 21 26 24 20 21 33 18 23

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Player Wooden[26] Naismith[27] Naismith DPOY Robertson[28] Cousy[29] West[30] Erving[31] Malone[32] Abdul-Jabbar[33]
Chad Baker-Mazara, USC Y
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA Y
Nate Bittle, Oregon Y Y Y Y
John Blackwell, Wisconsin Y Y Y Y
Kylan Boswell, Illinois Y
Elliot Cadeau, Michigan Y
Coen Carr, Michigan State Y
Oscar Cluff, Purdue Y
Eric Dailey Jr., UCLA Y
Donovan Dent, UCLA Y Y Y Y
Tucker DeVries, Indiana Y Y Y Y
Alvaro Folgueiras, Iowa Y
Tomislav Ivišić, Illinois Y Y Y
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue Y Y Y Y
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan Y Y Y Y
Fletcher Loyer, Purdue Y
Aday Mara, Michigan Y
Rienk Mast, Nebraska Y
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern Y Y Y Y
Rodney Rice, USC Y
Devin Royal, Ohio State Y
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon Y Y Y
Braden Smith, Purdue Y Y Y Y
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa Y Y Y Y
Andrej Stojaković, Illinois Y Y Y
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State Y Y Y Y
Wesley Yates III, Washington Y

Preseason All-American teams

Player AP[34] CBS[35] USA Today[36] Sports Illustrated[37] SB Nation[38] Sporting News[39]
Braden Smith, Purdue 1st team 1st team 1st team 1st team 1st team 1st team
Yaxel Lendeborg , Michigan 1st team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 1st team 2nd team
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue 1st team 2nd team 2nd team 3rd team
Donovan Dent, UCLA 1st team 2nd team 1st team 2nd team
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa 2nd team 2nd team 3rd team

Regular season

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Legend
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
(Italics) Number of first place votes
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Illinois AP 17 14 8 13 14 13 18 20 20* 16 13 11 9 5 8 10 10 11 9
C 14 14 8 14 15 13 18 19 19 16 13 11 10 6 7 10 11 11 9
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Michigan AP 7 6 7 7 3 (15) 2 (19) 2 (15) 2 (19) 2 (19)* 2 (29) 4 3 3 2 2 1 (60) 3 3 3 (1)
C 7 5 6 6 2 (6) 1 (17) 1 (16) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (24) 3 (1) 2 2 2 2 (1) 1 (31) 3 3 3
Michigan State AP 22 17 17 11 7 9 9 9 9* 12 12 10 7 10 10 15 13 8 8
C 21 17 18 12 8 9 9 9 9 13 12 10 8 10 10 15 13 8 8
Minnesota AP *
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Nebraska AP RV RV 23 15 13 13* 10 8 7 5 9 7 9 12 9 11
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Purdue AP 1 (35) 2 (36) 1 (44) 1 (46) 1 (40) 6 6 5 5* 5 5 4 12 12 13 7 8 15 18
C 1 (18) 1 (21) 1 (20) 1 (23) 1 (21) 6 6 5 6 5 5 4 12 12 12 7 8 14 18
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UCLA AP 12 15 19 18 RV 25 RV RV RV* RV RV
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*AP did not release a week 9 poll.

Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices will name one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.

Week Date Player of the week School Freshman of the week School
1[40] November 10, 2025 Tucker DeVries Indiana David Mirković Illinois
Bruce Thornton Ohio State
2[41] November 17, 2025 Braden Smith Purdue David Mirkovic (2)
3[42] November 24, 2025 Diggy Coit Maryland Braden Frager Nebraska
4[43] December 1, 2025 Yaxel Lendeborg Michigan Kayden Mingo Penn State
5[44] December 8, 2025 John Blackwell Wisconsin Hannes Steinbach Washington
6[45] December 15, 2025 Pryce Sandfort Nebraska Keaton Wagler Illinois
Lamar Wilkerson Indiana
7[46] December 22, 2025 Skyy Clark UCLA Braden Frager (2) Nebraska
Tariq Francis Rutgers
8 December 29, 2025 Not Awarded
9[47] January 5, 2026 Morez Johnson Jr. Michigan Keaton Wagler (2) Illinois
Braden Smith (2) Purdue Hannes Steinbach (2) Washington
10[48] January 12, 2026 Nick Boyd Wisconsin Keaton Wagler (3) Illinois
Braden Smith (3) Purdue
11[49] January 19, 2026 Diggy Coit (2) Maryland Braden Frager (3) Nebraska
John Blackwell (2) Wisconsin
12[50] January 26, 2026 Jeremy Fears Jr. Michigan State Keaton Wagler (4) Illinois
Keaton Wagler Illinois
13[51] February 2, 2026 Bennett Stirtz Iowa Keaton Wagler (5)
Jeremy Fears Jr. (2) Michigan State
14[52] February 9, 2026 Lamar Wilkerson (2) Indiana Alijah Arenas USC
Bennett Stirtz (2) Iowa
15[53] February 16, 2026 Nick Boyd (2) Wisconsin Keaton Wagler (6) Illinois
16[54] February 23, 2026 Bruce Thornton (2) Ohio State Andre Mills Maryland
17[55] March 2, 2026 Pryce Sandfort (2) Nebraska Hannes Steinbach (3) Washington
Nick Martinelli Northwestern
18[56] March 9, 2026 Bruce Thornton (3) Ohio State Hannes Steinbach (4) Washington

Early season tournaments

Of the 18 Big Ten teams, 11 participated in early season bracketed tournaments.[57]

Team Tournament Finish
Iowa Acrisure Series (Classic) 1st
Maryland Players Era Festival Lost consolation game
Michigan Players Era Festival 1st
Minnesota Acrisure Series (Invitational) 4th
Nebraska Hall of Fame Classic 1st
Oregon Players Era Festival Lost consolation game
Purdue Bahamas Championship 1st
Rutgers Players Era Festival Won consolation game
USC Maui Invitational 1st
Washington Acrisure Series (Holiday Classic) 2nd
Wisconsin Rady Children's Invitational 2nd

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 20 conference games with at least one game against each opponent.

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan St
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio St
Oregon
Penn St
Purdue
Rutgers
UCLA
USC
Washington
Wisconsin
vs. Illinois – 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0
vs. Indiana 1–0 – 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Iowa 1–0 0–1 – 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
vs. Maryland 2–0 1–0 1–1 – 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Michigan 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 – 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0– 1–0
vs. Michigan St 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 – 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
vs. Minnesota 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 – 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
vs. Nebraska 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 – 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Northwestern 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 – 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Ohio State 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 – 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1
vs. Oregon 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
vs. Penn State 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 – 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Purdue 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1
vs. Rutgers 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 – 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
vs. UCLA 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 – 0–2 0–2 1–0
vs. USC 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 – 2–0 0–1
vs. Washington 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 – 1–0
vs. Wisconsin 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 –
Total 15–5 9–11 10–10 4–16 19–1 15–5 8–12 15–5 5–15 12–8 5–15 3–17 13–7 6–14 13–7 7–13 7–13 14–6

Through March 2, 2026

All-Big Ten awards and teams

On March 10, 2025, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.[4]

Honor Coaches Media
Player of the Year Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Coach of the Year Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska Dusty May, Michigan
Freshman of the Year Keaton Wagler, Illinois Keaton Wagler, Illinois
Defensive Players of the Year Aday Mara, Michigan Not selected
Sixth Man of the Year Breden Frager, Nebraska Not selected
All-Big Ten First Team Keaton Wagler, Illinois Keaton Wagler, Illinois
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State
Braden Smith, Purdue Braden Smith, Purdue
Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
All-Big Ten Second Team Nick Martinelli, Northwestern Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
Nick Boyd, Wisconsin Nick Boyd, Wisconsin
Lamar Wilkerson, Indiana Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska
All-Big Ten Third Team Aday Mara, Michigan Aday Mara, Michigan
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA
Hannes Steinbach, Washington Hannes Steinbach, Washington
John Blackwell, Wisconsin John Blackwell, Wisconsin
Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan Lamar Wilkerson, Indiana
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention David Mirkovic, Illinois David Mirkovic, Illinois
Cade Tyson, Minnesota Cade Tyson, Minnesota
Sam Hoiberg, Nebraska Sam Hoiberg, Nebraska
Jaxon Kohler, Michigan State Jaxon Kohler, Michigan State
Donovan Dent, UCLA Donovan Dent, UCLA
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Rienk Mast, Nebraska Rienk Mast, Nebraska
Not selected Kylan Boswell, Illinois
Elliot Cadeau, Michigan
John Mobley Jr., Ohio State
Tariq Francis, Rutgers
All-Freshman Team Keaton Wagler, Illinois Not selected
David Mirkovic, Illinois
Trey McKenney, Michigan
Braden Frager, Nebraska
Hannes Steinbach, Washington
All-Defensive Team Aday Mara, Michigan Not selected
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan
Kylan Boswell, Illinois
Sam Hoiberg, Nebraska

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

Main article: 2026 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
First round
Tuesday, March 10
Peacock/NBCSN		Second round
Wednesday, March 11
Peacock/NBCSN/BTN		Third round
Thursday, March 12
BTN		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
BTN		Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
CBS		Championship
Sunday, March 15
CBS
13 Michigan71
8Ohio State728Ohio State67
9Iowa759Iowa6913 Michigan68
16Oregon6017Maryland64523 Wisconsin65
17Maryland7049 Illinois88
523 Wisconsin85523 Wisconsin91*
12Washington83*12Washington8213 Michigan72
13USC79718 Purdue80
211 Nebraska58
718 Purdue81718 Purdue74
10Indiana6115Northwestern68718 Purdue73
15Northwestern7615Northwestern746UCLA66
18Penn State6638 Michigan State84
6UCLA726UCLA88
11Minnesota6714Rutgers59
14Rutgers72

* denotes overtime period

Unlike the previous edition, the tournament has been expanded to include all 18 teams, occurring over six days instead of five.[58][59]

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 Midwest Michigan W 101–80 vs. (16) Howard vs. (9) Saint Louis
2 West Purdue vs. (15) Queens
3 South Illinois W 105–70 vs. (14) Penn vs. (11) VCU
3 East Michigan State W 92–67 vs. (14) North Dakota State vs. (6) Louisville
4 South Nebraska W 76–47 vs. (13) Troy vs. (5) Vanderbilt
5 West Wisconsin L 82–83 vs. (12) High Point DNP
7 East UCLA vs. (10) UCF
8 East Ohio State L 64–66 vs. (9) TCU DNP
9 South Iowa vs. (8) Clemson
W–L (%): 4–2 (.667) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 4–2 (.667)

CBC

Main article: 2026 College Basketball Crown
School Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Minnesota vs. Baylor − −
Rutgers vs. Creighton − −
W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

NIT

Main article: 2026 National Invitation Tournament

No Big Ten teams participated in 2026.

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