Which Big Ten teams are in NCAA March Madness 2023?

Eight Big Ten teams were selected to participate in the 2023 NCAA March Mardness tournament: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State and Purdue.

The conference fell short of the record for most men's basketball teams from one conference to qualify for a single NCAA Tournament held by the Big East in 2011 with 11 bids. They had nine teams last season, but none of them made it past the Sweet 16.

It has been 23 years since a Big Ten team won the NCAA tournament. That was when the Michigan State Spartans prevailed over the Florida Gators in 2000.

Eight teams from one conference is tied for third-most in NCAA history. It's also just the seventh time in history have eight teams from one conference. The 2023 Big Ten joins 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013 Big East, 2018 SEC and 2019 Big Ten on the list.

Six teams from the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference failed to make March Madness this season: Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Rutgers and Michigan were surprised snubs, but their poor finishes to the season might have dissuaded the selection committee from picking them.

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What are the seedings of the Big Ten teams?

Boo Buie of the Northwestern Wildcats

Purdue is the highest-ranked Big Ten team in this year's NCAA Tournament. They are the No. 1 seed in the East Region, with Michigan State joining them as the seventh seed. Purdue will take on the winner of Texas Southern-Farleigh Dickinson from the First Four.

Meanwhile, Michigan State will face the USC Trojans in the first round. There are two teams in the West, three in the Midwest, and one in the South Region. No. 9 Illinois is matched up against Arkansas, while No. 7 Northwestern will face Boise State.

The lone South Region team is Maryland, which will play West Virginia in the first round. The three Midwest Region teams are Indiana, Iowa and Penn State. No. 4 Indiana has a date with Kent State, Iowa will face Auburn and Penn State gets Texas A&M.

The First Four kicks off March Madness on Tuesday, while the first round is scheduled to take place Thursday and Friday. The games will be broadcast on CBS, truTV, TBS and TNT.

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