2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
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The 2024–25 Big Ten men's basketball season was for the Big Ten Conference in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The basketball teams began practicing in October 2024, followed by the start of the season in November 2024. The regular season concluded on March 9, 2025.
| 2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Teams | 18 |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network, Fox, FS1, CBS, Peacock, NBC |
| 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
| Regular season champions | Michigan State |
| Season MVP | Braden Smith |
| Top scorer | Nick Martinelli |
| Tournament | |
| Venue | Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Champions | Michigan |
| Runners-up | Wisconsin |
| Finals MVP | Vladislav Goldin |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 7 Michigan State | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Maryland | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Michigan † | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Wisconsin | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Purdue | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the conference's first season with 18 teams, as four schools joined the conference in 2024: Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington.[1] Each team played 20 regular season conference games, seven opponents only at home, seven others only on the road, and a home-and-home with three opposing schools.[2][3]
With a loss by Michigan on March 5, 2025, Michigan State secured at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, their first since 2020.[4] On March 6, the Spartans secured the outright regular season championship with a win over Iowa, their first outright championship since 2018.[5] Purdue point guard Braden Smith was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year.
The Big Ten tournament was held from March 12 through March 16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.[6] Michigan defeated Wisconsin to win the school's fourth Big Ten tournament championship.
Michigan received the conference's automatic NCAA tournament bid, in addition Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Oregon, Purdue, Wisconsin, and UCLA received at-large bids to the tournament. In the first round the Big Ten went 8–0, setting an NCAA record for the most wins without a loss by any conference in any round in the history of the tournament.[7] Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[8] Only Michigan State advanced to the Elite Eight before losing, extending the conference's national championship drought to 25 years.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Michigan
On March 15, 2024, Michigan fired head coach Juwan Howard after finishing the 2023–24 season with an 8–24 record.[9] On March 24, the school named Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May the team's new head coach.[10]
Ohio State
On February 15, Ohio State fired Chris Holtmann.[11] The school named associate head coach Jake Diebler the team's interim head coach.[12] Following the completion of the Big Ten Tournament, the school named Diebler the team's new head coach after finishing the season with a 6–2 record as interim coach.[13]
USC
On April 1, USC head coach Andy Enfield left the school to take the head coaching position at SMU.[14] On April 4, the school named Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman the team's new head coach.[15]
Washington
On March 8, Washington fired head coach Mike Hopkins after seven seasons.[16] On March 25, the school named Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new head coach.[17]
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 |
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| Illinois | Brad Underwood | Oklahoma State | 8 | 132–88 (.600) | 80–58 (.580) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Mike Woodson | New York Knicks (Asst.) | 4 | 63–40 (.612) | 31–29 (.517) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Fran McCaffery | Siena | 15 | 282–191 (.596) | 136–128 (.515) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | Kevin Willard | Seton Hall | 2 | 38–30 (.559) | 18–22 (.450) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | Dusty May | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Michigan State (Asst.) | 30 | 707–295 (.706) | 342–170 (.668) | 10 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Ben Johnson | Xavier (Asst.) | 4 | 41–57 (.418) | 15–44 (.254) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Fred Hoiberg | Chicago Bulls | 6 | 40–83 (.325) | 18–61 (.228) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Chris Collins | Duke (Asst.) | 12 | 177–174 (.504) | 80–127 (.386) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Jake Diebler | Ohio State (Assoc.) | 2 | 8–3 (.727) | 5–1 (.833) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | Dana Altman | Creighton | 15 | 345–152 (.694) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Penn State | Mike Rhoades | VCU | 2 | 16–17 (.485) | 9–11 (.450) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Matt Painter | Purdue (Assoc.) | 20 | 403–201 (.667) | 209–120 (.635) | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Steve Pikiell | Stony Brook | 9 | 122–124 (.496) | 63–73 (.463) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | Mick Cronin | Cincinnati | 6 | 115–53 (.685) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| USC | Eric Musselman | Arkansas | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | Danny Sprinkle | Utah State | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Greg Gard | Wisconsin (Assoc.) | 10 | 186–107 (.635) | 101–70 (.591) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
- Overall and Big Ten records are from time 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 2, 2024.[18]
| Rank | Team |
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| 1 | Purdue |
| 2 | Indiana |
| 3 | UCLA |
| 4 | Illinois |
| 5 | Michigan State |
| 6 | Oregon |
| 7 | Rutgers |
| 8 | Ohio State |
| 9 | Michigan |
| 10 | Maryland |
| 11 | Iowa |
| 12 | Nebraska |
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| 14 | USC |
| 15 | Washington |
| 16 | Northwestern |
| 17 | Penn State |
| 18 | Minnesota |
Preseason All-Big Ten
A select media panel named a preseason All-Big Ten team and player of the year.[19]
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason Player of the Year | Braden Smith, Purdue |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Oumar Ballo, Indiana |
| Payton Sandfort, Iowa | |
| Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | |
| Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern | |
| Bruce Thornton, Ohio State | |
| Jackson Shelstad, Oregon | |
| Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | |
| Braden Smith, Purdue | |
| Dylan Harper, Rutgers | |
| Great Osobor, Washington |
Preseason national polls
| AP[20] | Blue Ribbon Yearbook[21] |
CBS Sports[22] | Coaches[23] | ESPN[24] | FOX Sports[25] | Lindy's Sports[26] |
Sporting News[27] | Sports Illustrated[28] | |
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| Illinois | 17 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |||
| Indiana | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 26 |
| Iowa | 40 | ||||||||
| Maryland | 43 | ||||||||
| Michigan | 41 | ||||||||
| Michigan State | 26 | 36 | |||||||
| Minnesota | 84 | ||||||||
| Nebraska | 63 | ||||||||
| Northwestern | 54 | ||||||||
| Ohio State | 15 | 22 | 34 | ||||||
| Oregon | 30 | 29 | |||||||
| Penn State | 61 | ||||||||
| Purdue | 14 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 14 |
| Rutgers | 25 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 32 | |||
| UCLA | 22 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 30 | |
| USC | 37 | 48 | |||||||
| Washington | 33 | 65 | |||||||
| Wisconsin | 68 |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden[29] | Naismith[30] | Naismith DPOY[31] | Robertson[32] | Cousy[33] | West[34] | Erving [35] | Malone[36] | Abdul-Jabbar [37] |
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Preseason All-American teams
| Player | AP[38] | CBS[39] | Fox Sports[40] |
| Braden Smith, Purdue | RV | 2nd team | 2nd team |
| Ace Bailey, Rutgers | RV | ||
| Oumar Ballo, Indiana | 2nd team |
Regular season
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final | ||
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| Illinois | AP | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 19 | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | |
| C | 24 | 20 | 20 | RV | 17 | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | |||
| Indiana | AP | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
| C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
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| Maryland | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Michigan | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 14 | 24 | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 21 | RV | 24 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 14 | ||
| C | 23 | 14 | 21 | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 20 | RV | 22 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 15 | ||||||
| Michigan State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||
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| Ohio State | AP | RV | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
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| Oregon | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 25 | |||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||
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| Purdue | AP | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | |
| C | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | ||
| Rutgers | AP | 25 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| UCLA | AP | 22 | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||
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| Wisconsin | AP | RV | RV | 19 | 15 | 11 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 13 | |
| C | RV | 25 | 17 | 11 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
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 | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
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| November 11, 2024[41] | Nick Martinelli, Northwestern | Will Riley, Illinois |
| November 18, 2024[42] | John Tonje, Wisconsin | Dylan Harper, Rutgers |
| November 25, 2024[43] | John Tonje (2), Wisconsin | Derik Queen, Maryland |
| December 2, 2024[44] | Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue | Dylan Harper (2), Rutgers |
| December 9, 2024[45] | Vladislav Goldin, Michigan | Derik Queen (2), Maryland |
| December 16, 2024[46] | Brice Williams, Nebraska | Kasparas Jakučionis, Illinois |
| Dylan Harper (3), Rutgers | ||
| December 23, 2024[47] | Bruce Thornton, Ohio State | John Mobley Jr., Ohio State |
| January 6, 2025[48] | Braden Smith, Purdue | Kasparas Jakučionis (2), Illinois |
| Ace Bailey, Rutgers | ||
| January 13, 2025[49] | Payton Sandfort, Iowa | Wesley Yates III, USC |
| Vladislav Goldin (2), Michigan | ||
| January 20, 2025[50] | Trey Kaufman-Renn (2), Purdue | Ace Bailey (2), Rutgers |
| January 27, 2025[51] | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | Derik Queen (3), Maryland |
| February 3, 2025[52] | Brice Williams (2), Nebraska | Will Riley (2), Illinois |
| February 10, 2025[53] | Trey Kaufman-Renn (3), Purdue | Will Riley (3), Illinois |
| Derik Queen (4), Maryland | ||
| February 17, 2025[54] | John Tonje (3), Wisconsin | Derik Queen (5), Maryland |
| February 24, 2025[55] | Nate Bittle, Oregon | Jase Richardson, Michigan State |
| March 3, 2025[56] | Nick Martinelli (2), Northwestern | Jase Richardson (2), Michigan State |
| March 10, 2025[57] | D’Marco Dunn, Penn State | Jase Richardson (3), Michigan State |
Early season tournaments
Of the 18 Big Ten teams, 13 will participate in early season tournaments.[58]
| Team | Tournament | Finish |
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| Indiana | Battle 4 Atlantis | 7th |
| Michigan | Fort Myers Tip-Off | 1st |
| Michigan State | Maui Invitational | 3rd |
| Minnesota | ESPN Events Invitational | 4th |
| Nebraska | Diamond Head Classic | 1st |
| Northwestern | Arizona Tip-Off | 3rd |
| Oregon | Players Era Festival | 1st |
| Penn State | Sunshine Slam | 2nd |
| Purdue | Rady Children's Invitational | 1st |
| Rutgers | Players Era Festival | 6th |
| USC | Acrisure Classic | 4th |
| Washington | Acrisure Invitational | 1st |
| Wisconsin | Greenbrier Tip-Off | 1st |
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team is scheduled to play 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 |
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| vs. Illinois | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Indiana | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Iowa | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Maryland | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Michigan | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Michigan St | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Minnesota | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Nebraska | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Northwestern | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Ohio State | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Oregon | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Penn State | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Purdue | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Rutgers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. UCLA | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. USC | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Washington | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 |
| vs. Wisconsin | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – |
| Total | 12–8 | 10–10 | 7–13 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 17–3 | 7–13 | 7–13 | 7–13 | 9–11 | 12–8 | 6–14 | 13–7 | 8–12 | 13–7 | 7–13 | 4–16 | 13–7 |
Final conference records
All-Big Ten awards and teams
On March 11, 2025, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.[59]
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Braden Smith, Purdue | Braden Smith, Purdue |
| Coach of the Year | Tom Izzo, Michigan State | Tom Izzo, Michigan State |
| Freshman of the Year | Derik Queen, Maryland | Derik Queen, Maryland |
| Defensive Players of the Year | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Not selected |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Will Riley, Illinois | Not selected |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Derik Queen, Maryland | Vladislav Goldin, Michigan |
| Brice Williams, Nebraska | Brice Williams, Nebraska | |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue | Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue | |
| Braden Smith, Purdue | Braden Smith, Purdue | |
| John Tonje, Wisconsin | John Tonje, Wisconsin | |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Vladislav Goldin, Michigan | Derik Queen, Maryland |
| Danny Wolf, Michigan | Danny Wolf, Michigan | |
| Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | |
| Nick Martinelli, Northwestern | Nick Martinelli, Northwestern | |
| Bruce Thornton, Ohio State | Bruce Thornton, Ohio State | |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois | Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois |
| Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland | Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland | |
| Jaden Akins, Michigan State | Jase Richardson, Michigan State | |
| Jase Richardson, Michigan State | Ace Bailey, Rutgers | |
| Nate Bittle, Oregon | Dylan Harper, Rutgers | |
| Jackson Shelstad, Oregon | Not selected | |
| Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA | Not selected | |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Oumar Ballo, Indiana | Tomislav Ivišić, Illinois |
| Payton Sandfort, Iowa | Malik Reneau, Indiana | |
| Julian Reese, Maryland | Oumar Ballo, Indiana | |
| Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Payton Sandfort, Iowa | |
| Ace Bailey, Rutgers | Julian Reese, Maryland | |
| Dylan Harper, Rutgers | Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern | |
| John Blackwell, Wisconsin | Nate Bittle, Oregon | |
| Not selected | Jackson Shelstad, Oregon | |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser, Penn State | ||
| Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | ||
| Fletcher Loyer, Purdue | ||
| Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA | ||
| Desmond Claude, USC | ||
| Great Osobor, Washington | ||
| John Blackwell, Wisconsin | ||
| All-Freshman Team | Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois | Not selected |
| Derik Queen, Maryland | ||
| Jase Richardson, Michigan State | ||
| Ace Bailey, Rutgers | ||
| Dylan Harper, Rutgers | ||
| All-Defensive Team | Jadin Akins, Michigan State | Not selected |
| TJ Bamba, Oregon | ||
| Nate Bittle, Oregon | ||
| Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | ||
| Kobe Johnson, UCLA |
Postseason
Big Ten tournament
| First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock | Second round Thursday, March 13 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oregon | 72 | 8 | Oregon | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Indiana | 59 | 1 | Michigan State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCLA | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 70 | 5 | Wisconsin | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Minnesota | 64 | 13 | Northwestern | 63 | 5 | Wisconsin | 53 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Northwestern | 72 | 3 | Michigan | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Illinois | 106 | 7 | Illinois | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ohio State | 70 | 15 | Iowa | 94 | 2 | Maryland | 80 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Iowa | 77 | 3 | Michigan | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Purdue | 76 | 6 | Purdue | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rutgers | 89 | 14 | USC | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | USC | 972OT | |||||||||||||||||||||
Although the conference grew by four teams, it has allotted only one additional spot for the conference tournament – meaning three teams will not qualify for the tournament. The tournament will still be over five days, with double byes for the top four seeds, and single byes for the next five seeds.[60]
NCAA Tournament
| Seed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South | Michigan State | W 87–62 vs. (15) Bryant | W 71–62 vs. (10) New Mexico | W 73–70 vs. (6) Ole Miss | L 64–70 vs. (1) Auburn | DNP | |
| 3 | East | Wisconsin | W 85–66 vs. (14) Montana | L 89–91 vs. (6) BYU | DNP | |||
| 4 | West | Maryland | W 81–49 vs. (13) Grand Canyon | W 72–71 vs. (12) Colorado State | L 71–87 vs. (1) Florida | DNP | ||
| 4 | Midwest | Purdue | W 75–63 vs. (13) High Point | W 76–62 vs. (12) McNeese | L 60–62 vs. (1) Houston | DNP | ||
| 5 | South | Michigan | W 68–65 vs. (12) UC San Diego | W 91–79 vs. (4) Texas A&M | L 65–78 vs. (1) Auburn | DNP | ||
| 5 | East | Oregon | W 81–52 vs. (12) Liberty | L 83–87 vs. (4) Arizona | DNP | |||
| 6 | Midwest | Illinois | W 86–73 vs. (11) Xavier | L 75–84 vs. (3) Kentucky | DNP | |||
| 7 | Midwest | UCLA | W 72–47 vs. (10) Utah State | L 58–67 vs. (2) Tennessee | DNP | |||
| W–L (%): | 8–0 (1.000) | 4–4 (.500) | 1–3 (.250) | 0–1 (.000) | – (–) | – (–) | ||
| Total: 13–8 (.619) | ||||||||
CBC
| School | First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | W 89–60 vs. Tulane | L 59–60 vs. Villanova | DNP | |
| Nebraska | W 86–78 vs. Arizona State | W 81–69 vs. Georgetown | W 79–69 vs. Boise State | W 77–66 vs. UCF |
| W–L (%): | 2–0 (1.000) | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) |
| Total: 5–1 (.833) | ||||
NIT
No Big Ten teams participated in 2025.
NBA draft
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan Harper | San Antonio Spurs | 1 | 2 | SG/PG | Rutgers |
| Ace Bailey | Utah Jazz | 5 | SF | ||
| Derik Queen | Atlanta Hawks | 13 | C | Maryland | |
 Kasparas Jakučionis | Miami Heat | 20 | PG | Illinois | |
 Will Riley | Utah Jazz | 21 | SF | ||
| Jase Richardson | Orlando Magic | 25 | SG | Michigan State | |
/ Danny Wolf | Brooklyn Nets | 27 | PF | Michigan | |
 Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | C | Penn State | |
| Brooks Barnhizer | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2 | 44 | SF | Northwestern |
| John Tonje | Utah Jazz | 53 | SG | Wisconsin |