Betsided

March Madness Bracket: How Many Big Ten Teams Made the 2022 NCAA Tournament?

By Peter Dewey

Iowa leads nine different Big Ten teams into the NCAA Tournament.
Iowa leads nine different Big Ten teams into the NCAA Tournament. / Aaron J. Thornton/GettyImages
facebooktwitterreddit

The 2022 NCAA Tournament is here, as the full 68-teams field was announced on Selection Sunday. 

One of the most intriguing parts of the bracket reveal is finding out which bubble teams made the tournament, as well as who else received at-large bids from each conference. 

The 32 teams that win their respective conference tournament are awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The remaining 36 teams that are selected receive at-large bids, and there’s always a team or two that may get snubbed by the selection committee. 

Usually, the major conferences such as the Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, ACC, Pac 12 and Big East receive the majority of the at-large bids, as they face more quality competition throughout the season and have more tournament-worthy teams than smaller conferences. 

Fans of these conferences love competing to see how many of their teams get into the tournament, and then how they fare once the games begin. 

Let’s take a look at this year’s bracket and how many teams from the Big Ten are in the NCAA Tournament: 

How Many Big Ten Teams Are in the NCAA Tournament?

There are nine teams from the Big Ten in the NCAA Tournament. 

They include: 

  • Iowa (Automatic Bid) – No. 5 seed in Midwest Region
  • Purdue (At-Large Bid) – No. 3 seed in East Region
  • Wisconsin (At-Large Bid) – No. 3 seed in Midwest Region
  • Illinois (At-Large Bid) – No. 4 seed in South Region
  • Ohio State (At-Large Bid) – No. 7 seed in South Region
  • Michigan (At-Large Bid) – No. 11 seed in South Region
  • Indiana (At-Large Bid) – No. 12 seed in East Region (First Four)
  • Rutgers (At-Large Bid) – No. 11 seed in West Region (First Four)
  • Michigan State (At-Large Bid) – No. 7 seed in West Region

Odds for Big Ten Teams to Win National Championship: 

Here are the odds for each Big 12 team in the NCAA Tournament to win the national title via WynnBET: 

  • Purdue: +1000
  • Iowa: +5000
  • Wisconsin: +5000
  • Michigan State: +10000
  • Michigan: +10000
  • Ohio State: +7500
  • Indiana: +10000
  • Illinois: +2500
  • Rutgers: +15000

Follow BetSided's March Madness hub throughout the entirety of the NCAA men's and women's tournaments for full betting previews and picks for every game, updated betting odds, futures for the Final Four and national championship, insights, trends, videos, podcasts and more!

Home/College Basketball