After defeating Penn State, 63-60 on Sunday afternoon, the Wisconsin Badgers (21-10) finished the Big Ten season at 12-6, tied with Michigan for fourth place in the conference. Due to their head-to-head win over the Wolverines, the Badgers have earned the number four seed in the conference tournament, and will have a first round bye for the thirteenth straight tournament.
Indiana, Michigan State, and Ohio State will also have first round byes in the tournament, which runs March 14-17 at the United Center in Chicago.
The Badgers will be going for their third Big Ten Conference championship under Bo Ryan. Including Wisconsin, six different programs have won the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan State and Ohio State have won the title three times. Illinois and Iowa have each won the championship twice, and Purdue has won the tournament once.
The Badgers first tournament game will be on Friday afternoon at approximately 1:30 against the winner of the Penn State, Michigan game.
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