Big Ten standings, 2025-26
Seeded for the Big Ten tournament
Seed Team Big Ten Margin / game Adj. EM D-I rank
1 Michigan Wolverines
Michigan
37-3 overall
 19-1 17.8 +47.4 1
2 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska
28-7 overall
 15-5 10.8 +32.3 17
3 Michigan State Spartans
Michigan St
27-8 overall
 15-5 10.5 +35.2 11
4 Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois
28-9 overall
 15-5 14.5 +40.8 4
5 Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin
24-11 overall
 14-6 6.9 +28.5 24
6 Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue
30-9 overall
 13-7 11.1 +37.8 8
7 UCLA Bruins
UCLA
24-12 overall
 13-7 6.0 +26.5 30
8 Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State
21-13 overall
 12-8 6.7 +28.0 26
9 Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa
24-13 overall
 10-10 8.3 +29.7 23
10 Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana
18-14 overall
 9-11 6.0 +24.2 39
11 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota
15-18 overall
 8-12 0.9 +15.0 78
12 Washington Huskies
Washington
16-17 overall
 7-13 3.5 +21.0 50
13 USC Trojans
USC
18-14 overall
 7-13 0.7 +15.5 71
14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers
14-20 overall
 6-14 -4.8 +6.9 122
15 Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern
15-19 overall
 5-15 1.2 +18.5 59
16 Oregon Ducks
Oregon
12-20 overall
 5-15 -3.1 +12.3 91
17 Maryland Terrapins
Maryland
12-21 overall
 4-16 -6.9 +7.2 119
18 Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State
12-20 overall
 3-17 -5.7 +6.4 128
Data: hoopR / ESPN via sportsdataverse-py; Adj. EM: SportsDataverse adjusted ratings