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Big Ten March Madness 2018

With just four teams in the NCAA Tournament and only two in the NIT, can the Big Ten make a splash in college basketball’s postseason anyways?

Contributors: Off Tackle Empire Staff

Here’s the hub for all of OTE’s NCAA Tournament and NIT coverage in 2018!

This year we’ve got Big Dance storylines galore:

The Ohio State Buckeyes got a rough draw in 12-seed South Dakota State , but can they survive for a rematch with the Gonzaga Bulldogs?
Can 3-seed Michigan overcome North Carolina and the weight of expectations to return to John Beilein’s second Final Four?
Can 3-seed Michigan State finally break out of its funk against Duke and Kansas ?
And finally—FINALLY—can Purdue live up to their potential and reach a Final Four with the firepower of Villanova in the way?

If that’s not enough, how about some NIT coverage?

The Nebraska Cornhuskers got screwed over into a 5-seed. Absent their Pinnacle Bank Arena magic, how will Tim Miles’ crew fare in their consolation prize?
Pat Chambers has Penn State trending in the right direction, but can they survive a pesky Temple Owls club and set up a showdown with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish?

Stay tuned for all the March Madness coverage you can stand—in between football articles, of course—right here on Off Tackle Empire!

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Mar 11, 2018, 3:31pm CDT

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March 20, 2018
A Very Incomplete Preview of Penn State-Marquette in the NIT

By MNWildcat and Aaron Yorke

The Nittany Lions head to Milwaukee to take on MY Marquette Golden Eagles in the quarterfinals of the NIT, and Aaron Yorke and I thought we’d half-ass a preview of the game.
March 17, 2018
NCAA Tournament 2nd Round Weekend Open Thread

By MC ClapYoHandz

How do we top Friday night? Are any 17 seeds still in play?
March 17, 2018
Meet Virginia

By MC ClapYoHandz
March 16, 2018
NCAA Tournament, Day 2: Open Thread

By MNWildcat

The class of the Big Ten should roll through Friday’s games...but are there more upsets out there?
March 15, 2018
IT’S HERE! NCAA Tournament, Day 1: Open Thread

By MNWildcat

The Ohio State Buckeyes take on South Dakota State and the Michigan Wolverines tackle the Montana Grizzlies, but we’re here for all the action. Come talk March Madness with us!
March 15, 2018
NCAA Tournament Profile: Michigan State Spartans

By Green Akers

The moment the entire season has been about is here. No pressure.
March 14, 2018
Assessing Michigan’s Chances In The 2018 NCAA Tournament: Big Ten March Madness Previews & Predictions

By Thumpasaurus@thumpasaurus1

Do John Beilein’s Wolverines have what it takes to make it out of a tough region?
March 14, 2018
Stew System Picks the NCAA Tournament

By StewMonkey13

Hey, remember this? Come see what a winning bracket looks like.
March 13, 2018
How would you fix the NIT? A Tournament Preview and Potluck

By MNWildcat

With Nebraska and Penn State carrying the Big Ten banner into the NIT, can they overcome tough seeding and disappointment from not making the Tourney? We preview that, what we’d fix about the NIT, and offer our predictions.
March 12, 2018
Six Big Ten Teams Make Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament

By MNWildcat

Big Ten champions Ohio State lead a middling conference cohort into a tournament where, surprise surprise, it’s still UConn’s to lose.
March 12, 2018
2018 March Madness Tournament Bracket Challenge!

By BigRedTwice

Now’s your chance to prove you know more than a "writer"! Shouldn’t be too hard.
March 11, 2018
The Ridiculousness of the NIT: The 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers Edition

By Jesse Collins

In which we remember that the NIT is nothing but an exhibition with no real rationale behind it.
March 11, 2018
NIT Bracket: What in the actual hell?

By MNWildcat, DJ Carver, and BigRedTwice

It’s just Nebraska and Penn State in the nation’s premier consolation tournament, and even then...what the hell?
March 11, 2018
2018 NIT Selection Show Open Thread

By DJ Carver

Nebraska, Penn State, Maryland, and maybe Wisconsin are all heading to the NIT. Will they at least pull more home games from this?
March 11, 2018
2018 NCAA Tournament Bracket Instant Reaction

By Boilerman31@kmthompson31

The Big Ten and Pac 12 were screwed by the Selection Committee.
March 11, 2018
NCAA Tournament Selection Show Open Thread

By DJ Carver

Who is getting in from the Big Ten? Does Nebraska surprise and make it in on the 12 line?

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This year we’ve got Big Dance storylines galore:

If that’s not enough, how about some NIT coverage?

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