We typically spend most of efforts on football here at The Silver Bullet, but basketball is impossible to ignore this time of year. The combination of Championship Week and March Madness simply makes this some of the best few weeks of the year. It always helps when the Buckeyes are playing well, and walk into the Big Ten Tournament with a No. 1 seed. Here is how the schedule looks, starting at 2:30 PM tomorrow: Thursday, March 11: Opening Round No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Iowa, 2:30PM (ESPN2) No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Indiana, 25 minutes after first game (ESPN2) No. 6 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Penn State, 7:30PM (Big Ten Network) Friday, March 12: Second Round No. 1 Ohio State vs. 8/9 Winner, Noon, (ESPN) No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Illinois, 25 minutes after previous game (ESPN) No. 2 Purdue vs. 7/0 Winner, 6:30PM, (Big Ten Network) No. 3 Michigan State vs. 6/11 Winner, 25 minutes after previous game (BTN) Saturday, March 13: Semifinals Semifinal 1, 1:40PM (CBS Sports) Semifinal 2, 25 minutes after previous game (CBS Sports) Sunday, March 14: Final Championship Game, 3:30PM (CBS Sports) Now let's get to the good stuff. It's time for a little father versus son prediction battle, which typically is only seen on this blog during football season. We thought we would bring it out of hibernation for such an occasion as this... Dave's Bracket: Thursday, March 11: Opening Round No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Iowa - MICHIGAN No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Indiana - NORTHWESTERN No. 6 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Penn State - MINNESOTA Friday, March 12: Second Round No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Michigan - OHIO STATE No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Illinois - ILLINOIS No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 7 Northwestern - PURDUE No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Minnesota - MICHIGAN STATE Saturday, March 13: Semifinals No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Illinois - OHIO STATE No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 3 Michigan State - MICHIGAN STATE Sunday, March 14: Final No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Michigan State - MICHIGAN STATE Drew's Bracket: Thursday, March 11: Opening Round No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Iowa - MICHIGAN No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Indiana - INDIANA No. 6 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Penn State - PENN STATE Friday, March 12: Second Round No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Michigan - OHIO STATE No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Illinois - WISCONSIN No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 10 Indiana - PURDUE No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 11 Penn State - PENN STATE Saturday, March 13: Semifinals No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin - OHIO STATE No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Penn State - PURDUE Sunday, March 14: Final No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Purdue - OHIO STATE How do you see it playing out? Any bold predictions? CommentsCHRISTEAM 03/11/2010 07:00
My sleeper pick is Wisconsin. They wear teams down, and their style of play bothers every team in a tourney like this.
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Daniel 03/11/2010 08:37
i think it may be better for the buckeyes to not wear themselves out trying to win the b10 title, and be rested up for the ncaa tournament. the bench is awful thin!
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