Big Ten Tournament 2017: Bracket, Schedule, Times, Odds and more

March Madness is officially here once Conference Championship Week begins.

The Michigan State Spartans will look to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament with a good showing in this week’s Big Ten Tournament. They earned the No. 5 seed this week and will play Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 12 Nebraska and No. 13 Penn State. The game will be televised by the Big Ten Network.

This is the first year the tournament will be played at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Here is your 2017 Big Ten Tournament bracket:

Here is the entire Big Ten Tournament schedule:

First round: Wednesday

Game 1, 4:30 p.m.: No. 12 Nebraska (12-18) vs. No. 13 Penn State (14-17), ESPN2.

Game 2, 7 p.m.: No. 11 Ohio State (17-14) vs. No. 14 Rutgers (14-17), Big Ten Network.

Second round: Thursday

Game 3, noon: No. 8 Michigan (20-11) vs. No. 9 Illinois (18-13), BTN.

Game 4, approx. 2:25 p.m.: No. 5 Michigan State (18-13) vs. Game 1 winner, BTN.

Game 5, 6:30: No. 7 Iowa (18-13) vs. No. 10 Indiana (17-14), ESPN2.

Game 6, approx. 8:55: No. 6 Northwestern (21-10) vs. Game 2 winner, ESPN2.

Quarterfinals: Friday

Game 7, noon: No. 1 Purdue (25-6) vs. Game 3 winner, ESPN.

Game 8, approx. 2:25 p.m.: No. 4 Minnesota (23-8) vs. Game 4 winner, ESPN.

Game 9, 6:30: No. 2 Wisconsin (23-8) vs. Game 5 winner, BTN.

Game 10, approx. 8:55: No. 3 Maryland (24-7) vs. Game 6 winner, BTN.

Semifinals: Saturday

Game 11, 1 p.m.: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, CBS.

Game 12, 3:30: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, CBS.

Final, 3 p.m. Sunday, CBS.

And here are the odds to win the Big Ten Tournament:

Purdue - 8/5

Wisconsin - 9/4

Minnesota U - 13/2

Maryland - 10/1

Michigan - 10/1

Michigan State - 10/1

Northwestern - 12/1

Indiana U - 16/1

Iowa - 28/1

Ohio State - 33/1

Illinois - 50/1

Penn State - 66/1

Nebraska - 75/1

Rutgers - 100/1