Conference tournament previews: ACC | Big East | Big 12 | SEC

Michigan State enters the Big Tournament as regular-season champions seeking to double dip as tournament champions after starting the season unranked.

Meanwhile, a handful of Big Ten teams will be sweating the NCAA tournament bubble. Here’s what to know about and what to watch for at the Big Ten tournament, including matchups, game times and TV channels.

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3 storylines to watch

After starting the season unranked, Michigan State has emerged as one of the nation’s best teams and enters conference tournament play on a seven-game winning streak that includes five wins over ranked teams, two of them over rival Michigan.

The Spartans appear locked into a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and will hope to make a case for a No. 1 seed in Indianapolis. It’s a long shot that will require some significant help from the SEC tournament. Either way, the Spartans are playing their best basketball at the right time and are red hot entering tournament play.

Meanwhile, Michigan has been spiraling. After a 14-3 start to Big Ten play, the Wolverines have lost three straight and four of their last six, including Sunday’s lopsided loss to Michigan State in the regular-season finale.

The Wolverines are slipping in NCAA tournament bracket projections and will look to re-find their footing with a run in Indianapolis.

Ohio State and Indiana enter Big Ten tournament play on the NCAA tournament bubble. Indiana appears to be the safer bet after beating Ohio State in their regular-season finale. Nebraska, meanwhile, appears to have played itself out of contention with five straight losses to end the season that left it out of the Big Ten tournament field.

(All times approximate in ET)

When: March 12-16

Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis

TV: CBS, Big Ten Network, Peacock

Game Schedule:

Wednesday March 12 | First round

Game 1: No. 13 Northwestern 72, No. 12 Minnesota 64

Game 2: No. 15 Iowa 77, No. 10 Ohio State 70

Game 3: No. 14 USC 97, No. 11 Rutgers 89

Thursday, March 13 | Second round

Game 4: No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oregon, Noon | Big Ten NetworkGame 5: No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Northwestern, 2:30 p.m. | Big Ten NetworkGame 6: No. 7 Illinois vs. No. 15 Iowa, 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Game 7: No. 6 Purdue vs No. 14 USC, 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Friday, March 14 | Quarterfinals

Game 8: No. 1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner, Noon | Big Ten NetworkGame 9: No. 4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner, 2:30 p.m. | Big Ten NetworkGame 10: No. 2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner, 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Game 11: No. 3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner, 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Saturday, March 15 | Semifinals

Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1 p.m. | CBS

Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 3:30 p.m. | CBS

Sunday, March 16 | Championship

Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 3:30 p.m. | CBS