Big ten tournament

[Southend]

So, where is the tournament held for the next five years after penn state in 2026. Someone told me state college again 2027 then Iowa? Nebraska 

[ScottishSteel]

It's largely an alphabetical rotation; Penn St got it again so soon after 2021 cause of not being able to have fans in 2021.  There are some missteps in the rotation but since 2015 it's gone:

Ohio St
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan St
Minneapolis
Rutgers
Penn St
Nebraska
Michigan
Maryland
Northwestern
Penn St

If I had to guess? 2027 would be held at Purdue

[Wrestleknownothing]

12 minutes ago, ScottishSteel said:

It's largely an alphabetical rotation; Penn St got it again so soon after 2021 cause of not being able to have fans in 2021.  There are some missteps in the rotation but since 2015 it's gone:

Ohio St
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan St
Minneapolis
Rutgers
Penn St
Nebraska
Michigan
Maryland
Northwestern
Penn St

If I had to guess? 2027 would be held at Purdue

Do teams ever decline to host? I also notice no Illinois or Wisconsin on the list. 

[ScottishSteel]

8 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Do teams ever decline to host? I also notice no Illinois or Wisconsin on the list. 

Yes, I know that's much more common in the spring sports that also rotate alphabetically - due to a lack of facilities to host say Big Ten Outdoor Track or if championship weekend lines up w/ spring commencement etc.

No inside info here but I could see Wisconsin historically have declined due to potential overlap w/ MBB/WBB/MIH since they would all operate out of the Kohl center (Big Ten tourney weekend for wrestling I think is opening weekend of Big Ten hockey tourney which is on campus by seed and also last week of conference basketball games)

[ScottishSteel]

Just now, ScottishSteel said:

Yes, I know that's much more common in the spring sports that also rotate alphabetically - due to a lack of facilities to host say Big Ten Outdoor Track or if championship weekend lines up w/ spring commencement etc.

No inside info here but I could see Wisconsin historically have declined due to potential overlap w/ MBB/WBB/MIH since they would all operate out of the Kohl center (Big Ten tourney weekend for wrestling I think is opening weekend of Big Ten hockey tourney which is on campus by seed and also last week of conference basketball games)

Or a quick google and the first two years preceding tOSU on the list were hosted by Wisconsin and Illinois haha . . . whoops; it's early

[D3 for LU]

4 hours ago, ScottishSteel said:

Or a quick google and the first two years preceding tOSU on the list were hosted by Wisconsin and Illinois haha . . . whoops; it's early

... indeed, it is.

D3

Edited August 12, 2025 by D3 for LU

[rsotelo]

17 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

Do teams ever decline to host? I also notice no Illinois or Wisconsin on the list. 

Illinois hosted in 2013 and the following year Wisconsin hosted in 2014