Can Big Ten’s Unstoppable Sweet 16 Surge Finally Break the March Madness Curse?

Iowa, who stunned No. 1 Florida in the second round, plays Big Ten brethren and neighbor Nebraska in Thursday’s Sweet 16 game in Houston. It marks only the second All-Big Ten Sweet 16 game in history, per CBS, and the first since 1980, when Purdue and Indiana met.

The Big Ten has won three straight football national championships, maybe it’s time the good times extend to the hardwood.

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Big Ten teams in 2026 Sweet 16

• No. 1 Michigan (Midwest)

• No. 2 Purdue (West)

• No 3 Michigan State (East)

• No. 3 Illinois (South)

• No. 4 Nebraska (South)

• No. 9 Iowa (South)

Sweet 16 teams by conference: Who has most?

• Big Ten: 6

• Big East: 2

Conference records in 2026 March Madness

Who is in Sweet 16? March Madness Sweet 16 schedule, game times

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