Big Ten Tournament Predictions

Well, the Big Ten Tournament seeds have been sent, and it's time for my annual prediction that IU will win, so here you go.

Here are the seeds:
1. Ohio State (14-4) (2-1 vs. MSU and Purdue)
2. Purdue (14-4) (2-2 vs. MSU and OSU)
3. Michigan State (14-4) (1-2 vs. Purdue and OSU)
4. Wisconsin (13-5)
5. Illinois (10-8)
6. Minnesota (9-9)
7. Northwestern (7-11) (they get 7 seed based on 2-0 record vs. Michigan)
8. Michigan (7-11)
9. Iowa (4-14) (they would get the 9 seed based on a 2-0 record vs. IU)
10. Indiana (4-14)
11. Penn State (3-15)

Here is how the tournament will shake out (all times are Eastern):

First Round - Thursday March 11
#8 Michigan vs. #9 Iowa (2:30 p.m., ESPN2): Michigan
#7 Northwestern vs. #10 IU (25 min. after first game, ESPN2): IU
#6 Minnesota vs. #11 Penn State (7:30 p.m., BTN): Minnesota

Quarterfinals - Friday March 12
#1 Ohio State vs. #8 Michigan (Noon, ESPN): Ohio State
#4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Illinois (25 min. after previous game, ESPN): Wisconsin
#2 Purdue vs. #10 IU (6:30, BTN): IU
#3 Michigan State vs. #6 Minnesota (25 min. after previous game, BTN): Michigan State

Semifinals - Saturday March 13
#1 Ohio State vs. #4 Wisconsin (1:40, CBS): Ohio State
#10 IU vs. #3 Michigan State (25 min. after previous game, CBS): IU

Finals - Sunday March 14
#1 Ohio State vs. #10 IU (3:30, CBS): IU

It's bound to happen now that IU is on a hot streak.