Michigan State, the No. 2 seed, and Michigan, the No. 5 seed, were both placed in the South region by the NCAA tournament selection committee.

The Wolverines also won the Big Ten tournament in 1998, 2017 and 2018. Only Michigan State, with six titles, has won the tournament more often the Wolverines. (U-M’s 1998 title,

Big Ten basketball tournament starts Wednesday. Our expert predicts how far Michigan and Michigan State will go in the bracket.