Big Ten Men'S Basketball Tournament 2025 Teams. The big ten conference will expand its men’s and women’s basketball tournament fields to 15 teams, an increase of one from previous years, which means that three teams will miss the conference tournament. Also news, schedule, standings, stats and more

The big ten, in trying to balance its ambitious expansion plans with the practicalities of competition, plans to restrict the number of teams in its men’s and women’s basketball. The big ten is also planning to only have 15 of its 18 teams in the big ten tournament starting in 2025.