ROSEMONT, Ill. – As part of ongoing preparations for the addition of four new member institutions during the 2024-25 academic year, the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday announced details regarding future regular- and postseason competition structures for men’s and women’s basketball. 

Beginning next season, both the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament fields will expand to 15 teams (from 14), a format that maintains the five-day schedule of the event, provides access to all teams in contention for postseason invitations, and will maintain a double bye for each of the top four seeds while seeds 5-9 will receive a single bye.

Both the men’s and women’s conference schedules will remain at 20 and 18 contests, respectively, for each school. This allows for non-conference scheduling flexibility, is consistent with peer schedule formats and maximizes opportunities for NCAA postseason berths. Single-play home/away locations will rotate annually, and two-play opponents will be determined with consideration for competitive balance, geography and rivalries. 

The 2024 Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments will be hosted at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The women’s event begins on Wednesday, March 6, with the championship game scheduled for Sunday, March 10, and airing on CBS for the first time in its history. The men’s tournament tips off on Wednesday, March 13, with the title being handed out on Sunday, March 17.

Fans wishing to purchase all-session tickets within their university’s reserved fan block are encouraged to contact their school’s ticket office. Tickets also are available at the Target Center box office or online at AXS.com.

Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women.

SPRING GAME TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for Nebraska’s April 27 Spring Game presented by FNBO will go on sale next week to Husker fans. Nebraska football season ticket holders will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. (CT). The public on-sale will open the following day at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Additionally, FNBO is showing its appreciation for military personnel by providing 3,000 free tickets to the spring game. Veterans and military personnel can claim four tickets each beginning this Friday (Feb. 2) at 10 a.m.

Details regarding tickets to the Red-White Spring Game presented by FNBO is as follows:

  • Reserved tickets for the spring game are $15, with any available club tickets on sale for $25.  Youth of high school age and under will be admitted for $5 and fans must purchase those tickets in advance as well.
  • Fans are encouraged to buy tickets on-line at Huskers.com/tickets. Spring game tickets may also be purchased by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-BIG RED. There will be a limit of 10 tickets per account. All tickets will be mobile delivery or picked up at will call.
  • Military personnel wishing to claim free tickets provided by FNBO may do so beginning this Friday. Veterans and active military can visit https://huskers.com/fnbo to claim up to four tickets each. Individuals will be asked to enter their military ID. Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis until supplies run out. IDs accepted include Active Duty Military, Reserve Military, Retired Military, Military Dependent ID cards, VA Medical ID cards, Veterans designation on ID Card, American Legion or VFW cards and DD214 forms.
  • UNL Students will again be admitted to the spring game for free. Students can reserve a free ticket to the spring game by visiting Huskers.com/students, beginning at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 7. 

The Red-White Spring Game presented by FNBO is set for an 11 a.m. CT kickoff on April 27.

Nebraska fans interested in purchasing 2024 football season tickets are encouraged to join the Football Season Ticket Request List at www.huskers.com/requestlist. Season tickets for the 2024 season are priced at $420 for seven home games. The Huskers’ home schedule is highlighted by games against Colorado, Wisconsin and Big Ten newcomer UCLA.