2026 Big Ten Volleyball Tournament

Bracketology·Conference Races·At-Large Odds·NCAA Bracket— auto-bid races, conference by conference.

Snapshot Week

Preseason
As of Preseason

Reflects results through the preseason. Seeds appear as they clinch; matchups and winners as games are played.

🏟 Big Ten📍 Fishers, Indiana🗓 November 20 – November 25
First Round
12Seed 12
13Seed 13
10Seed 10
15Seed 15
11Seed 11
14Seed 14
Second Round
5Seed 5
TBD
7Seed 7
TBD
6Seed 6
TBD
8Seed 8
9Seed 9
Quarterfinals
1Seed 1
TBD
2Seed 2
TBD
3Seed 3
TBD
4Seed 4
TBD
Semifinals
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Championship
TBD
TBD
Big Ten Tournament Projections(18 teams · 10k simulations)
SeedTeamEloR1R2QuartersSemisFinal🏆 Win
1Nebraska238499%99%99%91%73%53%
2Wisconsin226499%99%98%79%51%24%
3Purdue213499%99%91%56%24%9%
4Southern California207699%99%84%43%15%5%
5Minnesota202799%98%77%33%11%4%
6Penn St.203299%97%75%30%9%2%
7Indiana197699%94%66%23%7%2%
8UCLA193399%90%57%17%5%1%
9Michigan190098%85%46%11%3%1%
10Oregon187598%82%39%8%2%—
11Michigan St175389%57%17%2%——
12Washington177292%60%19%3%1%—
13Illinois172886%50%14%2%——
14Northwestern167777%35%8%1%——
15Iowa165169%28%6%1%——
16Ohio St.156945%14%2%———
17Maryland148727%7%1%———
18Rutgers146820%4%————

Values = P(reach that stage or further). Win = P(win conference tournament = auto NCAA bid). Seeds reflect average simulated finish position.

Big Ten Standings
15 qualify for tournamentPreseason projection · 153 games remaining

Standings · Finishing Position Probabilities

#TeamConfOverallProj ConfProj Ovr123456789101112131415161718
1Nebraska0–00–0
15.7–1.3
15–17 W
25.9–2.1
25–27 W
64238.03.11.40.30.3<1<1<1
2Wisconsin0–00–0
14.4–2.6
13–16 W
22.1–5.9
21–23 W
213321126.53.31.80.80.40.1<1<1<1
3Purdue0–00–0
12.9–4.1
12–14 W
21.1–5.9
20–23 W
6.516211713106.34.52.71.50.70.30.1<1<1
4Southern California0–00–0
12.0–5.0
11–14 W
20.5–8.5
19–22 W
3.39.515171512107.64.43.11.60.80.40.3<1<1
5Minnesota0–00–0
11.4–5.6
10–13 W
18.0–10.0
16–20 W
1.96.01014151412106.84.62.91.40.80.50.1<1<1
6Penn St.0–00–0
11.1–5.9
10–13 W
18.6–8.4
17–20 W
1.65.19.312141413117.85.63.52.11.10.40.3<1<1
7Indiana0–00–0
10.4–6.6
9–12 W
17.0–10.0
15–19 W
0.92.96.81012121312117.55.43.42.11.10.60.2<1<1
8UCLA0–00–0
9.8–7.2
8–11 W
16.2–12.8
14–18 W
0.32.34.76.78.611121312107.05.43.62.01.00.50.2<1
9Michigan0–00–0
9.0–8.0
7–11 W
17.3–11.7
15–19 W
0.20.82.54.26.38.711121312106.95.13.31.91.20.40.1
10Oregon0–00–0
8.5–8.5
7–10 W
15.5–12.5
14–17 W
0.10.41.42.64.46.89.1111414128.86.74.22.41.30.60.2
11Washington0–00–0
6.8–10.2
5–8 W
14.3–13.7
12–16 W
<10.10.20.71.52.43.35.28.311141513107.64.62.60.9
12Michigan St0–00–0
6.5–10.5
5–8 W
14.7–14.3
13–17 W
<1<10.30.71.12.03.55.37.910131312118.75.83.41.7
13Illinois0–00–0
6.1–10.9
5–8 W
13.0–16.0
11–15 W
<10.10.50.91.62.44.66.08.812131412107.14.42.4
14Northwestern0–00–0
5.2–11.8
4–7 W
13.5–15.5
12–15 W
<10.10.20.61.12.33.25.78.511141614117.53.9
15Iowa0–00–0
4.7–12.3
3–6 W
14.6–18.4
13–16 W
0.10.20.30.81.52.24.26.21012151714106.2
16Ohio St.0–00–0
3.5–13.5
2–5 W
9.2–19.8
8–11 W
<1<1<10.20.30.81.42.65.17.51216211915
17Maryland0–00–0
2.6–14.4
1–4 W
8.4–18.6
7–10 W
<1<10.10.20.61.12.14.17.011172532
18Rutgers0–00–0
2.3–14.7
1–3 W
8.4–18.6
7–10 W
<1<1<1<10.20.20.71.42.65.09.3162638

Position columns: % of 10,000 simulated seasons finishing there. Row below cut line = P(reach tournament).

Finishing Position Range — Season Progression

NebraskaWisconsinPurdueSouthern CaliforniaMinnesotaPenn St.IndianaUCLAMichiganOregonWashingtonMichigan StIllinoisNorthwesternIowaOhio St.MarylandRutgers
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