It has been 26 years since a Big Ten team cut down the nets at the end of the NCAA Tournament, a drought the conference is desperate to end in the 2026 March Madness bracket.

Tennessee basketball earned a No. 6 seed in its eighth straight March Madness appearance.

The Cardinals are the most dominant team in the ACC and have reached the quarterfinals or better in the ACC tournament in each of the last 12 seasons under Jeff Walz.