ROSEMONT, Ill. – The field is set for the 2026 Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament Presented by Allstate following the conclusion of conference play on Friday. The single-elimination tournament, hosted by Ohio State, runs Wednesday through Sunday (Nov. 4-8) at Buckeye Varsity Field in Columbus, Ohio.
Northwestern and Maryland shared the Big Ten Championship with 7-1 conference records. Northwestern won the head-to-head tiebreaker to receive the tournament’s No. 1 seed.
The Big Ten Tournament Presented by Allstate bracket:
Wednesday, Nov. 4, Quarterfinals (B1G+)
Game #1 (11 a.m. ET) — No. 4 seed Rutgers (11-7) vs. No. 5 seed Indiana (9-7)
Game #2 (2 p.m. ET) — No. 2 seed Maryland (16-1) vs. No. 7 seed Ohio State (7-10)
Game #3 (5 p.m. ET) — No. 3 seed Penn State (12-5) vs. No. 6 seed Iowa (12-4)
Friday, Nov. 6, Semifinals (BTN)
Game #4 (1 p.m. ET) — No. 1 seed Northwestern (16-2) vs. Game #1 winner
Game #5 (4 p.m. ET) — Game #2 winner vs. Game #3 winner
Sunday, Nov. 8, Championship (BTN)
Game #6 (12 p.m. ET) — Game #4 winner vs. Game #5 winner
Six teams are ranked in this week’s Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches Poll. Northwestern is ranked first followed by Maryland (2nd), Iowa (9th), Penn State (14th), Indiana (15th) and Rutgers (18th).
Quarterfinals contests will be streamed on B1G+ with the semifinals and championship game carried by the Big Ten Network. Jack Renaldi and Kara Lentz will provide commentary for BTN.