The madness officially arrives in the Big Ten Conference today as the Men's Basketball Tournament begins at 3:30 this afternoon. The first game is one Iowa fans will be following closely.

The first game of the tourney pits #13 seed Minnesota against the #12 seed, Illinois. The winner takes on the fifth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes tomorrow afternoon on the Big Ten Network. The game tips off at approximately 1:30 Thursday afternoon. A Hawkeye win tomorrow and Iowa faces #4 seed Purdue Friday afternoon, again at approximately 1:30, Iowa time.

Click the link at the bottom for your own printable bracket and here's hoping for a long tourney run like Iowa has done before.

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