The tournament was the second Big Ten Conference tournament held outside the conference's traditional heartland in the Midwest following the 2017 tournament held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The eighth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, it determined the 2018 champion of the Big Ten Conference. During Saturday’s edition of Fox Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff, the network announced. Michigan defeated Purdue in the championship game to win their second consecutive tournament championship. The 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover was played on Decemat Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 2020 Big Ten Football Championship Game now has an official date and time.
