Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1998. The winner of the tournament is designated the Big Ten Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Big Ten was one of the last NCAA Division I college basketball conferences to start a tournament. The finals of the tournament are typically held immediately before the field for the NCAA tournament is announced.
The tournaments have been held at neutral sites. The first tournaments were held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in 2002, the tournament alternated between the United Center and the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2008, the tournament began a five-year residence in Indianapolis. (2008 to 2012)[1] On June 5, 2011, the Big Ten announced that the tournament will revert to an alternating between Indianapolis and Chicago. The 2013 and 2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments will be played at the United Center in Chicago and the 2014 and 2016 tournaments will be played in Indianapolis.[2]
On four occasions, the champion of the tournament has gone on to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (Michigan State in 1999 and 2000, Illinois in 2005, Ohio State in 2007). In 2000, champion Michigan State won the NCAA Tournament.
Vacated Results
Due to various rulings against participating programs, some of the results of the Big Ten Tournament have been vacated or voided. Here is a compiled list sanctions imposed that have affected the results and records of the tournament since its inception. The information in this article does not include results of the teams in which records were vacated.
- The NCAA has vacated the postseason tournament records for the Minnesota basketball team from the 1993–94 season through the 1998–99 season [3]. Minnesota had a record of 2–1 in the 1998 tournament and went 0–1 in 1999.
- Because of the University of Michigan basketball scandal, the NCAA vacated the records for the Michigan basketball team from the 1995–96 season through the 1998–99 season, including the 1998 and 1999 Big Ten Tournaments.[4] Michigan had won the tournament championship in 1998 with a 3–0 record, and had a record of 1–1 in 1999.
- The NCAA has vacated the NCAA tournament records for the Ohio State basketball team from the 1998–99 season through the 2001–02 season [5]. Ohio State had a record of 1–1 in the 1999 tournament, went 0–1 in 2000 and 2001, and had won the championship in 2002.
Results and Records
Results by Year
| Year |
Champion |
Champion's Seed |
Score |
Runner-up |
Runner-up's Seed |
Most Outstanding Player |
Site |
| 1998 |
Michigan [note 2] |
# 4 |
76–67 |
Purdue |
# 3 |
Robert Traylor, Michigan [note 2] |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1999 |
Michigan State |
# 1 |
67–50 |
Illinois |
# 11 |
Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State |
United Center |
| 2000 |
Michigan State |
# 2 |
76–61 |
Illinois |
# 4 |
Morris Peterson, Michigan State |
United Center |
| 2001 |
Iowa |
# 6 |
63–61 |
Indiana |
# 4 |
Reggie Evans, Iowa |
United Center |
| 2002 |
Ohio State [note 1] |
# 2 |
81–64 |
Iowa |
# 9 |
Boban Savovic, Ohio State [note 1] |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2003 |
Illinois |
# 2 |
72–59 |
Ohio State |
# 8 |
Brian Cook, Illinois |
United Center |
| 2004 |
Wisconsin |
# 2 |
70–53 |
Illinois |
# 1 |
Devin Harris, Wisconsin |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 2005 |
Illinois |
# 1 |
54–43 |
Wisconsin |
# 2 |
James Augustine, Illinois |
United Center |
| 2006 |
Iowa |
# 2 |
67–60 |
Ohio State |
# 1 |
Jeff Horner, Iowa |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 2007 |
Ohio State |
# 1 |
66–49 |
Wisconsin |
# 2 |
Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State |
United Center |
| 2008 |
Wisconsin |
# 1 |
61–48 |
Illinois |
# 10 |
Marcus Landry, Wisconsin |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 2009 |
Purdue |
# 3 |
65–61 |
Ohio State |
# 5 |
Robbie Hummel, Purdue |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 2010 |
Ohio State |
# 1 |
90–61 |
Minnesota |
# 6 |
Evan Turner, Ohio State |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 2011 |
Ohio State |
# 1 |
71–60 |
Penn State |
# 6 |
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
| 2012 |
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| 2013 |
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United Center |
| 2014 |
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| 2015 |
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United Center |
| 2016 |
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
Records All-Time by Team
- As of January 1, 2011[4]
| School |
Record |
Winning Pct |
Championships |
Runners-Up |
| Ohio State |
17–8 [note 1] |
.680 |
3 |
3 |
| Illinois |
23–12 |
.657 |
2 |
4 |
| Michigan State |
15–12 |
.556 |
2 |
0 |
| Wisconsin |
14–12 |
.538 |
2 |
2 |
| Iowa |
13–12 |
.520 |
2 |
1 |
| Minnesota |
10–12 [note 3] |
.455 |
0 |
1 |
| Penn State |
9–14 |
.391 |
1 |
0 |
| Purdue |
8–13 |
.381 |
1 |
1 |
| Michigan |
7–12[note 2] |
.368 |
0 |
0 |
| Indiana |
8–14 |
.364 |
0 |
1 |
| Northwestern |
6–14 |
.300 |
0 |
0 |
| Nebraska |
0–0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
Record by seeds
- As of January 1, 2011[4]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State has vacated the records of 34 games in 1998-99, 16 games in ‘99-00 and the entire ‘00-01 and ‘01-02 seasons. See above section Vacated Results
- ^ a b c d e Due to NCAA sanctions, Michigan has vacated the records from the 1992 Final Four, the 1992-93, ‘95-96, ‘96-97, ‘97-98 and ‘98-99 seasons. See above section Vacated Results
- ^ a b c Due to NCAA sanctions, Minnesota appearances in 1998 and 1999 were voided. See above section Vacated Results
- ^ All of the three wins by an 11 seed were recorded by Illinois in the 1999 Big Ten Tournament, in which the Illini reached the final.
Tournament logos
Official tournament logos used for promotion of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. (from 2005 and onward)
Television coverage
See also
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