2003 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2003 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2002–03
Teams 11
Site United Center
Chicago, Illinois
Champions Illinois (1st title)
Winning coach Bill Self (1st title)
MVP Brian Cook (Illinois)
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin 12 – 4   .750     24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Illinois† 11 – 5   .688     25 – 7   .781
Purdue 10 – 6   .625     19 – 11   .633
Michigan State 10 – 6   .625     22 – 13   .629
Michigan 10 – 6   .625     18 – 12   .600
Indiana 8 – 8   .500     21 – 13   .618
Minnesota 8 – 8   .500     19 – 14   .576
Iowa 7 – 9   .438     17 – 14   .548
Ohio State 7 – 9   .438     17 – 15   .531
Northwestern 3 – 13   .188     12 – 17   .414
Penn State 2 – 14   .125     7 – 21   .250
† 2003 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 13 and March 16, 2003 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The championship was won by Illinois who defeated Ohio State in the championship game. As a result, Illinois received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The win marked Illinois' first tournament championship following two prior championship game appearances.

Seeds

All Big Ten schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top five teams received a first round bye.

Seed School Conference
1 Wisconsin 12–4
2 Illinois 11–5
3 Michigan 10–6
4 Purdue 10–6
5 Michigan State 10–6
6 Indiana 8–8
7 Minnesota 8–8
8 Ohio State 7–9
9 Iowa 7–9
10 Northwestern 3–13
11 Penn State 2–14

Bracket

  Opening round
March 13		 Quarterfinals
March 14		 Semifinals
March 15		 Championship
March 16
                                     
       
  1 Wisconsin 50  
    8 Ohio State 58  
8 Ohio State 66
9 Iowa 64  
  8 Ohio State 55  
  5 Michigan State 54  
       
       
  4 Purdue 42
    5 Michigan State 54  
     
       
  8 Ohio State 59
  2 Illinois 72
       
       
  2 Illinois 94
    10 Northwestern 65  
7 Minnesota 64
10 Northwestern 76  
  2 Illinois 73
  6 Indiana 72  
       
       
  3 Michigan 56
    6 Indiana 63  
6 Indiana 77
11 Penn State 49  

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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