Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Sport College basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Number of teams 14
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Madison Square Garden
Current location New York, NY
Played 1998–present
Last contest 2018
Current champion Michigan
Most championships Michigan State (5)
TV partner(s) CBS (semifinals and championship game)
ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network (other rounds)
Official website
Host stadiums
United Center (1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008–12, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
Verizon Center (2017)
Madison Square Garden (2018)

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 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, although in 2018 it was held the week before Selection Sunday.

On six 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, Wisconsin in 2015, and Michigan in 2018). In 2000, champion Michigan State won the NCAA Tournament.

The No. 1 seed has won the tournament eight times, the most of any seed. The lowest seed to win the tournament was Michigan as a No. 8 seed in 2017.

Host

The Big Ten Men's Basketball tournaments have been held at neutral sites every year. The first four tournaments were held at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in 2002, the tournament alternated between United Center and Conseco Fieldhouse (later known as Bankers Life Fieldhouse) in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2008, the tournament began a five-year residence in Indianapolis.[1]

On June 5, 2011, the Big Ten announced that the tournament would revert to alternating between Indianapolis and Chicago. The 2013 and 2015 tournaments were played at United Center in Chicago and the 2014 and 2016 tournaments were played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[2]

The 2017 Tournament was held at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.[3][4] The 2018 Tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York and held a week earlier than usual due to the Big East Tournament, ending on March 4, 2018, one week before Selection Sunday.[5][6][7] The 2019 through 2022 Tournaments will return to alternating between United Center in Chicago and Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[8]

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 of 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.

  • Because of the Minnesota academic scandal, the NCAA has vacated the postseason tournament records for the Minnesota basketball team from the 1993–94 season through the 1998–99 season.[9] Minnesota had a record of 2–1 in the 1998 Tournament and went 0–1 in 1999.
  • Because of the 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.[10] 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 records for the Ohio State basketball team from the 1998–99 season through the 2001–02 season.[11] 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 Seed Score Runner-up Seed Most Valuable Player Site
1998 Michigan (vacated) [note 1] 4 76–67 Purdue 3 Robert Traylor, Michigan [note 1] United Center, Chicago
1999 Michigan State 1 67–50 Illinois 11 Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State United Center, Chicago
2000 Michigan State 2 76–61 Illinois 4 Morris Peterson, Michigan State United Center, Chicago
2001 Iowa 6 63–61 Indiana 4 Reggie Evans, Iowa United Center, Chicago
2002 Ohio State (vacated) [note 2] 2 81–64 Iowa 9 Boban Savovic, Ohio State [note 2] Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2003 Illinois 2 72–59 Ohio State 8 Brian Cook, Illinois United Center, Chicago
2004 Wisconsin 2 70–53 Illinois 1 Devin Harris, Wisconsin Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2005 Illinois 1 54–43 Wisconsin 2 James Augustine, Illinois United Center, Chicago
2006 Iowa 2 67–60 Ohio State 1 Jeff Horner, Iowa Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2007 Ohio State 1 66–49 Wisconsin 2 Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State United Center, Chicago
2008 Wisconsin 1 61–48 Illinois 10 Marcus Landry, Wisconsin Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2009 Purdue 3 65–61 Ohio State 5 Robbie Hummel, Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2010 Ohio State 1 90–61 Minnesota 6 Evan Turner, Ohio State Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2011 Ohio State 1 71–60 Penn State 6 Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2012 Michigan State 1 68–64 Ohio State 3 Draymond Green, Michigan State Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2013 Ohio State 2 50–43 Wisconsin 4 Aaron Craft, Ohio State United Center, Chicago
2014 Michigan State 3 69–55 Michigan 1 Branden Dawson, Michigan State Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2015 Wisconsin 1 80–69OT Michigan State 3 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin United Center, Chicago
2016 Michigan State 2 66–62 Purdue 4 Denzel Valentine, Michigan State Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2017 Michigan 8 71–56 Wisconsin 2 Derrick Walton, Michigan Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
2018 Michigan 5 75–66 Purdue 3 Moritz Wagner, Michigan Madison Square Garden, New York City
2019 United Center, Chicago
2020 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2021 United Center, Chicago
2022 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Most conference tournament championships

SchoolTitlesYears
Michigan State51999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016
Ohio State^42007, 2010, 2011, 2013
Wisconsin32004, 2008, 2015
Illinois22003, 2005
Iowa22001, 2006
Michigan*22017, 2018
Purdue12009
Minnesota0
Indiana0
Penn State0
Northwestern0
Nebraska0
Maryland0
Rutgers0

* 1998 championship vacated by Michigan
^ 2002 championship vacated by Ohio State

Most consecutive championships

2 – Michigan State (1999, 2000), Ohio State (2010, 2011), Michigan (2017, 2018)

Records all-time by team

through 2018 tournament[10]
School Record Winning pct Championships Runners-up
Ohio State 26–14[note 2] .650 4 4
Michigan State 29–16 .644 5 1
Illinois 27–19 .587 2 4
Wisconsin 24–18 .571 3 3
Michigan 22–17[note 1] .564 2 1
Iowa 16–19 .457 2 1
Rutgers 3–4 .429 0 0
Minnesota 14–19[note 3] .424 0 1
Purdue 14–20 .412 1 3
Penn State 14–21 .400 0 1
Indiana 12–21 .364 0 1
Maryland 2–4 .333 0 0
Nebraska 3–7 .300 0 0
Northwestern 9–21 .300 0 0

Records all-time by seed

through 2018 tournament[10]
Seed Record Winning pct Championships Runners-up
1 34–12 .739 8 3
2 26–12[note 2] .684 5* 2
3 20–17[note 2] .541 2 4
4 14–19[note 1] .424 0* 3
5 15–19 .441 1 1
6 28–18[note 3] .609 1 2
7 15–20 .429 0 0
8 15–19[note 3] .441 1 1
9 9–20 .310 0 1
10 10–19[note 1] .345 0 1
11 7–20 .259 0 1
12 3–6 .333 0 0
13 2–3 .400 0 0
14 3–4 .429 0 0

* Does not include vacated wins by Michigan (1998) and Ohio State (2002)

Records by coaches

Through 2018 tournament

Coach School Record Winning pct. Championships
Thad Matta Ohio State 23–9 .719 4
Bill Self Illinois 5–2 .714 1
Steve Alford Iowa 13–6 .684 2
John Beilein Michigan 19–9 .679 2
Lon Kruger Illinois 6–3 .667 0
Tom Izzo Michigan State 29–16 .644 5
Bo Ryan Wisconsin 17–11 .607 3
Bruce Weber Illinois 12–8 .600 1
Mike Davis Indiana 7–6 .538 0
Tubby Smith Minnesota 7–6 .538 0
Matt Painter Purdue 11–12 .478 1
Pat Chambers Penn State 5–7 .417 0
Ed DeChellis Penn State 5–8 .385 0
Bill Carmody Northwestern 5–13 .278 0

Note: Current coaches at school in bold. Minimum of five wins.[12]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Due to NCAA sanctions, Michigan has vacated the records from the 1992 Final Four, the 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons. See above section Vacated results
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State has vacated the records of 34 games in 1998–99, 16 games in 1999–00 and the entire 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons. See above section Vacated results
  3. 1 2 3 Due to NCAA sanctions, Minnesota has vacated the records from the 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons. See above section Vacated results

Television coverage

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Announces Five-Year Extension to Host Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments in Indianapolis". June 5, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Big Ten Announces Future Sites for Football Championship Games and Basketball Tournaments". June 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Heads East with Verizon Center Set to Host in 2017 Big Ten Conference Official Site". www.bigten.org. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten tournament moving to D.C. in 2017". Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  5. ↑ "Madison Square Garden Partnership Big Ten Conference Official Site". www.bigten.org. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Thamel, Pete. "Madison Square Garden to host Big Ten Conference Tournament in 2018". www.si.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  7. ↑ "Big Ten tourney to MSG in '18, a week earlier". Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. ↑ "Big Ten tournament returning to United Center in 2019 and 2021". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota Stripped Of Conference Championship". CBS. Associated Press. November 11, 2000. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/bttrecords.pdf
  11. ↑ Guerrieri, Vince (March 10, 2006). "NCAA slaps Ohio State with severe probation". USA Today.
  12. ↑ 2015 Big Ten Tournament Guide
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