2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

 
Classification Division I
Season 2003–04
Teams 11
Site Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions Wisconsin (1st title)
Winning coach Bo Ryan (1st title)
MVP Devin Harris (Wisconsin)
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2003  2005»
2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#13 Illinois 13 – 3   .813     26 – 7   .788
#10 Wisconsin † 12 – 4   .750     25 – 7   .781
Michigan State 12 – 4   .750     18 – 12   .600
Iowa 9 – 7   .563     16 – 13   .552
Michigan 8 – 8   .500     23 – 11   .676
Northwestern 8 – 8   .500     14 – 15   .483
Purdue 7 – 9   .438     17 – 14   .548
Indiana 7 – 9   .438     14 – 15   .483
Ohio State 6 – 10   .375     14 – 16   .467
Minnesota 3 – 13   .188     12 – 18   .400
Penn State 3 – 13   .188     9 – 19   .321
† 2004 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 11 and March 14, 2004 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championship was won by Wisconsin who defeated Illinois in the championship game. As a result, Wisconsin received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The win marked Wisconsin's first win in their first appearance in the championship game. It also marked the first time in tournament history that the top two seeds appeared in the championship game.

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

Bracket

  Opening round
March 11		 Quarterfinals
March 12		 Semifinals
March 13		 Championship
March 14
                                     
        
  1  Illinois 71  
    8  Indiana 59  
8  Indiana 83
9  Ohio State 69  
  1  Illinois 74  
  5  Michigan 60  
        
        
  4  Iowa 70
    5  Michigan 79  
      
        
  1  Illinois 53
  2  Wisconsin 70
        
        
  2  Wisconsin 66
    10  Minnesota 52  
7  Purdue 52
10  Minnesota 63  
  2  Wisconsin 68
  3  Michigan State 66  
        
        
  3  Michigan State 68
    6  Northwestern 55  
6  Northwestern 57
11  Penn State 52  

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Honors

All-Tournament Team

References

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