2004 Big Ten men's basketball tournament


The 2004 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and 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.

2004 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsWisconsin Badgers (1st title)
Winning coachBo Ryan (1st title)
MVPDevin Harris (Wisconsin)
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2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Illinois 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
No. 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

Seeds

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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

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

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Honors

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All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2014.