2003 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and 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.

2003 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams11
SiteUnited Center
Chicago, Illinois
ChampionsIllinois Fighting Illini (1st title)
Winning coachBill Self (1st title)
MVPBrian Cook (Illinois)
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2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin124 .750248 .750
No. 11 Illinois115 .688257 .781
Purdue106 .6251911 .633
Michigan State106 .6252213 .629
Michigan106 .6251812 .600
Indiana88 .5002113 .618
Minnesota88 .5001914 .576
Iowa79 .4381714 .548
Ohio State79 .4381715 .531
Northwestern313 .1881217 .414
Penn State214 .125721 .250
2003 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

SeedSchoolConference
1Wisconsin12–4
2Illinois11–5
3Michigan10–6
4Purdue10–6
5Michigan State10–6
6Indiana8–8
7Minnesota8–8
8Ohio State7–9
9Iowa7–9
10Northwestern3–13
11Penn State2–14

Bracket

Opening round
March 13
Quarterfinals
March 14
Semifinals
March 15
Championship
March 16
            
1#18 Wisconsin50
8Ohio State58
8Ohio State66
9Iowa64
8Ohio State55
5Michigan State54
4Purdue42
5Michigan State54
8Ohio State59
2#13 Illinois72
2#13 Illinois94
10Northwestern65
7Minnesota64
10Northwestern76
2#13 Illinois73
6Indiana72
3Michigan56
6Indiana63
6Indiana77
11Penn State49

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Honors

All-Tournament Team

References