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Revision as of 10:49, 3 July 2009
| 2008 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
 2008 Tournament logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2007–08 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Conseco Fieldhouse Template:City-state |
| Champions | Wisconsin Badgers (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Bo Ryan (2nd title) |
| MVP | Marcus Landry (Wisconsin) |
| Television | BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS |
The 2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 13 and 16, 2008 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. By winning the tournament, Wisconsin received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This year's contest marked the tenth anniversary of the tournament.[1] Games were televised on BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS, with the championship broadcast on CBS, March 16.
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. Each of the top 5 teams received a first round bye.
| Seed | School | Conference (Overall) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 16–2 (26–4) |
| 2 | Purdue | 15–3 (24–7) |
| 3 | Indiana | 14–4 (25–6) |
| 4 | Michigan State | 12–6 (24–7) |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10–8 (19–12) |
| 6 | Minnesota | 8–10 (18–12) |
| 7 | Penn State | 7–11 (15–15) |
| 8 | Iowa | 6-12 (13–18) |
| 9 | Michigan | 5–13 (9–21) |
| 10 | Illinois | 5–13 (13–18) |
| 11 | Northwestern | 1–17 (8–21) |
Tiebreakers
- Michigan over Illinois for the #9 seed: both teams had identical records in head-to-head games (1–1); vs. #1 seed, Wisconsin (0–2); and #2 seed, Purdue (0–2). Michigan wins tiebreaker by virtue of a better record against #3 seed Indiana (0–1) compared to Illinois (0–2).
Bracket
| Opening Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Michigan | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Iowa | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Michigan | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Illinois | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Purdue | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Illinois | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Penn State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Illinois | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Illinois | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Northwestern | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
Source[2]
References
- ^ "Big Ten Tournament website". Big Ten CSTV. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Tournament Bracket". Big Ten CSTV. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10.