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2003 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

FieldValue
Year2003
ConferenceBig Ten
GenderMen's
ImageBig Ten Conference former logo.svg
Teams11
ArenaUnited Center
CityChicago, Illinois
ChampionsIllinois Fighting Illini
TitleCount1st
CoachBill Self
CoachCount1st
MVPBrian Cook
MVPTeamIllinois

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.

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

March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16

| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Ohio State | RD1-score03=66 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Iowa | RD1-score04=64

| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=Minnesota | RD1-score11=64 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12=Northwestern | RD1-score12=76

| RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Indiana | RD1-score15=77 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16=Penn State | RD1-score16=49

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#18 Wisconsin | RD2-score01=50 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Ohio State | RD2-score02=58

| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Purdue | RD2-score03=42 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Michigan State | RD2-score04=54

| RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=#13 Illinois | RD2-score05=94 | RD2-seed06=10 | RD2-team06=Northwestern | RD2-score06=65

| RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=Michigan | RD2-score07=56 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=Indiana | RD2-score08=63

| RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=Ohio State | RD3-score01=55 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Michigan State | RD3-score02=54

| RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=#13 Illinois | RD3-score03=73 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=Indiana | RD3-score04=72

| RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=#13 Illinois | RD4-score02=72 | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team01=Ohio State | RD4-score01=59

Honors

All-Tournament Team

  • Brian Cook, Illinois – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • Roger Powell, Illinois
  • Tom Coverdale, Indiana
  • Brent Darby, Ohio State
  • Sean Connolly, Ohio State

References

References

  1. "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten.
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