2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

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The 2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 7 through March 10, 2002 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Iowa in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
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2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsOhio State Buckeyes (Vacated) (1st title)
Winning coachJim O'Brien (1st title)
MVPBoban Savovic (Ohio State)
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2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Illinois11–5 .68826–9  .743
No. 23 Indiana11–5 .68825–12  .676
Wisconsin11–5 .68819–13  .594
Michigan State10–6 .62519–12  .613
Minnesota9–7 .56318–13  .581
Northwestern7–9 .43816–13  .552
Iowa5–11 .31319–16  .543
Purdue5–11 .31313–18  .419
Michigan5–11 .31311–18  .379
Penn State3–13 .1887–21  .250
No. 14 Ohio State*†0–0 –0–0  –
† 2002 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)
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Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State was forced to vacate the championship.[1]

Seeds

All Big Ten schools participated 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.

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Seed School Conference
1 Wisconsin 11–5
2 Ohio State 11–5
3 Illinois 11–5
4 Indiana 11–5
5 Michigan State 10–6
6 Minnesota 9–7
7 Northwestern 7–9
8 Purdue 5–11
9 Iowa 5–11
10 Michigan 5–11
11 Penn State 3–13
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Bracket

Opening round
March 7 		Quarterfinals
March 8 		Semifinals
March 9 		Championship
March 10
            
1 Wisconsin 56
9 Iowa 58
8 Purdue 72
9 Iowa 87
9 Iowa 62
4 #23 Indiana 60
4 #23 Indiana 67
5 Michigan State 56
9 Iowa 64
2 #21 Ohio State 81
2 #21 Ohio State 75
10 Michigan 68
7 Northwestern 51
10 Michigan 72
2 #21 Ohio State 94
3 #10 Illinois 88
3 #10 Illinois 92
6 Minnesota 76
6 Minnesota 84
11 Penn State 60

Source[2]

All-Tournament team

References

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