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
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	11
Site	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Wisconsin Badgers (1st title)
Winning coach	Bo Ryan (1st title)
MVP	Devin 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

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

	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

Honors

All-Tournament Team

• Devin Harris, Wisconsin – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
• Dee Brown, Illinois
• Deron Williams, Illinois
• Jitim Young, Northwestern
• Mike Wilkinson, Wisconsin