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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2004 →
2002–03 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Wisconsin 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
No. 11 Illinois 11 5   .688 25 7   .781
Purdue 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Michigan State 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Michigan 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Indiana 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Minnesota 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
Iowa 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Ohio State 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Northwestern 3 13   .188 12 17   .414
Penn State 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
2003 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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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 Wisconsin 12–4
2 Illinois 11–5
3 Michigan 10–6
4 Purdue 10–6
5 Michigan State 10–6
6 Indiana 8–8
7 Minnesota 8–8
8 Ohio State 7–9
9 Iowa 7–9
10 Northwestern 3–13
11 Penn State 2–14

Bracket

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Opening round
March 13
Quarterfinals
March 14
Semifinals
March 15
Championship
March 16
            
1 #18 Wisconsin 50
8 Ohio State 58
8 Ohio State 66
9 Iowa 64
8 Ohio State 55
5 Michigan State 54
4 Purdue 42
5 Michigan State 54
8 Ohio State 59
2 #13 Illinois 72
2 #13 Illinois 94
10 Northwestern 65
7 Minnesota 64
10 Northwestern 76
2 #13 Illinois 73
6 Indiana 72
3 Michigan 56
6 Indiana 63
6 Indiana 77
11 Penn State 49

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Honors

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All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2014.