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2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
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League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration December 27, 2010
– March 6, 2011
Number of teams 11
Total attendance 2,475,440
Average attendance 12,826
TV partner(s) Big Ten Network, ESPN, CBS
2011 NBA Draft
Top draft pick JaJuan Johnson, 27th overall
Picked by New Jersey Nets
2010–11 NCAA Division I season
Regular season champions Ohio State
Runners-Up Purdue
Season MVP JaJuan Johnson
Tournament
Champions Ohio State
  Runners-up Penn State
Finals MVP Jared Sullinger
Basketball seasons
← 2009–10
2011–12 →
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State 16 2   .889     34 3   .919
#13 Purdue 14 4   .778     26 8   .765
#16 Wisconsin 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Michigan 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Illinois 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Michigan State 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Northwestern 7 11   .389     20 14   .588
Minnesota 6 12   .333     17 14   .548
Iowa 4 14   .222     11 20   .355
Indiana 3 15   .167     12 20   .375
2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season marks the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members that began in 1904. The non-conference portion of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010 with Illinois defeating UC Irvine in the opening round of the 2010 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic. Conference play is set to begin on December 27, 2010 with Penn State traveling to play Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana. Following conference play, Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will host the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to be played Thursday, March 10 through Sunday, March 13. The Big Ten Conference will host second and third round games of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament at the United Center in Chicago March 18 and 20, 2011.

The Big Ten had seven teams invited to the 68-team 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (NCAA Tournament) and one team invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Ohio State was a number one seed and along with Wisconsin survived until the Sweet Sixteen round. No Big Ten teams made the elite eight and the Big Ten finished with a 7–7 record in the tournament. Northwestern made the elite eight round of the 32-team NIT before being eliminated.


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