Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Verizon Center |
| Current location | Washington, D.C. |
| Played | 1998–present |
| Last contest | 2017 |
| Current champion | Michigan Wolverines |
| Most championships | Michigan State Spartans (5) |
| TV partner(s) |
CBS (semifinals and championship game) ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network (other rounds) |
| Official website | [1] |
| Host stadiums | |
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United Center (1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015) Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008–12, 2014, 2016) Verizon Center (2017) Madison Square Garden (2018) |
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The Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1998. The winner of the tournament is designated the Big Ten Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Big Ten was one of the last NCAA Division I college basketball conferences to start a tournament. The finals of the tournament are typically held immediately before the field for the NCAA Tournament is announced.
On five occasions, the champion of the tournament has gone on to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (Michigan State in 1999 and 2000, Illinois in 2005, Ohio State in 2007, Wisconsin in 2015). In 2000, champion Michigan State won the NCAA Tournament.
The No. 1 seed has won the tournament eight times, the most of any seed. The lowest seed to win the tournament was Michigan as a No. 8 seed in 2017.
The Big Ten Men's Basketball tournaments have been held at neutral sites every year. The first four tournaments were held at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in 2002, the tournament alternated between United Center and Conseco Fieldhouse (later known as Bankers Life Fieldhouse) in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2008, the tournament began a five-year residence in Indianapolis.
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