2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament


The 2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played between March 9 and 12, 2005, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. This was the eighth annual Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. The championship was won by Illinois who defeated Wisconsin in the championship game. As a result, Illinois received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked the second tournament championship for Illinois in their fifth championship game appearance.

2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams11
SiteUnited Center
Chicago, Illinois
ChampionsIllinois Fighting Illini (2nd title)
Winning coachBruce Weber (1st title)
MVPJames Augustine (Illinois)
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2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Illinois151 .938372 .949
No. 15 Michigan State133 .813266 .813
No. 20 Wisconsin115 .688259 .735
Indiana106 .6251514 .517
Minnesota106 .6252111 .656
Ohio State88 .5002012 .625
Iowa79 .4382112 .636
Northwestern610 .3751516 .484
Michigan412 .2501318 .419
Purdue313 .188721 .250
Penn State115 .063723 .233
2005 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

SeedSchoolConference
1Illinois15–1
2Michigan State13–3
3Wisconsin11–5
4Indiana10–6
5Minnesota10–6
6Ohio State8–8
7Iowa7–9
8Northwestern6–10
9Michigan4–12
10Purdue3–13
11Penn State1–15

Bracket

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Opening round
March 10
Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals
March 12
Championship
March 13
            
1#1 Illinois68
8Northwestern51
8Northwestern58
9Michigan56
1#1 Illinois64
5Minnesota56
4Indiana55
5Minnesota71
1#1 Illinois54
3#23 Wisconsin43
2#13 Michigan State69
7Iowa71
7Iowa71
10Purdue52
7Iowa56
3#23 Wisconsin59
3#23 Wisconsin60
6Ohio State49
6Ohio State72
11Penn State69

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All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23