2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2008 Big Ten I Men's 2008BigTenBasketballTournament.png 125px 11 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Wisconsin Badgers 2nd Bo Ryan 2nd Marcus Landry Wisconsin BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS The 2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 13 and 16, 2008 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the eleventh annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. 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 second tournament championship in four appearances. 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. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3Tiebreaker 41Wisconsin16–2 2Purdue15–3 3Indiana14–4 4Michigan State12–6 5Ohio State10–8 6Minnesota8–10 7Penn State7–11 8Iowa6–12 9Michigan5–131–1 vs Ill0–2 vs Wisc0–2 vs Pur0–1 vs Ind10Illinois5–13 1–1 vs Mich0–2 vs Wisc0–2 vs Pur0–2 vs Ind11Northwestern1–17 Bracket Opening roundMarch 13 QuarterfinalsMarch 14 SemifinalsMarch 15 ChampionshipMarch 16 8 Iowa 47 9 Michigan 55 7 Penn State 63 10 Illinois 64 6 Minnesota 55 11 Northwestern 52 1 #8 Wisconsin 51 9 Michigan 34 4 #19 Michigan State 67 5 Ohio State 60 2 #17 Purdue 67 10 Illinois 74 3 #22 Indiana 58 6 Minnesota 59 1 #8 Wisconsin 65 4 #19 Michigan State 63 10 Illinois 54 6 Minnesota 50 1 #8 Wisconsin 61 10 Illinois 48 Sourcehttp://www.bigtennetwork.com/Championships/Big-Ten-Mens-Basketball-Tournament.asp Tournament Bracket March 10, 2008 March 10, 2008 Big Ten CSTV https://web.archive.org/web/20080313080933/http://www.bigtennetwork.com/Championships/Big-Ten-Mens-Basketball-Tournament.asp March 13, 2008 dead All-Tournament Team Marcus Landry, Wisconsin – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Demetri McCamey, Illinois Shaun Pruitt, Illinois Drew Neitzel, Michigan State Michael Flowers, Wisconsin Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23 References External links Official website Big Ten Basketball Tournament Logo, Details Unveiled Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Big Ten Men's Tournament, 2008 Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana Category:2000s in Indianapolis