2003 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2003 Big Ten Men's Big Ten Conference former logo.svg 11 United Center Chicago, Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini 1st Bill Self 1st Brian Cook Illinois 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. 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. SeedSchoolConference1Wisconsin12–42Illinois11–53Michigan10–64Purdue10–65Michigan State10–66Indiana8–87Minnesota8–88Ohio State7–99Iowa7–910Northwestern3–1311Penn State2–14 Bracket Opening roundMarch 13 QuarterfinalsMarch 14 SemifinalsMarch 15 ChampionshipMarch 16 8 Ohio State 66 9 Iowa 64 7 Minnesota 64 10 Northwestern 76 6 Indiana 77 11 Penn State 49 1 #18 Wisconsin 50 8 Ohio State 58 4 Purdue 42 5 Michigan State 54 2 #13 Illinois 94 10 Northwestern 65 3 Michigan 56 6 Indiana 63 8 Ohio State 55 5 Michigan State 54 2 #13 Illinois 73 6 Indiana 72 2 #13 Illinois 72 8 Ohio State 59 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100606aai.html Men's Basketball – All-Time Results Big Ten February 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150305080803/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100606aai.html March 5, 2015 dead mdy-all Honors All-Tournament Team Brian Cook, Illinois – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Roger Powell, Illinois Tom Coverdale, Indiana Brent Darby, Ohio State Sean Connolly, Ohio State References Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Category:Events at United Center Category:2003 in Chicago Category:College basketball tournaments in Illinois