2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

Collegiate basketball tournament April 2022 March 2026 2005 Big Ten Men's 2005BigTenBasketballTournament.png 250px 11 United Center Chicago, Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini 2nd Bruce Weber 1st James Augustine Illinois 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. 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. SeedSchoolConference1Illinois 15–12Michigan State 13–3 3Wisconsin 11–5 4Indiana 10–6 5Minnesota 10–6 6Ohio State 8–8 7Iowa 7–9 8Northwestern 6–10 9Michigan 4–12 10Purdue 3–13 11Penn State 1–15 Bracket Opening roundMarch 10 QuarterfinalsMarch 11 SemifinalsMarch 12 ChampionshipMarch 13 8 Northwestern 58 9 Michigan 56 7 Iowa 71 10 Purdue 52 6 Ohio State 72 11 Penn State 69 1 #1 Illinois 68 8 Northwestern 51 4 Indiana 55 5 Minnesota 71 2 #13 Michigan State 69 7 Iowa 71 3 #23 Wisconsin 60 6 Ohio State 49 1 #1 Illinois 64 5 Minnesota 56 7 Iowa 56 3 #23 Wisconsin 59 1 #1 Illinois 54 3 #23 Wisconsin 43 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 All-Tournament Team James Augustine, Illinois – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Luther Head, Illinois Vincent Grier, Minnesota Zach Morley, Wisconsin Alando Tucker, Wisconsin Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23 References Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Chicago Category:Events at United Center Category:2005 in Chicago Category:College basketball tournaments in Illinois