2004 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

March 2026 September 2014 August 2023 2004 Big Ten Men's Big Ten Conference former logo.svg 11 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Wisconsin Badgers 1st Bo Ryan 1st Devin Harris Wisconsin The 2004 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played between March 11 and March 14, 2004, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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 first win in their first appearance in the championship game. It also marked the first time in tournament history that the top two seeds appeared in the championship game. 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. SeedSchoolConference1Illinois13–3 2Wisconsin12–4 3Michigan State12–4 4Iowa9–7 5Michigan8–8 6Northwestern8–8 7Purdue7–9 8Indiana7–9 9Ohio State6–10 10Minnesota3–13 11Penn State3–13 Bracket Opening roundMarch 11 QuarterfinalsMarch 12 SemifinalsMarch 13 ChampionshipMarch 14 8 Indiana 83 9 Ohio State 69 7 Purdue 52 10 Minnesota 63 6 Northwestern 57 11 Penn State 52 1 #12 Illinois 71 8 Indiana 59 4 Iowa 70 5 Michigan 79 2 #10 Wisconsin 66 10 Minnesota 52 3 Michigan State 68 6 Northwestern 55 1 #12 Illinois 74 5 Michigan 60 2 #10 Wisconsin 68 3 Michigan State 66 1 #12 Illinois 53 2 #10 Wisconsin 70 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 Devin Harris, Wisconsin – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Dee Brown, Illinois Deron Williams, Illinois Jitim Young, Northwestern Mike Wilkinson, Wisconsin References Category:Big Ten men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Big Ten men's basketball tournament Big Ten Category:2000s in Indianapolis Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana