2007 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2007 Big Ten Men's 2007BigTenBasketballTournament.png 250px 11 United Center Chicago, Illinois Ohio State Buckeyes 1st Thad Matta 1st Greg Oden Ohio State The 2007 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 8 and March 11, 2007 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It was the tenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Wisconsin in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Ohio State's first tournament championship (the prior championship has been vacated) in their fourth 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. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3Tiebreaker 41Ohio State15–1 2Wisconsin13–3 3Indiana10–6 4Iowa9–7 2–1 vs Pur, Ill5Purdue9–7 1–1 vs Iowa, Ill6Illinois9–7 1–2 vs Pur, Iowa7Michigan State8–8 1–1 vs Mich0–2 vs OSU1–1 vs Wisc8Michigan8–8 1–1 vs MSU0–2 vs OSU0–1 vs Wisc9Minnesota3–13 10Northwestern2–14 1–1 vs PSU0–2 vs OSU0–2 vs Wisc0–1 vs Ind11Penn State2–14 1–1 vs PSU0–2 vs OSU0–2 vs Wisc0–2 vs Ind Bracket Opening roundMarch 8 QuarterfinalsMarch 9 SemifinalsMarch 10 ChampionshipMarch 11 8 Michigan 49 9 Minnesota 40 7 Michigan State 62 10 Northwestern 57 6 Illinois 66 11 Penn State 60 1 Ohio State 72 8 Michigan 62 4 Iowa 55 5 Purdue 74 2 Wisconsin 70 7 Michigan State 57 3 Indiana 54 6 Illinois 58OT 1 Ohio State 63 5 Purdue 52 2 Wisconsin 53 6 Illinois 41 1 Ohio State 66 2 Wisconsin 49 All-Tournament Team Greg Oden, Ohio State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State Carl Landry, Purdue Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin Alando Tucker, Wisconsin Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23 References External links Tournament website 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:2007 in Chicago Category:College basketball tournaments in Illinois