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2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

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2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsOhio State Buckeyes (Vacated) (1st title)
Winning coachJim O'Brien (1st title)
MVPBoban Savovic (Ohio State)
← 2001
2003 →
2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Illinois 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 23 Indiana 11 5   .688 25 12   .676
Wisconsin 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Michigan State 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Minnesota 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Northwestern 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Iowa 5 11   .313 19 16   .543
Purdue 5 11   .313 13 18   .419
Michigan 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Penn State 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
No. 14 Ohio State*† 0 0   0 0  
2002 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)


The 2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 7 through March 10, 2002 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Iowa in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State was forced to vacate the championship.[1]

Seeds

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All Big Ten schools participated 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.

Seed School Conference
1 Wisconsin 11–5
2 Ohio State 11–5
3 Illinois 11–5
4 Indiana 11–5
5 Michigan State 10–6
6 Minnesota 9–7
7 Northwestern 7–9
8 Purdue 5–11
9 Iowa 5–11
10 Michigan 5–11
11 Penn State 3–13

Bracket

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Opening round
March 7
Quarterfinals
March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship
March 10
            
1 Wisconsin 56
9 Iowa 58
8 Purdue 72
9 Iowa 87
9 Iowa 62
4 #23 Indiana 60
4 #23 Indiana 67
5 Michigan State 56
9 Iowa 64
2 #21 Ohio State 81
2 #21 Ohio State 75
10 Michigan 68
7 Northwestern 51
10 Michigan 72
2 #21 Ohio State 94
3 #10 Illinois 88
3 #10 Illinois 92
6 Minnesota 76
6 Minnesota 84
11 Penn State 60

Source[2]

All-Tournament team

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References

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  1. ^ Guerrieri, Vince (March 10, 2006). "NCAA slaps Ohio State with severe probation". USA Today.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2014.