2005_Big_Ten_men's_basketball_tournament

2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

Collegiate basketball tournament

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.

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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.

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Bracket

Opening round
March 10 		Quarterfinals
March 11 		Semifinals
March 12 		Championship
March 13
            
1 #1 Illinois 68
8 Northwestern 51
8 Northwestern 58
9 Michigan 56
1 #1 Illinois 64
5 Minnesota 56
4 Indiana 55
5 Minnesota 71
1 #1 Illinois 54
3 #23 Wisconsin 43
2 #13 Michigan State 69
7 Iowa 71
7 Iowa 71
10 Purdue 52
7 Iowa 56
3 #23 Wisconsin 59
3 #23 Wisconsin 60
6 Ohio State 49
6 Ohio State 72
11 Penn State 69

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All-Tournament Team

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References

  1. [1]
    "2005 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 15, 2005.
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    "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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    Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23
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