2008_Big_Ten_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 13 and 16, 2008 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the eleventh annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. 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 second tournament championship in four appearances.

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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 13 		Quarterfinals
March 14 		Semifinals
March 15 		Championship
March 16
            
1 #8 Wisconsin 51
9 Michigan 34
8 Iowa 47
9 Michigan 55
1 #8 Wisconsin 65
4 #19 Michigan State 63
4 #19 Michigan State 67
5 Ohio State 60
1 #8 Wisconsin 61
10 Illinois 48
2 #17 Purdue 67
10 Illinois 74
7 Penn State 63
10 Illinois 64
10 Illinois 54
6 Minnesota 50
3 #22 Indiana 58
6 Minnesota 59
6 Minnesota 55
11 Northwestern 52

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All-Tournament Team

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References

  1. [1]
    "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 23)". ESPN. March 23, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Tournament Bracket". Big Ten CSTV. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23
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