2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 13 and March 16, 2008 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. By winning the tournament, Wisconsin received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This year's contest marked the tenth anniversary of the tournament. [cite web|url=http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/big10-08-mbb-tourney-central.html|title=Big Ten Tournament website|date=2007-12-03|accessdate=2007-12-03|work=Big Ten CSTV] Games were televised on BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS, with the championship broadcast on CBS, March 16.

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. Each of the top 5 teams received a first round bye.

Tiebreakers

* Michigan over Illinois for the #9 seed: both teams had identical records in head-to-head games (1–1); vs. #1 seed, Wisconsin (0–2); and #2 seed, Purdue (0–2). Michigan wins tiebreaker by virtue of a better record against #3 seed Indiana (0–1) compared to Illinois (0–2).

Bracket

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=Opening Round
March 13, 2008
RD2=Quarterfinals
March 14, 2008
RD3=Semifinals
March 15, 2008
RD4=Championship
March 16, 2008

RD1-seed03=8
RD1-team03=Iowa
RD1-score03= 47
RD1-seed04=9
RD1-team04=cbb link|year=2007-08|team=Michigan Wolverines|school=University of Michigan|title=Michigan
RD1-score04= 55

RD1-seed11=7
RD1-team11=cbb link|year=2007-08|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|school=Penn State University|title=Penn State
RD1-score11= 63
RD1-seed12=10
RD1-team12= cbb link|year=2007-08|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|school=University of Illinois|title=Illinois
RD1-score12= 64

RD1-seed15=6
RD1-team15=cbb link|year=2007-08|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|school=University of Minnesota|title=Minnesota
RD1-score15=55
RD1-seed16=11
RD1-team16=cbb link|year=2007-08|team=Northwestern Wildcats|school=Northwestern University|title=Northwestern
RD1-score16=52

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=cbb link|year=2007-08|team=Wisconsin Badgers|school=University of Wisconsin-Madison|title=Wisconsin
RD2-score01=51
RD2-seed02=9
RD2-team02=Michigan
RD2-score02=34

RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=Michigan State
RD2-score03=67
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-team04=cbb link|year=2007-08|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|school=Ohio State University|title=Ohio State
RD2-score04=60

RD2-seed05=2
RD2-team05=cbb link|year=2007-08|team=Purdue Boilermakers|school=Purdue University|title=Purdue
RD2-score05=67
RD2-seed06=10
RD2-team06=Illinois
RD2-score06=74

RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Indiana
RD2-score07=58
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-team08=Minnesota
RD2-score08=59

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Wisconsin
RD3-score01=65
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=Michigan State
RD3-score02=63
RD3-seed03=10
RD3-team03=Illinois
RD3-score03=54
RD3-seed04=6
RD3-team04=Minnesota
RD3-score04=50

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Wisconsin
RD4-score01=61
RD4-seed02=10
RD4-team02=Illinois
RD4-score02=48

Source [cite web|url=http://www.bigtennetwork.com/Championships/Big-Ten-Mens-Basketball-Tournament.asp|title=Tournament Bracket|date=2008-03-10|accessdate=2008-03-10|work=Big Ten CSTV]

References

External links

* [http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/big10-08-mbb-tourney-central.html Official website]
* [http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=26127 Big Ten Basketball Tournament Logo, Details Unveiled]