2005 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 9 and March 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.

2005 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams11
SiteUnited Center
Chicago, Illinois
ChampionsIllinois Fighting Illini (2nd title)
Winning coachBruce Weber (1st title)
MVPJames Augustine (Illinois)
2004–05 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Illinois †15–1 .938  37–2  .949
No. 15 Michigan State13–3 .813  26–6  .813
No. 20 Wisconsin11–5 .688  25–9  .735
Indiana10–6 .625  15–14  .517
Minnesota10–6 .625  21–11  .656
Ohio State8–8 .500  20–12  .625
Iowa7–9 .438  21–12  .636
Northwestern6–10 .375  15–16  .484
Michigan4–12 .250  13–18  .419
Purdue3–13 .188  7–21  .250
Penn State1–15 .063  7–23  .233
† 2005 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

Seed School Conference
1 Illinois 15–1
2 Michigan State 13–3
3 Wisconsin 11–5
4 Indiana 10–6
5 Minnesota 10–6
6 Ohio State 8–8
7 Iowa 7–9
8 Northwestern 6–10
9 Michigan 4–12
10 Purdue 3–13
11 Penn State 1–15

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