The Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1998. The winner of the tournament is designated the Big Ten Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Big Ten was one of the last NCAA Division I college basketball conferences to start a tournament. The finals of the tournament are typically held immediately before the field for the NCAA tournament is announced. College basketball refers to the American basketball league organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History The game of basketball was devised by James Naismith in 1892. ... Big Ten can refer to: Big Ten Conference, a college athletics conference Big Ten (movie studios), the largest movie studios in Hollywood This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship is held each spring featuring 65 of the top college basketball teams in the United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ...

The tournaments have been held at neutral sites. The first tournaments were held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in 2002, the tournament has alternated between the the United Center and the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The United Center is a sports stadium in Chicago, Illinois, named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines, located at 1901 W. Madison Street, west of downtown, which is home to both the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Bulls. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... The Conseco Fieldhouse is a sports arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Indianapolis skyline Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

Results

On three occasions, the champion of the tournament has gone on to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (Michigan State in 1999 and 2000, Illinois in 2005). In 2000, champion Michigan State won the NCAA Tournament. The United Center is a sports stadium in Chicago, Illinois, named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines, located at 1901 W. Madison Street, west of downtown, which is home to both the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Bulls. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ... Mateen Cleaves (born September 7, 1977 in Flint, Michigan) is a professional basketball player most recently playing for the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. Cleaves led the Michigan State basketball team to a national championship in 2000 and won the Most Outstanding Player award. ... Morris Peterson (born August 26, 1977 in Flint, Michigan, USA), nicknamed Mo Pete, is a professional basketball player with the NBAs Toronto Raptors. ... The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... Reggie Evans (born May 18, 1980 in Pensacola, Florida) is a professional basketball player currently with the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA. He was undrafted despite an impressive career at the University of Iowa. ... The Conseco Fieldhouse is a sports arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Indianapolis skyline Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The Ohio State University is currently the third largest university in the United States and currently ranked by US News and World Report as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation. ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ... Brian Joshua Cook (born December 4, 1980 in Lincoln, Illinois) is a power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. ... The 2004 Big Ten Conference Mens Basketball Tournament was played between March 11 and March 14, 2004 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... The University of Wisconsin is a public university in the state of Wisconsin. ... Devin Harris during his playing career at the University of Wisconsin. ... The 2006 Big Ten Conference Mens Basketball Tournament is played between March 9 and March 12, 2006 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...

Future tournaments

The 2007 tournament will be held at the United Center in Chicago. The Big Ten is currently evaluating proposals to hold the tournament beginning in 2008 at a single site for five consecutive tournaments. The cities of Chicago and Indianapolis have presented proposals to the Big Ten to host the tournaments at the United Center and Conseco Fieldhouse, respectively. The Big Ten is evaluating the proposals and an announcement is expected in May or June of 2006. Other places the comitee is considering is Detroit, and Clevelan d.

All-Time records

Through 2005 tournament

Standings

Notes

• The NCAA has forfeited the records for the Minnesota basketball team from the 1993-94 season through the 1998-99 season, including the 1998 and 1999 Big Ten Tournaments. Minnesota had records of 2-1 in 1998 and 0-1 in 1999.
• The NCAA has forfeited the records for the Michigan basketball team from the 1995-96 season through the 1998-99 season, including the 1998 and 1999 Big Ten Tournaments. Michigan had won the tournament championship in 1998 with a 3-0 record, and had a record of 1-1 in 1999.

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