2007 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2007 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2006–07
Teams	11
Site	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Champions	Ohio State Buckeyes (1st title)
Winning coach	Thad Matta (1st title)
MVP	Greg Oden (Ohio State)
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2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Ohio State†	15	–	1		.938			35	–	4		.897
No. 6 Wisconsin	13	–	3		.813			30	–	6		.833
Indiana	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Iowa	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Purdue	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
Illinois	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
Michigan State	8	–	8		.500			23	–	12		.657
Michigan	8	–	8		.500			22	–	13		.629
Minnesota	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Penn State	2	–	14		.125			13	–	18		.419
Northwestern	2	–	14		.125			11	–	19		.367
† 2007 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 13, 2007 Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 8 and March 11, 2007 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It was the tenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Wisconsin in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Ohio State's second tournament championship (the prior championship has been vacated) in their fourth appearance.

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	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2	Tiebreaker 3	Tiebreaker 4
1	Ohio State	15–1
2	Wisconsin	13–3
3	Indiana	10–6
4	Iowa	9–7	2–1 vs Pur, Ill
5	Purdue	9–7	1–1 vs Iowa, Ill
6	Illinois	9–7	1–2 vs Pur, Iowa
7	Michigan State	8–8	1–1 vs Mich	0–2 vs OSU	1–1 vs Wisc
8	Michigan	8–8	1–1 vs MSU	0–2 vs OSU	0–1 vs Wisc
9	Minnesota	3–13
10	Northwestern	2–14	1–1 vs PSU	0–2 vs OSU	0–2 vs Wisc	0–1 vs Ind
11	Penn State	2–14	1–1 vs PSU	0–2 vs OSU	0–2 vs Wisc	0–2 vs Ind

Bracket

	Opening round March 8					Quarterfinals March 9					Semifinals March 10					Championship March 11
						1	Ohio State	72
						8	Michigan	62
	8	Michigan	49
	9	Minnesota	40
											1	Ohio State	63
											5	Purdue	52
						4	Iowa	55
						5	Purdue	74
																1	Ohio State	66
																2	Wisconsin	49
						2	Wisconsin	70
						7	Michigan State	57
	7	Michigan State	62
	10	Northwestern	57
											2	Wisconsin	53
											6	Illinois	41
						3	Indiana	54
						6	Illinois	58^OT
	6	Illinois	66
	11	Penn State	60

All-Tournament Team

• Greg Oden, Ohio State – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
• Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State
• Carl Landry, Purdue
• Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin
• Alando Tucker, Wisconsin

[2]

References

1. "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
2. Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23

External links

• Tournament website