2004 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 11 and March 14, 2004 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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 first win in their first appearance in the championship game. It also marked the first time in tournament history that the top two seeds appeared in the championship game.

2004 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsWisconsin Badgers (1st title)
Winning coachBo Ryan (1st title)
MVPDevin Harris (Wisconsin)
2003–04 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 13 Illinois13–3 .813  26–7  .788
No. 10 Wisconsin †12–4 .750  25–7  .781
Michigan State12–4 .750  18–12  .600
Iowa9–7 .563  16–13  .552
Michigan8–8 .500  23–11  .676
Northwestern8–8 .500  14–15  .483
Purdue7–9 .438  17–14  .548
Indiana7–9 .438  14–15  .483
Ohio State6–10 .375  14–16  .467
Minnesota3–13 .188  12–18  .400
Penn State3–13 .188  9–19  .321
† 2004 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 13–3
2 Wisconsin 12–4
3 Michigan State 12–4
4 Iowa 9–7
5 Michigan 8–8
6 Northwestern 8–8
7 Purdue 7–9
8 Indiana 7–9
9 Ohio State 6–10
10 Minnesota 3–13
11 Penn State 3–13

Bracket
  Opening round
March 11		 Quarterfinals
March 12		 Semifinals
March 13		 Championship
March 14
                                     
       
  1 #12 Illinois 71  
    8 Indiana 59  
8 Indiana 83
9 Ohio State 69  
  1 #12 Illinois 74  
  5 Michigan 60  
       
       
  4 Iowa 70
    5 Michigan 79  
     
       
  1 #12 Illinois 53
  2 #10 Wisconsin 70
       
       
  2 #10 Wisconsin 66
    10 Minnesota 52  
7 Purdue 52
10 Minnesota 63  
  2 #10 Wisconsin 68
  3 Michigan State 66  
       
       
  3 Michigan State 68
    6 Northwestern 55  
6 Northwestern 57
11 Penn State 52  

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Honors

All-Tournament Team

References
  1. "Men's Basketball – All-Time Results". Big Ten. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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