The 2005 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played between March 9 and 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.
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.
SeedSchoolConference1Illinois 15–12Michigan State 13–3 3Wisconsin 11–5 4Indiana 10–6 5Minnesota 10–6 6Ohio State 8–8 7Iowa 7–9 8Northwestern 6–10 9Michigan 4–12 10Purdue 3–13 11Penn State 1–15
Bracket
All-Tournament Team James Augustine, Illinois – Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player Luther Head, Illinois Vincent Grier, Minnesota Zach Morley, Wisconsin Alando Tucker, Wisconsin Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23
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