2000 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 9 to March 12, 2000, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Illinois for the second consecutive year in the championship game. As a result, Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2000 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199900
Teams11
SiteUnited Center
Chicago, Illinois
ChampionsMichigan State Spartans (2nd title)
Winning coachTom Izzo (2nd title)
MVPMorris Peterson (Michigan State)
TelevisionESPN Plus, ESPN2, CBS
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan State133 .813327  .821
No. 25 Purdue124 .7502410  .706
No. 21 Illinois115 .6882210  .688
No. 22 Indiana106 .625209  .690
Wisconsin88 .5002214  .611
Iowa610 .3751416  .467
Michigan610 .3751514  .517
Penn State511 .3131916  .543
Minnesota412 .2501216  .429
Northwestern016 .000525  .167
No. 8 Ohio State*51 .833113  .786
2000 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)
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