2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 7 through March 10, 2002 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Iowa in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2002 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsOhio State Buckeyes (Vacated) (1st title)
Winning coachJim O'Brien (1st title)
MVPBoban Savovic (Ohio State)
2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Illinois115 .688269  .743
No. 23 Indiana115 .6882512  .676
Wisconsin115 .6881913  .594
Michigan State106 .6251912  .613
Minnesota97 .5631813  .581
Northwestern79 .4381613  .552
Iowa511 .3131916  .543
Purdue511 .3131318  .419
Michigan511 .3131118  .379
Penn State313 .188721  .250
No. 14 Ohio State*†00 00  
2002 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)

Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State was forced to vacate the championship.

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