2006 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 9 and March 12, 2006 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the ninth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. For the third straight year, the top two seed met in the championship game. The championship was won by Iowa Hawkeyes who defeated Ohio State to win the championship. As a result, Iowa received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This marked Iowa's second tournament championship in three appearances.

2006 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200506
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsIowa Hawkeyes (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Alford (2nd title)
MVPJeff Horner (Iowa)
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Ohio State124 .750266  .813
No. 15 Iowa115 .688259  .735
No. 13 Illinois115 .688267  .788
Wisconsin97 .5631912  .613
Indiana97 .5631912  .613
Michigan State88 .5002212  .647
Michigan88 .5002211  .667
Penn State610 .3751515  .500
Northwestern610 .3751415  .483
Minnesota511 .3131615  .516
Purdue313 .188919  .321
2006 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll
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