2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 13 and 16, 2008 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the eleventh annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. 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 second tournament championship in four appearances.

2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200708
Teams11
SiteConseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsWisconsin Badgers (2nd title)
Winning coachBo Ryan (2nd title)
MVPMarcus Landry (Wisconsin)
TelevisionBTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin162 .889315  .861
No. 20 Purdue153 .833259  .735
Indiana144 .778258  .758
No. 18 Michigan State126 .667279  .750
Ohio State108 .5562413  .649
Minnesota810 .4442014  .588
Penn State711 .3891516  .484
Iowa612 .3331319  .406
Illinois513 .2781619  .457
Michigan513 .2781022  .313
Northwestern117 .056822  .267
2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008
Rankings from AP poll
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