2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

The 2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament remained in its more traditional Midwest roots as it was held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams14
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
TelevisionBTN, CBS
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin146 .7002110  .677
No. 9 Michigan State146 .700229  .710
No. 12 Maryland146 .700247  .774
No. 21 Illinois137 .6502110  .677
No. 25 Iowa119 .5502011  .645
Penn State119 .5502110  .677
No. 19 Ohio State119 .5502110  .677
Rutgers119 .5502011  .645
Michigan1010 .5001912  .613
Purdue911 .4501615  .516
Indiana911 .4502012  .625
Minnesota812 .4001516  .484
Northwestern317 .150823  .258
Nebraska218 .100725  .219
Note: The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The first round games on March 11 were played with spectators in attendance. Later on March 11, the Big Ten conference announced that the remainder of the Big Ten tournament would proceed as scheduled but with no spectators in attendance due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also on March 11, the NCAA announced that no fans would be able to attend the men's and women's 2020 NCAA tournament games due to concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19. A number of college conferences followed suit by either cancelling their basketball tournaments entirely or limiting spectator attendance.

On March 12, the Big Ten announced the cancellation of the remainder of the tournament.

The NCAA further announced that all remaining winter and spring championships for both men's and women's sports were canceled due to the pandemic.

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