2006 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2006 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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2006 Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 2005–06
Teams 11
Site Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions Iowa Hawkeyes (2nd title)
Winning coach Steve Alford (2nd title)
MVP Jeff Horner (Iowa)
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2005  2007»
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Ohio State 12 – 4   .750     26 – 6   .813
#15 Iowa † 11 – 5   .688     25 – 9   .735
#13 Illinois 11 – 5   .688     26 – 7   .788
Wisconsin 9 – 7   .563     19 – 12   .613
Indiana 9 – 7   .563     19 – 12   .613
Michigan State 8 – 8   .500     22 – 12   .647
Michigan 8 – 8   .500     22 – 11   .667
Penn State 6 – 10   .375     15 – 15   .500
Northwestern 6 – 10   .375     14 – 15   .483
Minnesota 5 – 11   .313     16 – 15   .516
Purdue 3 – 13   .188     9 – 19   .321
† 2006 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2006 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 9 and March 12, 2006 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the ninth annual Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. The champion of the tournament were the Iowa Hawkeyes, which received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Jeff Horner of Iowa was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Seeds

All Big Ten schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Overall
1 Ohio State 12–4 23–4
2 Iowa 11–5 22–8
3 Illinois 11–5 25–5
4 Wisconsin 9–7 19–10
5 Indiana 9–7 17–10
6 Michigan State 8–8 20–10
7 Michigan 8–8 18–9
8 Penn State 6–10 14–13
9 Northwestern 6–10 14–14
10 Minnesota 5–11 14–13
11 Purdue 3–13 9–17

Tiebreakers

  • Iowa over Illinois for #2 seed: Iowa and Illinois each won one of the two games played head-to-head, Iowa won tiebreaker by virtue of a better record against regular season champion Ohio State. (Iowa vs Ohio State, 1–0; Illinois vs Ohio State, 0–1)
  • Wisconsin over Indiana for #4 seed: Wisconsin won tiebreaker by winning only head-to-head game played.
  • Michigan State over Michigan for #6 seed: Michigan State and Michigan each won one of the two games played head-to-head, Michigan State won tiebreaker by virtue of a better record against regular season champion Ohio State (Michigan State vs Ohio State, 1–1; Michigan vs Ohio State, 0–2)
  • Penn State over Northwestern for the #8 seed: Penn State wins tiebreaker by winning both head-to-head games played.

Source:[2]

Notes

  • Michigan State plays in the opening round for the first time. In the eight prior tournaments, Michigan State received an opening round bye as one of the top five seeds.

Tournament summary

Storylines

  • Regular season champion Ohio State is looking to cap a breakout season with a tournament championship. Also, with an estimated RPI ranking of fifth, Ohio State is looking to solidify a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament by avoiding an early upset, and to possibly gain a #1 seed by winning the Big Ten Tournament.
  • Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan State are believed to be assured of receiving a bid for the NCAA Tournament, and are looking to improve their seed in the NCAA Tournament by winning multiple games in the Big Ten Tournament.
  • Indiana and Michigan have estimated RPI rankings of 35 and 37, respectively, and are looking to avoid being on the "bubble" and to solidify a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
  • Penn State, Northwestern, and Minnesota are looking to finish above .500 (have a "winning season"), and to receive a bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament.
  • Purdue will be finished after the Big Ten Tournament.
Source for estimated RPI rankings: collegerpi.com

Opening round

In the opening round, the higher seeded teams won two of the three games played. In the first game, eighth-seeded Penn State had an easy victory over ninth-seeded Northwestern, handing Northwestern their worst loss of the season in the 60–42 win. The win guarantees a winning season for Penn State, and ends Northwestern's season at 14–15. Penn State moves onto the quarterfinals to play the top seed, Ohio State. The second game featured the only upset of the day, as tenth-seeded Minnesota beat seventh-seeded Michigan 59–55. The loss leaves Michigan on the NCAA Tournament bubble, and sends Minnesota into the quarterfinals to play second-seeded Iowa. The final game of the opening round saw sixth-seeded Michigan State beat the bottom seed, Purdue, 70–58. Michigan State plays third-seeded Illinois in the quarterfinals. Illinois swept Michigan State in the regular season, including a victory at Michigan State the previous weekend.

Schedule and results

All game times EST

Opening round (March 9, 2006)

  • Game 1: #8 Penn State 60, #9 Northwestern 42
Leading scorers, PSU: Geary Claxton 17, NU: Mohamed Hached 16
  • Game 2: #10 Minnesota 59, #7 Michigan 55
Leading scorers, Minn: Maurice Hargrow 15, Mich: Dion Harris 16
  • Game 3: #6 Michigan State 70, #11 Purdue 58
Leading scorers, MSU: Maurice Ager 20, PU: Gary Ware 20

Quarterfinals (March 10, 2006)

  • Game 4: #1 Ohio State 63, #8 Penn State 56
Leading scorers, OSU: Ron Lewis 17, PSU: Jamelle Cornley 18
  • Game 5: #5 Indiana 61, #4 Wisconsin 56
Leading scorers, Ind: Marco Killingsworth 20, Wisc: Alando Tucker 20
  • Game 6: #2 Iowa 67, #10 Minnesota 57
Leading scorers, Iowa: Jeff Horner 26, Minn: Vincent Grier 29
  • Game 7: #6 Michigan State 61, #3 Illinois 56
Leading scorers, MSU: Maurice Ager, Paul Davis 16, Ill: James Augustine 16

Semifinals (March 11, 2006)

  • Game 8: #2 Iowa 53, #6 Michigan State 48
Leading scorers, Iowa: Jeff Horner 14, MSU: Maurice Ager 21
  • Game 9: #1 Ohio State 52, #5 Indiana 51
Leading scorers, OSU: J.J. Sullinger 19, Ind: Roderick Wilmot 16

Championship (March 12, 2006)

  • Game 10: #2 Iowa 67, #1 Ohio State 60
Leading scorers, Iowa: Jeff Horner 16, OSU: Jamar Butler 19

Results

  Opening Round
March 9		 Quarterfinals
March 10		 Semifinals
March 11		 Championship
March 12
                                     
        
  1  Ohio State 63  
    8  Penn State 56  
8  Penn State 60
9  Northwestern 42  
  1  Ohio State 52  
  5  Indiana 51  
        
        
  4  Wisconsin 56
    5  Indiana 61  
      
        
  1  Ohio State 60
  2  Iowa 67
        
        
  2  Iowa 67
    10  Minnesota 57  
7  Michigan 55
10  Minnesota 59  
  2  Iowa 53
  6  Michigan State 48  
        
        
  3  Illinois 56
    6  Michigan State 61  
6  Michigan State 70
11  Purdue 58  

Honors

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

References

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