On four occasions, the champion of the tournament has gone on to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (Ohio State in 2007, Michigan State in1999 and 2000 and Illinois in 2005). In 2000 champion Michigan State won the NCAA Tournament.
Big Ten Tournament Year By Year Results All Games
1998 Tournament
Opening Round (March 5, 1998)
Game 1: #8 Minnesota 64, #9 Northwestern 54
Game 2: #10 Wisconsin 52, #7 Penn State 51
Game 3: #6 Indiana 78, #11 Ohio State 71
Quarterfinals (March 6, 1998)
Game 4: #4 Michigan 77, #5 Iowa 66
Game 5: #8 Minnesota 76, #1 Michigan St. 73
Game 6: #2 Illinois 66, #10 Wisconsin 61
Game 7: #3 Purdue 76, #6 Indiana 71
Semifinals (March 7, 1998)
Game 8: #4 Michigan 85, #8 Minnesota 69
Game 9: #3 Purdue 68, #2 Illinois 47
Opening Round (March 4, 1999)
Game 1: #8 Northwestern 54, #9 Penn State 44
Game 2: #10 Michigan 79, #7 Purdue 73
Game 3: #11 Illinois 67, #6 Minnesota 64
Quarterfinals (March 5, 1999)
Game 4: #4 Wisconsin 74, #5 Iowa 60
Game 5: #1 Michigan State 61, #8 Northwestern 59
Game 6: #2 Ohio State 87, #10 Michigan 69 Game 7: #11 Illinois 82, #3 Indiana 66
Semifinals (March 6, 1999)
Game 8: #1 Michigan State 56, #4 Wisconsin 41
Game 9: #11 Illinois 79, #2 Ohio State 77
Championship (March 7, 1999)
Game 10: #1 Michigan State 67, #11 Illinois 50
2000 Tournament
Opening Round (March 9, 2000)
Game 1: #9 Penn State 76, #8 Michigan 66
Game 2: #7 Iowa 81, #10 Minnesota 78
Game 3: #6 Wisconsin 51, #11 Northwestern 41
Quarterfinals (March 10, 2000)
Game 4: #4 Illinois 72, #5 Indiana 69
Game 5: #9 Penn State 71, #1 Ohio State 66 Game 6: #2 Michigan State 75, #7 Iowa 65
Game 7: #6 Wisconsin 78, #3 Purdue 66
Semifinals (March 11, 2000)
Game 8: #4 Illinois 94, #9 Penn State 84
Game 9: #2 Michigan State 55, #6 Wisconsin 46
Championship (March 12, 2000)
Game 10: #2 Michigan State 76, #4 Illinois 61
2001 Tournament
Opening Round (March 8, 2001)
Game 1: #8 Purdue 91, #9 Minnesota 77
Game 2: #7 Penn St. 82, #10 Michigan 80
Game 3: #6 Iowa 72, #11 Northwestern 55
Quarterfinals (March 9, 2001)
Game 4: #4 Indiana 64, #5 Wisconsin 52
Game 5: #1 Illinois 83, #8 Purdue 66
Game 6: #7 Penn State 65, #2 Michigan State 63
Game 7: #6 Iowa 75, #3 Ohio State 66
Semifinals (March 10, 2001)
Game 8: #4 Indiana 58, #1 Illinois 56
Game 9: #6 Iowa 94,. #7 Penn State 74
Opening Round (March 9, 2006)
Game 1: #8 Penn State 60, #9 Northwestern 42
Game 2: #10 Minnesota 59, #7 Michigan 55
Game 3: #6 Michigan State 70, #11 Purdue 58
Quarterfinals (March 10, 2006)
Game 4: #1 Ohio State 63, #8 Penn State 56 Game 5: #5 Indiana 61, #4 Wisconsin 56
Game 6: #2 Iowa 67, #10 Minnesota 57
Game 7: #6 Michigan State 61, #3 Illinois 56
Semifinals (March 11, 2006)
Game 8: #2 Iowa 53, #6 Michigan State 48
Game 9: #1 Ohio State 52, #5 Indiana 51
Championship (March 12, 2006)
Game 10: #2 Iowa 67, #1 Ohio State 60
2007 Tournament
Opening Round (March 8, 2007)
Game 1: #8 Michigan 49, #9 Minnesota 40
Game 2: #7 Michigan State 62, #10 Northwestern 57
Game 3: #6 Illinois 66, #11 Penn State 60
Quarterfinals (March 9, 2007)
Game 4: #1 Ohio State 63, #8 Michigan 62 Game 5: #5 Purdue 74, #4 Iowa 55
Game 6: #2 Wisconsin 70, #7 Michigan State 57
Game 7: #6 Illinois 58, #3 Indiana 54
Semifinals (March 10, 2007)
Game 8: #1 Ohio State 63, #5 Purdue 52 Game 9: #2 Wisconsin 53, #6 Illinois 41
Championship (March 11, 2007)
Game 10: #1 Ohio State 66, #2 Wisconsin 49
2008 Tournament
Opening Round (March 13, 2008)
Game 1: #9 Michigan 55, #8 Iowa 47
Game 2: #10 Illinois 64, #7 Penn State 63
Game 3: #6 Minnesota 55, #11 Northwestern 52
Quarterfinals (March 14, 2008)
Game 4: #1 Wisconsin 63, #9 Michigan 62
Game 5: #4 Michigan State 67, #5 Ohio State 60 Game 6: #10 Illinois 74, #2 Purdue 67 OT
Game 7: #6 Minnesota 59, #3 Indiana 58
Semifinals (March 15, 2008)
Game 8: #1 Wisconsin 65, #4 Michigan State 63
Game 9: #10 Illinois 54, #6 Minnesota 40
Opening Round (March 12, 2009)
Game 1: #8 Minnesota 66, #9 Northwestern 53
Game 2: #7 Michigan 73, #10 Iowa 45
Game 3: #6 Penn State 66, #11 Indiana 51
Quarterfinals (March 13, 2009)
Game 4: #1 Michigan St. 64, #8 Minnesota 56
Game 5: #5 Ohio State 61, #4 Wisconsin 57 Game 6: #2 Illinois 70, #7 Michigan 57
Game 7: #3 Purdue 79, #6 Penn State 65
Semifinals (March 14, 2009)
Game 8: #5 Ohio State 82, #1 Michigan St. 70 Game 9: #3 Purdue 66, #2 Illinois 56
Championship (March 15, 2009)
Game 10: #3 Purdue 66, #5 Ohio State 61
Big Ten Tournament Records All Teams Through March 15, 2009