2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams12
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsMichigan State (3rd title)
Winning coachTom Izzo (3rd title)
MVPDraymond Green (Michigan State)
Attendance107,737
TelevisionBTN, ESPN, ESPN2, and CBS
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2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 13 Michigan 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
No. 7 Ohio State 13 5   .722 31 8   .795
No. 14 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
No. 16 Indiana 11 7   .611 27 9   .750
Purdue 10 8   .556 22 13   .629
Northwestern 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Iowa 8 10   .444 18 17   .514
Illinois 6 12   .333 17 15   .531
Minnesota 6 12   .333 23 15   .605
Nebraska 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Penn State 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 8 through March 11 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[1] This was the first tournament to feature 12 teams of the expanded Big Ten, with Nebraska making its debut. The tournament was the fifteenth annual Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Ohio State in the championships game. As a result, Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The win marked Michigan State's third tournament championship and first since 2000.

  1. ^ "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2011.