2021 Big Ten men's basketball tournament

2021 Big Ten men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams14
SiteLucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsIllinois (3rd title)
Winning coachBrad Underwood (1st title)
MVPAyo Dosunmu (Illinois)
TelevisionBTN, CBS
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2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Michigan 14 3   .824 23 5   .821
No. 2 Illinois 16 4   .800 24 7   .774
No. 8 Iowa 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
No. 20 Purdue 13 6   .684 18 10   .643
No. 7 Ohio State 12 8   .600 21 10   .677
Wisconsin 10 10   .500 18 13   .581
Rutgers 10 10   .500 16 12   .571
Maryland 9 11   .450 17 14   .548
Michigan State 9 11   .450 15 13   .536
Indiana 7 12   .368 12 15   .444
Penn State 7 12   .368 11 14   .440
Northwestern 6 13   .316 9 15   .375
Minnesota 6 14   .300 14 15   .483
Nebraska 3 16   .158 7 20   .259
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which took place March 10–14, 2021. The tournament was originally to be held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. However, on February 9, the tournament was moved to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana to better deal with testing concerns raised by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Illinois defeated Ohio State 91–88 in overtime in the championship game to win the tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

  1. ^ "Statement on Relocation of the 2021 Big Ten Conference's Men's Basketball Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 9, 2021. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.