The 2007 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was played between March 8 and March 11, 2007 at the
United Center
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in
Chicago, Illinois
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. It was the tenth annual
Big Ten men's basketball tournament. The championship was won by
Ohio State
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who defeated
Wisconsin
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in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the
Big Ten's automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament. The win marked Ohio State's second tournament championship (the prior championship has been vacated) in their fourth appearance.
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. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top five teams received a first round bye.
Bracket
All-Tournament Team
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Greg Oden
Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. (born January 22, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. Oden, a 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) center (basketball), center, played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, Oh ...
, Ohio State –
Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player
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Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State
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Carl Landry, Purdue
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Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin
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Alando Tucker
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, Wisconsin
Big Ten Media Guide 2022-23
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References
External links
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
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Events at United Center
2007 in Chicago
College basketball tournaments in Illinois