Classification Division I Teams 11 Winning coach Thad Matta (3rd title) | Season 2010–11 Champions Ohio State (4th title) | |
Site Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
The 2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 10 through March 13, 2011 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the 13th annual Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Penn State 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 fourth tournament championship and second consecutive (one championship has been vacated).
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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.