Classification Division I Teams 12 | Season 2013–14 Winning coach Tom Izzo (4th title) | |
Site Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana Champions Michigan State (4th title) | ||
The 2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 13 through March 16 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tournament was the 16th annual Big Ten Tournament and third and final year to feature 12 teams. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Michigan in the championship game. As a result. Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The win marked Michigan State fourth tournament championship and second championship in three years.
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Seeds
All 12 Big Ten schools participated 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 four teams received a first-round bye. Tiebreaking procedures were unchanged from the 2013 Tournament.