2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season


The 2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season began with the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The season marked the 102nd season of Big Ten play. Ohio State won the Big Ten Conference regular season championship by two games over Wisconsin. Wisconsin's Alando Tucker was named Big Ten Player of the Year.
Ohio State also won the Big Ten Tournament by defeating Wisconsin. As a result of the win, Ohio State received the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Six Big Ten teams were invited to the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State advanced to the National Championship game before losing to Florida.
Michigan received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and lost in the second round.

Preconference schedules

Tournaments

[ACC–Big Ten Challenge]

Conference honors

Two sets of conference award winners are recognized by the Big Ten – one selected by league coaches and one selected by the media.

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament

Bracket

NCAA Tournament

TeamBid TypeSeedResults
Ohio StateAutomatic1Won First Round vs. No. 16 Central Connecticut State 78–57
Won Second Round vs. No. 9 Xavier 78–71 OT
Won Sweet Sixteen vs. No. 5 Tennessee 85–84
Won Elite Eight vs. No. 2 Memphis 92–76
Won Final Four vs. No. 2 Georgetown 67–60
Lost National Championship vs. No. 1 Florida 75–84
WisconsinAt-Large2Won First Round vs. No. 15 Texas A&M–CC 76–63
Lost Second Round vs. No. 7 UNLV 68–74
IndianaAt-Large7Won First Round vs. No. 10 Gonzaga 70–57
Lost Second Round vs. No. 2 UCLA 49–54
Michigan StateAt-Large9Won First Round vs. No. 8 Marquette 61–49
Lost Second Round vs. No. 1 North Carolina 67–81
PurdueAt-Large9Won First Round vs. No. 8 Arizona 72–63
Lost Second Round vs. No. 1 Florida 67–74
IllinoisAt-Large12Lost First Round vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech 52–54

NIT

TeamBid TypeSeedResults
MichiganAt-large3Won vs. No. 6 Utah State
Lost vs. No. 2 Florida State

2007 NBA Draft

The following Big Ten players were selected in the 2007 NBA Draft:
RoundPickPlayerPositionTeamSchool/club team
12CPortland Trail BlazersOhio State
14PGMemphis GrizzliesOhio State
121SGPhiladelphia 76ersOhio State
129SFPhoenix SunsWisconsin
231PFSeattle SuperSonicsPurdue
243SGNew Orleans HornetsIowa