The Big Ten Tournament was held from March 8 through March 12 at the Verizon Center in Washington , D.C . It was the first Big Ten Conference Tournament not held in Indianapolis or Chicago . Michigan won the Big Ten Tournament over Wisconsin , becoming the first eight seed and lowest seeded team to win the conference tournament and marking their first win since their vacated win in the inaugural tournament . As a result , Michigan received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
Big Ten Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season