2017 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men 's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 8 through March 12 , 2017 at the Verizon Center in Washington , D.C . It was the first Big Ten Conference Tournament held outside the conference 's traditional heartland in the Midwest . The championship was won by Michigan , which defeated Wisconsin in the championship game . As a result , Michigan received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . The championship was Michigan 's first ( after having their win of the inaugural tournament vacated ) and they became the lowest-seeded team ever to win the Big Ten Tournament
inaugural tournament
1998 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament