# 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 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, and Wisconsin) 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
### ACC–Big Ten Challenge

| ACC team | Big Ten team | Outcome | Location | ACC | B10 |
| NC State | Michigan | NCSU 74–67 | Raleigh, North Carolina | X | |
| No. 19 Maryland | Illinois | UMD 72–66 | Champaign, Illinois | X | |
| Florida State | No. 13 Wisconsin | WISC 81–66 | Madison, Wisconsin | | X |
| No. 24 Georgia Tech | Penn State | GT 77–73 | Atlanta, Georgia | X | |
| No. 10 Duke | Indiana | Duke 54–51 | Durham, North Carolina | X | |
| Miami | Northwestern | NW 61–59 | Evanston, Illinois | | X |
| Boston College | Michigan State | BC 65–58 | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | X | |
| Virginia | Purdue | PUR 61–59 | West Lafayette, Indiana | | X |
| Virginia Tech | Iowa | VT 69–65 | Blacksburg, Virginia | X | |
| No. 6 North Carolina | No. 1 Ohio State | UNC 98–89 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | X | |
| Clemson | Minnesota | CLEM 90–68 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | X | |
| Result | | ACC | | 8 | 3 |
| Winners are in bold. Rankings from ESPN Coaches Poll (Nov. 27). Wake Forest did not play. ||||||

## Regular season
### Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| | | Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| Illinois | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | RV | * |
| Illinois | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV | | RV | |
| Indiana | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | * |
| Indiana | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV | RV | 24 | 25T | 24 | 19 | RV | | RV | | RV |
| Iowa | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * |
| Iowa | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | * |
| Michigan | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | AP | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | * |
| Michigan State | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | | RV |
| Minnesota | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * |
| Minnesota | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * |
| Northwestern | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | AP | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 (15) | 5 | 4 (2) | 3 (3) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 (31) | 1 (62) | 1 (70) | 1 (71) | * |
| Ohio State | C | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 (11) | 4 | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 (17) | 1 (29) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 2 |
| Penn State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * |
| Penn State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | AP | | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | * |
| Purdue | C | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | AP | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 (1) | 2 (21) | 2 (22) | 2 (24) | 4 | 3 | 1 (35) | 4 | 3 | 6 | * |
| Wisconsin | C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 2 (4) | 4 | 3 | 2 (10) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11T |
* AP does not release a post-tournament poll.

## 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.
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
| Player of the Year | Alando Tucker, Wisconsin | Alando Tucker, Wisconsin |
| Coach of the Year | Thad Matta, Ohio State | Thad Matta, Ohio State |
| Freshman of the Year | Greg Oden, Ohio State | Greg Oden, Ohio State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Greg Oden, Ohio State | Not Selected |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Daequan Cook, Ohio State | Not Selected |
| All-Big Ten first team | Adam Haluska, Iowa | Adam Haluska, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten first team | Drew Neitzel, Michigan State | Drew Neitzel, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten first team | Greg Oden, Ohio State | Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten first team | Carl Landry, Purdue | Greg Oden, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten first team | Alando Tucker, Wisconsin | Alando Tucker, Wisconsin |
| All-Big Ten second team | Warren Carter, Illinois | D.J. White, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten second team | D.J. White, Indiana | Geary Claxton, Penn State |
| All-Big Ten second team | Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State | Carl Landry, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten second team | David Teague, Purdue | David Teague, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten second team | Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin | Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin |
| All-Big Ten third team | Shawn Pruitt, Illinois | Warren Carter, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten third team | Roderick Wilmont, Indiana | Shawn Pruitt, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten third team | Tyler Smith, Iowa | Roderick Wilmont, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten third team | Dion Harris, Michigan | Tyler Smith, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten third team | Geary Claxton, Penn State | Dion Harris, Michigan |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Rich McBride, Illinois | Earl Calloway, Indiana |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Lawrence McKenzie, Minnesota | Dan Coleman, Minnesota |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Tim Doyle, Northwestern | Lawrence McKenzie, Minnesota |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Jamar Butler, Ohio State | Tim Doyle, Northwestern |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Ron Lewis, Ohio State | Jamar Butler, Ohio State |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Jamelle Cornley, Penn State | Daequan Cook, Ohio State |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Brian Butch, Wisconsin | Ron Lewis, Ohio State |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Jamelle Cornley, Penn State |
| All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Michael Flowers, Wisconsin |
| All-Freshman team | Tyler Smith, Iowa | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman team | Raymar Morgan, Michigan State | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman team | Kevin Coble, Northwestern | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman team | Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman team | Greg Oden, Ohio State | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive team | Chester Frazier, Illinois | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive team | Travis Walton, Michigan State | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive team | Greg Oden, Ohio State | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive team | Chris Kramer, Purdue | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive team | Michael Flowers, Wisconsin | Not Selected |

## Postseason
### Big Ten tournament
#### Bracket

| Opening round March 8 | Opening round March 8 | Opening round March 8 | Quarterfinals March 9 | Quarterfinals March 9 | Quarterfinals March 9 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 11 | Championship March 11 | Championship March 11 |
| | | | 1 | Ohio State | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michigan | 49 | 8 | Michigan | 62 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Minnesota | 40 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Minnesota | 40 | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Purdue | 52 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Iowa | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Purdue | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 66 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 49 |
| | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Michigan State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 62 | 7 | Michigan State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Northwestern | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Northwestern | 57 | | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 53 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Illinois | 41 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Indiana | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Illinois | 58$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 6 | Illinois | 66 | 6 | Illinois | 58$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 11 | Penn State | 60 | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Team | Bid Type | Seed | Results |
| Ohio State | Automatic | 1 | Won 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 |
| Wisconsin | At-Large | 2 | Won First Round vs. No. 15 Texas A&M–CC 76–63 Lost Second Round vs. No. 7 UNLV 68–74 |
| Indiana | At-Large | 7 | Won First Round vs. No. 10 Gonzaga 70–57 Lost Second Round vs. No. 2 UCLA 49–54 |
| Michigan State | At-Large | 9 | Won First Round vs. No. 8 Marquette 61–49 Lost Second Round vs. No. 1 North Carolina 67–81 |
| Purdue | At-Large | 9 | Won First Round vs. No. 8 Arizona 72–63 Lost Second Round vs. No. 1 Florida 67–74 |
| Illinois | At-Large | 12 | Lost First Round vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech 52–54 |

### NIT

| Team | Bid Type | Seed | Results |
| Michigan | At-large | 3 | Won 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:
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | team | School/club team |
| 1 | 2 | Greg Oden | C | Portland Trail Blazers | Ohio State (Fr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Mike Conley Jr. | PG | Memphis Grizzlies | Ohio State (Fr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Daequan Cook | SG | Philadelphia 76ers | Ohio State (Fr.) |
| 1 | 29 | Alando Tucker | SF | Phoenix Suns | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Carl Landry | PF | Seattle SuperSonics | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Adam Haluska | SG | New Orleans Hornets | Iowa (Sr.) |