<Tr> <Td_colspan="99"> † 2018 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2017--18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . It was held from February 28 through March 4, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City . Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday . </P> <P> Michigan defeated Purdue in the championship game to win their second consecutive tournament championship . As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . </P> <P> The tournament was the second Big Ten Conference Tournament held outside the conference's traditional heartland in the Midwest following the 2017 Tournament held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. </P>

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