<P> The Big Ten Men's Basketball tournaments have been held at neutral sites every year . The first four tournaments were held at United Center in Chicago, Illinois . Beginning in 2002, the tournament alternated between United Center and Conseco Fieldhouse (later known as Bankers Life Fieldhouse) in Indianapolis, Indiana . In 2008, the tournament began a five - year residence in Indianapolis . </P> <P> On June 5, 2011, the Big Ten announced that the tournament would revert to alternating between Indianapolis and Chicago . The 2013 and 2015 tournaments were played at United Center in Chicago and the 2014 and 2016 tournaments were played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis . </P> <P> The 2017 Tournament was held at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The 2018 Tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York and held a week earlier than usual due to the Big East Tournament, ending on March 4, 2018, one week before Selection Sunday . The 2019 through 2022 Tournaments will return to alternating between United Center in Chicago and Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis . </P> <P> Due to various rulings against participating programs, some of the results of the Big Ten Tournament have been vacated or voided . Here is a compiled list of sanctions imposed that have affected the results and records of the tournament since its inception . The information in this article does not include results of the teams in which records were vacated . </P>

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