2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams14
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1, CBS
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Regular season champions (shared)Maryland, Michigan State, and Wisconsin
Season MVPLuka Garza, Iowa
Top scorerLuka Garza
Tournament
VenueBankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin 14 6   .700 21 10   .677
No. 9 Michigan State 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
No. 12 Maryland 14 6   .700 24 7   .774
No. 21 Illinois 13 7   .650 21 10   .677
No. 25 Iowa 11 9   .550 20 11   .645
Penn State 11 9   .550 21 10   .677
No. 19 Ohio State 11 9   .550 21 10   .677
Rutgers 11 9   .550 20 11   .645
Michigan 10 10   .500 19 12   .613
Purdue 9 11   .450 16 15   .516
Indiana 9 11   .450 20 12   .625
Minnesota 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Northwestern 3 17   .150 8 23   .258
Nebraska 2 18   .100 7 25   .219
The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 5, 2019. The regular season ended on March 8, 2020.

With a win against Indiana on March 7, 2020, Wisconsin earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. With a win over Michigan on March 8, Maryland earned a share of their first Big Ten regular season championship. Also with a win on March 8 against Ohio State, Michigan State earned a share of their third straight Big Ten regular season championship. Due to tie-breaking rules, Wisconsin received the No. 1 seed, Michigan State the No. 2 seed, and Maryland the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament.

The Big Ten tournament was scheduled to be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana from March 11 through 15, until the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA Tournament was likewise canceled on March 12.

Iowa big man Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard was named Coach of the Year.