2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams14
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1, CBS
2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Regular season champions (shared)Illinois and Wisconsin
Season MVPJohnny Davis, Wisconsin
Top scorerKeegan Murray, Iowa
Tournament
VenueGainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsIowa
  Runners-upPurdue
Finals MVPKeegan Murray
2021–22 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Illinois 15 5   .750 23 10   .697
No. 14 Wisconsin 15 5   .750 25 8   .758
No. 10 Purdue 14 6   .700 29 8   .784
Rutgers 12 8   .600 18 14   .563
No. 16 Iowa 12 8   .600 26 10   .722
Ohio State 12 8   .600 20 12   .625
Michigan State 11 9   .550 23 13   .639
Michigan 11 9   .550 19 15   .559
Indiana 9 11   .450 21 14   .600
Maryland 7 13   .350 15 17   .469
Penn State 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
Northwestern 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Nebraska 4 16   .200 10 22   .313
Minnesota 4 16   .200 13 17   .433
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Big Ten men's basketball season was the season for Big Ten Conference basketball teams that began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2021. The regular season ended in March 2022.

With a win over Purdue on March 1, 2022, Wisconsin clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. Illinois clinched a share of the regular season titled on March 6 when Wisconsin lost its final game to Nebraska and the Illini held on to beat Iowa. It marked the first conference championship for Illinois since 2005.

The Big Ten tournament was held March 9 through March 13, 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Iowa won the tournament, defeating Purdue in the championship game.

Wisconsin forward Johnny Davis was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.

In addition to Iowa, who received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the conference's tied the previous year's record with nine teams receiving bids to the tournament: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, and Wisconsin.