May 12, 2010
Complete Release in PDF Format
2009-10 Final Statistics
LOOKING AHEAD: With preseason polls from CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, FOXSports.com, Sporting News and Sports Illustrated now complete, the Big Ten leads all conference with at least two top-five teams in each poll and at least three top-10 programs in all five polls. Michigan State and Purdue each appear as the nation's top team for 2010-11 in at least one poll, while both teams are among the top five on each of the lists. Ohio State is ranked as high as No. 2, according to Sporting News, and also appears among the top five in the FOXSports.com poll. Illinois is listed among the top 25 in four of the five preseason polls, ranking as high as No. 17 according to CBSSports.com. Wisconsin appears in three of the five lists while Minnesota earns a nod from Sporting News as No. 23 for the upcoming season.
FINAL FOUR REGULARS: Over the last six years, the Big Ten has sent five teams to the Final Four to tie the Big East for the most teams playing during the final weekend of the NCAA Championship. The ACC has seen four teams advance to the final weekend of tournament action while the Pac-10 and SEC have each sent three teams over that time span. Illinois and Michigan State comprised half of the field in 2005 while Ohio State was the national runner-up in 2007. The Spartans returned to the Final Four in 2010 after advancing to the 2009 national championship.
A DEEP CONFERENCE: The Big Ten is one of only two conferences since 2000 to advance at least five different programs to the Final Four. The Big East leads all conferences with six different schools in the Final Four since 2000. The ACC and Big 12 have each had four different schools reach the national semifinals over that time, followed by the Pac-10 (2) and the SEC (2). Michigan State leads the Big Ten with five appearances (2000, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2010) while Illinois (2005), Indiana (2002), Ohio State (2007) and Wisconsin (2000) have each earned a Final Four spot since 2000.
BIG TEN. LAST 11.: Since 2000, the Big Ten has sent nine teams to the Final Four to rank second behind only the ACC with 10 teams over the span. The Big East has sent seven teams and the Big 12 six. The Pac-10 and SEC have each sent four teams to the Final Four since 2000.
FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES (2000-2010)
ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
BIG TEN . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. 9
Big East . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Big 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pac-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
LAST FOUR STANDING: The Big Ten has accumulated a record 41 Final Four appearances, tying the ACC for the national lead. The Big Ten has also accumulated 10 national titles overall to rank third nationally for the most championships in college basketball history. The Pac-10 leads all conferences with 15 titles while the ACC ranks second with 11.
SUPER SIX: Michigan State made its sixth NCAA Final Four appearance in the last 12 years under head coach Tom Izzo, a feat that only Duke and North Carolina have accomplished since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The 15-year Spartan general has guided each of his recruited four-year players to a Final Four appearance. The Spartans lead the nation with six trips to the Final Four over the last 12 seasons. In the program's history, Michigan State has earned eight Final Fours berths (1957, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010).
STAYING POWER: Since the inception of the NCAA Championships in 1939, the Big Ten has recorded the most appearances of any conference in the Big Dance with 196 (ACC, 184) and has the second-most NCAA victories with 313 (ACC, 345).
DANCING DUEL: The Big Ten has played in the national final five times in the last 10 years to tie the ACC for the most appearances of any conference during that span. Michigan State was the national champion in 2000 and the runner-up in 2009. Indiana (2002), Illinois (2005) and Ohio State (2007) have all represented the Big Ten in the national title game since 2000. The SEC has been in the final game three times in 10 years, the Big 12, Big East and Pac-10 each have two appearances during that span.
MR. MARCH: Michigan State's Tom Izzo is no stranger to coaching basketball in March and has a resume to prove it. Izzo has coached the Spartans to 13 NCAA appearances and owns a 35-12 (.745) record all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Izzo is 6-1 in regional final games and owns a 14-3 mark in March over the past three seasons. He became only the second coach in NCAA history to reach four Final Fours in his first 10 years of coaching, joining Ohio State's Fred Taylor who took his Buckeyes to four Final Fours in his first 10 seasons.
LUCKY 7: Tom Izzo is one of only seven coaches in NCAA history to lead their team to the Final Four at least six times. Izzo has guided the Spartans to college basketball's premier event in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2010. The 15-year veteran joins John Wooden, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, Denny Crum and Adolph Rupp to accomplish the feat. A complete breakdown follows.
FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES
12, John Wooden, UCLA
11, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
11, Dean Smith, North Carolina
7, Roy Williams, Kansas & North Carolina
6, Adolph Rupp, Kentucky
6, Denny Crum, Louisville
6, Tom Izzo, Michigan State
COACHING LEGENDS: Tom Izzo is also one of only 10 coaches in NCAA Championships history to advance to three straight Final Fours, which he accomplished from 1999-2001. Izzo and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski are the only coaches to advance to the Final Four six times in a 12-year span since the expansion of the tournament in 1985. Izzo's six Final Fours are the third most among active coaches (Krzyzewski with 11, Roy Williams with seven).
FANTASTIC FIVE: The Big Ten has five coaches that have appeared in at least one Final Four during their head coaching tenure. Tom Crean, Tom Izzo, Thad Matta, Tubby Smith and Bruce Weber have all coached in at least one national semifinal while four of the five have coached in a national championship game. Only the Big Ten and Big East can claim such experience.
THE VOTES ARE IN: The Big Ten landed four teams in the final ESPN/USA Today Poll to tie the Big East and Big 12 for the most nationally ranked teams in Division I. Michigan State earned a spot at No. 4 after advancing to its second Final Four appearance in as many seasons. Ohio State and Purdue were voted in just outside the top 10 at No. 11 and No. 12, respectively, while Wisconsin appeared at No. 24.
ROARING `20s: For only the third time in Big Ten history, at least seven squads posted 20-win seasons. Purdue and Ohio State led the conference contingent with 29 victories apiece, with Michigan State earning 28 wins on the year. Wisconsin notched 24 W's in the results column as Illinois and Minnesota collected 20 wins. Rounding out the winning septet is Northwestern, which earned its first 20-win season in school history. The conference first saw seven different teams exceed 20 wins in 2006-07, while eight programs eclipsed the 20-win mark in 2008-09.
TRIPLE CROWN: For only the sixth time in conference history, three teams shared the Big Ten Championship. Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue earned a share of the 2010 Big Ten crown after completing the regular season with identical 14-4 marks in conference action. The last time three teams shared the conference title was in 2002 when Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin ended the year at 11-5. Ohio State also finished 11-5 in 2002, but later vacated its share of the title. A complete breakdown follows:
Big Ten Regular Season Three-Way Ties
1920-21--Michigan, Wisconsin, Purdue (8-4)
1923-24--Wisconsin, Illinois, Chicago (8-4)
1934-35--Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin (9-3)
1978-79--Michigan State, Purdue, Iowa (13-5)
2001-02--Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin (11-5)
2009-10--Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue (14-4)
TURNING HEADS: Ohio State's Evan Turner was named the 2010 John R. Wooden Award winner as the college basketball player of the year one week after claiming the United States Basketball Writers Association's (USBWA) Oscar Robertson Trophy as the National Player of the Year in Indianapolis at the Final Four. Turner was also recognized as National Player of the Year and first-team All-America by the Associated Press and Sporting News before claiming NABC and Naismith Player of the Year distinction. The Big Ten's top scorer and rebounder is the Buckeyes' first USBWA honoree since Jerry Lucas, who won back-to-back Player of the Year awards in 1961 and 1962. He is also the first Big Ten player to garner the Oscar Robertson Trophy since Purdue's Glenn Robinson did so in 1994, and the first to earn Sporting News honors since Illinois' Dee Brown in 2005. During his junior campaign, Turner joined Jim Jackson as the only Buckeyes to exceed 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists for his career. The Big Ten Player of the Year and Most Outstanding Player in the Big Ten Tournament also earned an all-time conference best seven Big Ten Player of the Week awards despite missing more than four weeks due to injury. Overall, Turner amassed a Big Ten record 10 career Player of the Week honors. A complete list of Turner's achievements appears on page 7 of this release.
FRAN'S THE MAN: On March 28, 2010, Fran McCaffery became the 22nd head men's basketball coach at the University of Iowa. McCaffery has a 14-year coaching record of 251-177 with stops at Lehigh (49-39 in three seasons), North Carolina-Greensboro (90-87 in six seasons) and Siena (112-51 in five seasons). He has guided teams to winning records in 11 of those 15 seasons. Siena has won the last three championships in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The year before McCaffery took over, the Saints had a record of 6-24.
BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: Ohio State's Evan Turner edged Penn State's Talor Battle in the scoring title chase for all games with averages of 19.5 and 18.8 points per game, respectively. In another close race on the boards, Turner out-rebounded Illinois' Mike Davis, grabbing 9.4 and 8.8 rebounds per game, respectively. For the second-straight season, an Illini paced the conference in assists as Demetri McCamey dished out 210 helpers on the season, averaging 6.8 per contest to rank first amongst conference leaders. Minnesota senior Damian Johnson paced the Big Ten in steals with 1.9 per outing. OSU junior Dallas Lauderdale led the conference in blocked shots, averaging 2.2 per game, while teammate Jon Diebler led the Big Ten from three-point land, tallying 93 treys and connecting on an average of 3.0 over 31 games. Wisconsin sophomore Jordan Taylor finished the regular season atop the conference leaderboard with a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, handing out 109 dimes while committing only 36 turnovers in 30 contests. Northwestern's Michael Thompson paced the conference while also rating among the top nationally with an average 37.8 minutes played per game.
TURNER CAPTURES SCORING CROWN: With 20.1 points per conference game this season, Ohio State's Evan Turner earned the Big Ten's scoring title. After donning the scoring crown in 2009, Turner returned to defend his reign atop the conference leaderboard, posting 322 points in 16 outings. The junior swingman becomes the first player to repeat as scoring champion in back-to-back campaigns since Purdue's Glenn Robinson (1993 and 1994) and the first Buckeye to accomplish the feat since Gary Bradds (1963 and 1964).
TURNER IS THE CAROM KING: Ohio State's Evan Turner finished the regular season as the Big Ten leader in rebounding, averaging 8.3 boards in conference contests. Turner is the first Buckeye to lead in rebounding since 2007 and the eighth since 1959. The junior grabbed 110 defensive rebounds and 22 on the offensive end, compiling an overall tally of 132 despite missing two games due to injury. Turner amassed 682 rebounds during his collegiate career.
STANDING ROOM ONLY: The Big Ten broke the two-million mark in all games for the 18th straight year while also reaching the one-million plateau for conference games only for the 33rd consecutive season. In 2009-10, more than 2.3 million patrons passed through the turnstiles for an average of attendance of 12,491. In conference games, more than 1.3 million fans attended, averaging 13,446 per outing.
NATION'S BEST FANS: After seeing more than 2.3 million fans at home contests during the 2009-10 season, the Big Ten's average attendance of 12,491 leads the nation for the 34th-straight season.
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