Seeds
All Big Ten schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2008–09 Big Ten Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 5 teams received a first round bye. The Final Conference Standings are shown below:
| Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #7 Michigan St | 15–3 (25–5) | |
| #2 | Illinois | 11–7 (23–8) | 2–0 vs. Purdue |
| #3 | #24 Purdue | 11–7 (22–9) | 0–2 vs. Illinois |
| #4 | Wisconsin | 10–8 (19–11) | 3–0 vs. PSU/OSU |
| #5 | Ohio St | 10–8 (20–9) | 1–1 vs. UW/PSU |
| #6 | Penn St | 10–8 (21–10) | 0–3 vs. UW/OSU |
| #7 | Michigan | 9–9 (19–12) | 2–0 vs. Minn. |
| #8 | Minnesota | 9–9 (21–9) | 0–2 vs. Mich. |
| #9 | Northwestern | 8–10 (17–12) | |
| #10 | Iowa | 5–13 (15–16) | |
| #11 | Indiana | 1–17 (6–24) |
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