2014 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a tournament from March 6 through March 9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.[3] The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals games was televised on the Big Ten Network and the championship was on ESPN. Nebraska defeated Iowa to win their first Big Ten Title in women's basketball history. With that win, the Cornhuskers received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

2014 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams12
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsNebraska (1st title)
Winning coachConnie Yori (1st title)
MVPRachel Theriot (Nebraska)
Attendance35,407
TelevisionBTN and ESPN
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Penn State13–3 .813  24–8  .750
No. 20 Michigan State13–3 .813  23–10  .697
No. 13 Nebraska †12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 17 Purdue11–5 .688  22–9  .710
No. 19 Iowa11–5 .688  27–9  .750
Minnesota8–8 .500  22–13  .629
Michigan8–8 .500  20–14  .588
Indiana5–11 .313  21–13  .618
Northwestern5–11 .313  17–16  .515
Ohio State5–11 .313  17–18  .486
Wisconsin3–13 .188  10–19  .345
Illinois2–14 .125  9–21  .300
† 2014 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Seeds

All 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2013–14 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 4 teams received a first-round bye.

Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season:

Seed School Conf Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
#1 Penn State 13–3 1–0 vs. Mich St.
#2 Michigan State 13–3 0–1 vs. Penn St.
#3 Nebraska 12–4
#4 Purdue 11–5 1–0 vs. Iowa
#5 Iowa 11–5 0–1 vs. Purdue
#6 Minnesota 8–8 1–0 vs. Mich
#7 Michigan 8–8 0–1 vs. Minn
#8 Ohio State 5–11 2–0 vs. Ind, NW
#9 Northwestern 5–11 1–1 vs. Ind, Ohio St.
#10 Indiana 5–11 0–2 vs. NW, Ohio St.
#11 Wisconsin 3–13
#12 Illinois 2–14

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First Round - Thursday, March 6
1
1
 12:00pm
Northwestern vs. Ohio State
 BTN 77–86
2
 2:30pm
Illinois vs. Iowa
 BTN 62–81
2
3
 6:30pm
Indiana vs. Michigan
 BTN 57–82
4
 9:00pm
Wisconsin vs. Minnesota
 BTN 68–74OT
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7
3
5
 12:00pm
Ohio State vs. Penn State
 BTN 99–82[4]
6
 2:30pm
Iowa vs. Purdue
 BTN 87–80
4
7
 6:30pm
Michigan vs. Michigan State
 BTN 58–61
8
 9:00pm
Minnesota vs. Nebraska
 BTN 67–80
Semifinals - Saturday, March 8
5
9
 3:30pm
Ohio State vs. Iowa
 BTN 73–77
10
 6:00pm
Nebraska vs. Michigan State
 BTN 86–58
Championship Game - Sunday, March 9
6
11
 1:00pm
Iowa vs. Nebraska
 ESPN 65–72
Games times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

[5]

  First Round
Thursday, March 6
BTN		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
BTN		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
BTN		 Championship
Sunday, March 9
ESPN
                                     
       
  1 Penn State 82  
    8 Ohio State 99  
8 Ohio State 86
9 Northwestern 77  
  8 Ohio State 73  
  5 Iowa 77  
       
       
  5 Iowa 87
    4 Purdue 80  
5 Iowa 81
12 Illinois 62  
  5 Iowa 65
  3 Nebraska 72
       
       
  2 Michigan State 61
    7 Michigan 57  
7 Michigan 82
10 Indiana 57  
  2 Michigan State 58
  3 Nebraska 86  
       
       
  3 Nebraska 80
    6 Minnesota 67  
6 Minnesota 74OT
11 Wisconsin 68  

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. "Big Ten 2013-2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  4. "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Penn State Lady Lions - Recap". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  5. "2014 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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