2018 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament ended the 2017–18 season of Big East Conference women's basketball. The event was held March 3–6, 2018 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.[1] Big East regular-season co-champion and tournament host DePaul won the tournament and with it the Big East's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

2018 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams10
SiteWintrust Arena
Chicago, IL
ChampionsDePaul (3rd title)
Winning coachDoug Bruno (3rd title)
MVPAmarah Coleman (DePaul)
Attendance10,544
TelevisionFS1, FS2, BEDN
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
DePaul153 .833  278  .771
Marquette153 .833  2410  .706
Villanova126 .667  239  .719
Creighton117 .611  1913  .594
St. John's99 .500  1915  .559
Georgetown99 .500  1616  .500
Seton Hall711 .389  1616  .500
Butler612 .333  1517  .469
Xavier315 .167  1020  .333
Providence315 .167  1021  .323
2018 Big East Tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

2018 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Marquette 15-3 21-8 1-1 vs DePaul, 2-0 vs. Villanova
2 DePaul 15-3 23-7 1-1 vs Marquette, 1-1 vs. Villanova
3 Villanova 12-6 22-7
4 Creighton 11-7 17-11
5 St. John's 9-9 16-13 2-0 vs. Georgetown
6 Georgetown 9-9 14-14 0-2 vs. St. John's
7 Seton Hall 7-11 15-14
8 Butler 6-12 14-16
9 Providence 3-15 10-20 1-1 vs. Xavier, 0-2 vs. Marquette, 0-2 vs. DePaul, 0-2 vs. Villanova, 0-2 vs. Creighton, 2-0 vs. St. John's
10 Xavier 3-15 10-19 1-1 vs. Providence, 0-2 vs. Marquette, 0-2 vs. DePaul, 0-2 vs. Villanova, 0-2 vs. Creighton, 0-2 vs. St. John's
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big East Tournament.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Saturday, March 3
1
4:00 PM
#9 Providence vs. #8 Butler
BEDN
1,950
2
6:30 PM
#10 Xavier vs. #7 Seton Hall
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 4
3
12:00 PM
#1 Marquette vs. #8 Butler
FS2
1,991
4
2:30 PM
#4 Creighton vs. #5 St John's
5
6:00 PM
#2 DePaul vs. #7 Seton Hall
2,147
6
8:30 PM
#3 Villanova vs. #6 Georgetown
Semifinals – Monday, March 5
7
3:00 PM
#1 Marquette vs. #4 Creighton
FS1
2,192
8
5:30 PM
#2 DePaul vs. #6 Georgetown
Championship – Tuesday, March 6
9
6:00 PM
#1 Marquette vs. #2 DePaul
FS1
2,264
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Source:[1]

Bracket

  First Round
March 3
Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Championship
March 6
                                     
       
  1 Marquette 73  
    8 Butler 61  
8 Butler 73*
9 Providence 67  
  1 Marquette 76  
  4 Creighton 70  
       
       
  4 Creighton 66
    5 St. John's 58  
     
       
  1 Marquette 63
  2 DePaul 98
       
       
  2 DePaul 78
    7 Seton Hall 52  
7 Seton Hall 66
10 Xavier 42  
  2 DePaul 85
  6 Georgetown 53  
       
       
  3 Villanova 58
    6 Georgetown 63  
     

* denotes overtime period

See also

References

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