2018 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was held from February 28 through March 4, 2018 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Ohio State defeated Maryland 79–69 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

2018 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams14
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsOhio State[1] (6th title)
Winning coachKevin McGuff (1st title)
MVPKelsey Mitchell[2] (Ohio State)
Attendance33,209
TelevisionBig Ten Network, RSN, ESPN2
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State133 .813  287  .800
No. 16 Maryland124 .750  268  .765
Iowa115 .688  248  .750
Minnesota115 .688  249  .727
Nebraska115 .688  2111  .656
Michigan106 .625  2310  .697
Indiana97 .563  2314  .622
Purdue97 .563  2014  .588
Rutgers79 .438  2012  .625
Michigan State79 .438  1914  .576
Penn State610 .375  1616  .500
Northwestern412 .250  1220  .375
Wisconsin214 .125  921  .300
Illinois016 .000  921  .300
2018 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2017–18 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top 4 teams received a double bye.

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

Seed School Conf Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
1 Ohio State 13–3
2 Maryland 12–4
3 Nebraska 11–5 2–0 vs Iowa
4 Minnesota 11–5 1–1 vs. NEB 1–0 vs. MD
5 Iowa 11–5 1–1 vs. NEB 0–1 vs. MD
6 Michigan 10–6
7 Indiana 9–7 2–0 vs. PUR
8 Purdue 9–7 0–2 vs. IND
9 Rutgers 7–9 1–0 vs. MSU
10 Michigan State 7–9 0–1 vs. RU
11 Penn State 6–10
12 Northwestern 3–13
13 Wisconsin 2–14
14 Illinois 0–16

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance Score
First Round – Wednesday, February 28
1 1 1:30 pm #13 Wisconsin vs. #12 Northwestern RSN 3,119 63–68
2 4:00 pm #14 Illinois vs. #11 Penn State 57–83
Second Round – Thursday, March 1
2 3 12:00 pm #9 Rutgers vs. #8 Purdue RSN 3,447 62–60
4 2:30 pm #12 Northwestern vs. #5 Iowa 45–55
3 5 6:30 pm #10 Michigan State vs. #7 Indiana 3,813 109–1114OT
6 9:00 pm #11 Penn State vs. #6 Michigan 48–77
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
4 7 12:00 pm #9 Rutgers vs. #1 Ohio State RSN 5,274 82–57
8 2:30 pm #5 Iowa vs. #4 Minnesota 89–90
5 9 6:30 pm #7 Indiana vs. #2 Maryland 5,538 54–67
10 9:00 pm #6 Michigan vs. #3 Nebraska 54–61
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
6 11 6:00 pm #1 Ohio State vs. #4 Minnesota BTN 7,499 90–88
12 8:30 pm #2 Maryland vs. #3 Nebraska 66–53
Championship – Sunday, March 4
7 13 7:00 pm #1 Ohio State vs. #2 Maryland ESPN2 4,519 79–69

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

[3]

  • All times are Eastern.
  First round
Wednesday, February 28
RSN/BTN2Go
1:30 pm
3:55 pm
Second round
Thursday, March 1
RSN/BTN2Go
12 pm
2:25 pm
6:30 pm
8:55 pm
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
RSN/BTN2Go
12 pm
2:25 pm
6:30 pm
8:55 pm
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
BTN
6 pm
8:25 pm
Championship
Sunday, March 4
ESPN2
7 pm
                                               
9 Rutgers 57  
    1 Ohio State 82  
9 Rutgers 62
8 Purdue 60  
  1 Ohio State 90  
  4 Minnesota 88  
5 Iowa 89
    4 Minnesota 90  
13 Northwestern 45
    5 Iowa 55  
13 Northwestern 68
12 Wisconsin 63  
1 Ohio State 79
2 Maryland 69
7 Indiana 54  
    2 Maryland 67  
10 Michigan State 109
7 Indiana 1114OT  
  2 Maryland 66
  3 Nebraska 53  
6 Michigan 54
    3 Nebraska 61  
11 Penn State 48
    6 Michigan 77  
14 Illinois 57
11 Penn State 83  

See also

References

  1. "Postgame Notes: Ohio State-Maryland". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. March 4, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "2018 All-Tournament Team". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. March 4, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. "2018 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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