2017 Big Ten women's basketball tournament


The 2017 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament held from March 1–5, 2017 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

2017 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
2017 Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams14
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsMaryland (3rd title)
Winning coachBrenda Frese (3rd title)
MVPBrionna Jones (Maryland)
Attendance32,417
TelevisionBig Ten Network, ESPN2
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2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 11 Ohio State* 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
Michigan 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Indiana 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Purdue 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
Michigan State 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Penn State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Northwestern 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Iowa 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Minnesota 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Illinois 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Nebraska 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
Rutgers 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2016–17 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 15–1 1–0 vs. Maryland
2 Maryland 15–1 0–1 vs. Ohio State
3 Michigan 11–5
4 Indiana 10–6 1–0 vs. Purdue
5 Purdue 10–6 0–1 vs. Indiana
6 Michigan State 9–7 1–0 vs. Penn State
7 Penn State 9–7 0–1 vs. Michigan State
8 Iowa 8–8 1–0 vs. Northwestern
9 Northwestern 8–8 0–1 vs. Iowa
10 Minnesota 5–11
11 Wisconsin 3–13 3–1 vs. Ill, Neb, Rutg
12 Illinois 3–13 2–1 vs. Wisc, Neb, Rutg
13 Nebraska 3–13 1–2 vs. Wisc, Ill, Rutg
14 Rutgers 3–13 1–3 vs. Wisc, Ill, Neb

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance Score
First round - Wednesday, March 1
1 1 1:30 pm #13 Nebraska vs. #12 Illinois BTN 4,830 70–79
2 4:00 pm #14 Rutgers vs. #11 Wisconsin 55–61
Second round - Thursday, March 2
2 3 12:00 pm #9 Northwestern vs. #8 Iowa BTN 3,570 78–73
4 2:30 pm #12 Illinois vs. #5 Purdue 58–72
3 5 6:30 pm #10 Minnesota vs. #7 Penn State 3,431 70–64
6 9:00 pm #11 Wisconsin vs. #6 Michigan State 63-70
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 3
4 7 12:00 pm #9 Northwestern vs. #1 Ohio State BTN 5,004 68–99
8 2:30 pm #5 Purdue vs. #4 Indiana 66–60
5 9 6:30 pm #10 Minnesota vs. #2 Maryland 4,065 80–92
10 9:00 pm #6 Michigan State vs. #3 Michigan 74–64
Semifinals - Saturday, March 4
6 11 3:00 pm #5 Purdue vs. #1 Ohio State BTN 5,408 71–60
12 5:30 pm #6 Michigan State vs. #2 Maryland 100–89
Championship - Sunday, March 5
7 13 7:00 pm #5 Purdue vs. #2 Maryland ESPN2 6,109 74–64

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

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 1
BTN
Second round
Thursday, March 2
BTN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
BTN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
BTN
Championship
Sunday, March 5
ESPN2
1Ohio State99
8Iowa739Northwestern68
9Northwestern781Ohio State60
5Purdue71
4Indiana60
5Purdue725Purdue66
12Illinois7912Illinois585Purdue64
13Nebraska702Maryland74
2Maryland92
7Penn State6410Minnesota80
10Minnesota702Maryland100
6Michigan State89
3Michigan64
6Michigan State706Michigan State74
11Wisconsin6111Wisconsin63
14Rutgers55

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.