2016 Big Ten women's basketball tournament


The 2016 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament was held from March 2–6, 2016 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Maryland won their 2nd Big Ten Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

2016 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
2016 Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams14
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsMaryland (2nd title)
Winning coachBrenda Frese (2nd title)
MVPShatori Walker-Kimbrough (Maryland)
Attendance33,837
TelevisionBig Ten Network, ESPN
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2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Maryland 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
No. 9 Ohio State 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
No. 16 Michigan State 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Indiana 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Minnesota 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Purdue 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Michigan 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Nebraska 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Iowa 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Rutgers 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Northwestern 4 14   .222 18 17   .514
Wisconsin 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
Illinois 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds edit

All 14 Big Ten schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2015–16 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 Maryland 16–2
#2 Ohio State 15–3
#3 Michigan State 13–5
#4 Indiana 12–6
#5 Minnesota 11–7
#6 Purdue 10–8
#7 Nebraska 9–9 1–0 vs. Michigan
#8 Michigan 9–9 0–1 vs. Nebraska
#9 Iowa 8–10 1–0 vs. Rutgers
#10 Rutgers 8–10 0–1 vs. Iowa
#11 Penn State 6–12
#12 Northwestern 4–14
#13 Wisconsin 3–15
#14 Illinois 2–16

Schedule edit

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round - Wednesday, March 2
1 1 1:30 pm #13 Wisconsin vs. #12 Northwestern BTN
2 4:00 pm #14 Illinois vs. #11 Penn State
Second round - Thursday, March 3
2 3 12:00 pm #9 Iowa vs. #8 Michigan BTN 4,783
4 2:30 pm #12 Northwestern vs. #5 Minnesota
3 5 6:30 pm #10 Rutgers vs. #7 Nebraska 5,011
6 9:00 pm #11 Penn State vs. #6 Purdue
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 4
4 7 12:00 pm #9 Iowa vs. #1 Maryland BTN 6,606
8 2:30 pm #12 Northwestern vs. #4 Indiana
5 9 6:30 pm #10 Rutgers vs. #2 Ohio State 6,043
10 9:00 pm #6 Purdue vs. #3 Michigan State
Semifinals - Saturday, March 5
6 11 3:00 pm #1 Maryland vs. #12 Northwestern BTN 6,285
12 5:30 pm #2 Ohio State vs. #3 Michigan State
Championship - Sunday, March 6
7 13 7:00 pm #1 Maryland vs. #3 Michigan State ESPN 5,109

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

Bracket edit

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First round
Wednesday, March 2
BTN
Second round
Thursday, March 3
BTN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
BTN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
BTN
Championship
Sunday, March 6
ESPN
1Maryland75
8Michigan859Iowa55
9Iowa971Maryland83
12Northwestern62
4Indiana73
5Minnesota7412Northwestern79
12Northwestern76OT12Northwestern841Maryland60
13Wisconsin723Michigan State44
2Ohio State73
7Nebraska6310Rutgers58
10Rutgers662Ohio State63
3Michigan State82
3Michigan State65
6Purdue706Purdue64
11Penn State  7511Penn State59
14Illinois  66

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.