2018 Big Ten women's basketball tournament


The 2018 Big Ten 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 women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
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
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2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Ohio State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 16 Maryland 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Iowa 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Minnesota 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Michigan 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Indiana 9 7   .563 23 14   .622
Purdue 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Rutgers 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
Michigan State 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Penn State 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Northwestern 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Wisconsin 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
Illinois 0 16   .000 9 21   .300
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All 14 Big Ten schools participated 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

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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

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  • 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
9Rutgers57
9Rutgers621Ohio State82
8Purdue601Ohio State90
4Minnesota88
5Iowa89
13Northwestern454Minnesota90
13Northwestern685Iowa551Ohio State79
12Wisconsin632Maryland69
7Indiana54
10Michigan State1092Maryland67
7Indiana1114OT2Maryland66
3Nebraska53
6Michigan54
11Penn State483Nebraska61
14Illinois576Michigan77
11Penn State83

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Postgame Notes: Ohio State-Maryland". Big Ten Conference. Big Ten Conference. March 4, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 All-Tournament Team". Big Ten Conference. 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). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.