2011 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
| 2011 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 11 | ||||
| Site |
Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Ohio State (Fourth title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jim Foster (Fourth title) | ||||
| MVP | Jantel Lavender (Ohio State) | ||||
| Television | BTN and ESPN2 | ||||
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The 2011 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will be played Thursday, March 3 through Sunday, March 6 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. All 10 games will be aired nationally on the Big Ten Network and ESPN2. The Big Ten Network will carry every game except the final, which will air on ESPN2. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the 2011 Women's NCAA Tournament.
Seeds
All Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2010–11 Big Ten Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records (Tie-breaking Procedure.[1] The top 5 teams received a first round bye.
The seeding for the tournament was as follows:
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan State | 13-3 | 25-4 | |
| #2 | Penn State | 11-5 | 22-8 | |
| #3 | Michigan | 10-6 | 17-11 | 5-0 vs. IOWA/OSU/WISC |
| #4 | Iowa | 10-6 | 22-7 | 2-2 vs. MICH/OSU/WISC |
| #5 | Ohio State | 10-6 | 19-9 | 2-3 vs. MICH/IOWA/WISC |
| #6 | Wisconsin | 10-6 | 15-14 | 0-4 vs. MICH/IOWA/OSU |
| #7 | Purdue | 9-7 | 20-10 | |
| #8 | Northwestern | 6-10 | 18-12 | |
| #9 | Minnesota | 4-12 | 12-18 | |
| #10 | Indiana | 3-13 | 9-20 | |
| #11 | Illinois | 2-14 | 8-22 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round - Thursday, March 3 | |||||
| 2:00pm | #7 Purdue vs #10 Indiana | BTN | 66-62 | ||
| 4:30pm | #6 Wisconsin vs #11 Illinois | BTN | 63-56 | ||
| 7:00pm | #8 Northwestern vs #9 Minnesota | BTN | 53-44 | ||
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 4 | |||||
| 11:30am | #2 Penn State vs #7 Purdue | BTN | 73-61 | ||
| 2:00pm | #3 Michigan vs #11 Illinois | BTN | 55-47 | ||
| 6:00pm | #1 Michigan State vs #8 Northwestern | BTN | 56-25 | ||
| 8:30pm | #4 Iowa vs #5 Ohio State | BTN | 71-61 | ||
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 5 | |||||
| 5:00pm | #2 Penn State vs #11 Illinois | BTN | 79-64 | ||
| 7:30pm | #1 Michigan State vs #5 Ohio State | BTN | 72-57 | ||
| Championship Game - Sunday, March 6 | |||||
| 3:30pm | #2 Penn State vs #5 Ohio State | ESPN2 | 84-70 | ||
| *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| First Round Thursday, March 3 |
Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 |
Semifinals Saturday, March 5 |
Championship Game Sunday, March 6 |
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| 1 | Michigan State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Northwestern | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Northwestern | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Minnesota | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan State | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Iowa | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Penn State | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Penn State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Purdue | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Purdue | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Indiana | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Penn State | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Illinois | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Illinois | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Illinois | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
All game times are ET.
References
- ↑ Tiebreaking Procedures 2011 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, BigTen.org. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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