2016 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2016 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2016 Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 2015–16
Teams 14
Site Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Champions Maryland (2nd title)
Winning coach Brenda Frese (2nd title)
MVP Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (Maryland)
Attendance 33,837
Television Big Ten Network, ESPN
Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournaments
«2015  2017»
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Maryland† 16 – 2   .889     31 – 4   .886
#9 Ohio State 15 – 3   .833     26 – 8   .765
#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

The 2016 Big Ten Conference 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.

Seeds

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

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

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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
                                               
1  Maryland 75  
    9  Iowa 55  
8  Michigan 85
9  Iowa 97  
  1  Maryland 83  
  12  Northwestern 62  
4  Indiana 73
    12  Northwestern 79  
5  Minnesota 74
    12  Northwestern 84  
12  Northwestern 76OT
13  Wisconsin 72  
1  Maryland 60
3  Michigan State 44
2  Ohio State 73  
    10  Rutgers 58  
7  Nebraska 63
10  Rutgers 66  
  2  Ohio State 63
  3  Michigan State 82  
3  Michigan State 65
    6  Purdue 64  
6  Purdue 70
    11  Penn State 59  
11  Penn State   75
14  Illinois   66  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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