2019 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2019 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament that was held from March 6–10, 2019 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Iowa won the tournament championship game over Maryland, 90–76.[1][2]

2019 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams14
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsIowa (3rd title)
Winning coachLisa Bluder (2nd title)
MVPMegan Gustafson (Iowa)
Attendance26,813
TelevisionBTN, ESPN2
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2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Maryland 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
Rutgers 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Michigan 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Ohio State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Minnesota 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Michigan State 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Northwestern 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Nebraska 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Indiana 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Illinois 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by 2018–19 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams receive a first-round bye and the top 4 teams receive a double bye.[3]

Seeding for the tournament will be determined at the close of the regular conference season:

Seed School Conf Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2 Tiebreak 3
1 ‡## – Maryland 15–3
2 ## – Iowa 14–4
3 ## – Rutgers 13–5
4 ## – Michigan 11–7
5 # – Ohio State 10–8
6 # – Nebraska 9–9 3–1 vs. MINN, NW, MSU
7 # – Minnesota 9–9 3–2 vs. NEB, NW, MSU
8 # – Northwestern 9–9 2–3 vs. NEB, MINN, MSU
9 # – Michigan State 9–9 1–3 vs. NEB, MINN, NW
10 # – Indiana 8–10 1–1 vs. PUR 0-1 vs. MD 1-0 vs. IA
11 Purdue 8–10 1–1 vs. IND 0-1 vs. MD 1-1 vs. IA
12 Penn State 5–13
13 Wisconsin 4–14
14 Illinois 2–16
‡ – Big Ten Conference regular season champions.

## – Received a double bye in the conference tournament.

# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup# Television Attendance Score
First Round – Wednesday, March 6
1 1 1:30 pm #13 Wisconsin vs. #12 Penn State BTN 3,014 65–57
2 4:00 pm #14 Illinois vs. #11 Purdue 60–72
Second Round – Thursday, March 7
2 3 12:00 pm #9 Michigan State vs. #8 Northwestern BTN 3,173 68–52
4 2:30 pm #13 Wisconsin vs. #5 Ohio State 73–63
3 5 6:30 pm #10 Indiana vs. #7 Minnesota 3,445 66–58
6 9:00 pm #11 Purdue vs. #6 Nebraska 75–71
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
4 7 12:00 pm #9 Michigan State vs.#1 Maryland BTN 4,014 55–71
8 2:30 pm #13 Wisconsin vs. #4 Michigan 65–73 2OT
5 9 6:30 pm #10 Indiana vs. #2 Iowa 4,325 61–70
10 9:00 pm #11 Purdue vs. #3 Rutgers 49–64
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
6 11 5:00 pm #1 Maryland vs. #4 Michigan BTN 4,415 73–72
12 7:30 pm #2 Iowa vs. #3 Rutgers 72–67
Championship – Sunday, March 10
7 13 6:00 pm #1 Maryland vs. #2 Iowa ESPN2 4,427 76–90

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

Bracket

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  • All times are Eastern.
First round
Wednesday, March 6
BTN
Second round
Thursday, March 7
BTN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
BTN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
BTN
Championship
Sunday, March 10
ESPN2
1Maryland71
8Northwestern529Michigan State55
9Michigan State681Maryland73
4Michigan72
4Michigan73**
5Ohio State6313Wisconsin65
12Penn State5713Wisconsin731Maryland76
13Wisconsin652Iowa90
2Iowa70
7Minnesota5810Indiana61
10Indiana662Iowa72
3Rutgers67
3Rutgers64
6Nebraska7111Purdue49
11Purdue7211Purdue75
14Illinois60

* denotes overtime period

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marot, Michael. "Gustafson, No. 10 Iowa women overwhelm No. 8 Maryland, 90-76, in Big Ten title game". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ BATTERSON, STEVE. "Iowa's Big Ten champions: We're not done yet". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament - Big Ten Conference". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2019.