2014 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams12
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsNebraska (1st title)
Winning coachConnie Yori (1st title)
MVPRachel Theriot (Nebraska)
Attendance35,407
TelevisionBTN and ESPN
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Penn State13–3 .81324–8  .750
No. 20 Michigan State13–3 .81323–10  .697
No. 13 Nebraska †12–4 .75026–7  .788
No. 17 Purdue11–5 .68822–9  .710
No. 19 Iowa11–5 .68827–9  .750
Minnesota8–8 .50022–13  .629
Michigan8–8 .50020–14  .588
Indiana5–11 .31321–13  .618
Northwestern5–11 .31317–16  .515
Ohio State5–11 .31317–18  .486
Wisconsin3–13 .18810–19  .345
Illinois2–14 .1259–21  .300
† 2014 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2014 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a tournament from March 6 through March 9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.[3] The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals games was televised on the Big Ten Network and the championship was on ESPN. Nebraska defeated Iowa to win their first Big Ten Title in women's basketball history. With that win, the Cornhuskers received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2013–14 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 4 teams received a first-round bye.

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

Seed School Conf Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
#1 Penn State 13–3 1–0 vs. Mich St.
#2 Michigan State 13–3 0–1 vs. Penn St.
#3 Nebraska 12–4
#4 Purdue 11–5 1–0 vs. Iowa
#5 Iowa 11–5 0–1 vs. Purdue
#6 Minnesota 8–8 1–0 vs. Mich
#7 Michigan 8–8 0–1 vs. Minn
#8 Ohio State 5–11 2–0 vs. Ind, NW
#9 Northwestern 5–11 1–1 vs. Ind, Ohio St.
#10 Indiana 5–11 0–2 vs. NW, Ohio St.
#11 Wisconsin 3–13
#12 Illinois 2–14

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First Round - Thursday, March 6
1 1 12:00pm Northwestern vs. Ohio State BTN 77–86
2 2:30pm Illinois vs. Iowa BTN 62–81
2 3 6:30pm Indiana vs. Michigan BTN 57–82
4 9:00pm Wisconsin vs. Minnesota BTN 68–74OT
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7
3 5 12:00pm Ohio State vs. Penn State BTN 99–82[4]
6 2:30pm Iowa vs. Purdue BTN 87–80
4 7 6:30pm Michigan vs. Michigan State BTN 58–61
8 9:00pm Minnesota vs. Nebraska BTN 67–80
Semifinals - Saturday, March 8
5 9 3:30pm Ohio State vs. Iowa BTN 73–77
10 6:00pm Nebraska vs. Michigan State BTN 86–58
Championship Game - Sunday, March 9
6 11 1:00pm Iowa vs. Nebraska ESPN 65–72
Games times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

[5]

First round
Thursday, March 6
BTN 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
BTN 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
BTN 		Championship
Sunday, March 9
ESPN
            
1 Penn State 82
8 Ohio State 99
8 Ohio State 86
9 Northwestern 77
8 Ohio State 73
5 Iowa 77
5 Iowa 87
4 Purdue 80
5 Iowa 81
12 Illinois 62
5 Iowa 65
3 Nebraska 72
2 Michigan State 61
7 Michigan 57
7 Michigan 82
10 Indiana 57
2 Michigan State 58
3 Nebraska 86
3 Nebraska 80
6 Minnesota 67
6 Minnesota 74OT
11 Wisconsin 68

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Big Ten 2013-2014 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Penn State Lady Lions - Recap". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
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