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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2020 →
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Maryland153 .833295 .853
No. 8 Iowa144 .778297 .806
Rutgers135 .7222210 .688
Michigan117 .6112212 .647
Ohio State108 .5561415 .483
Minnesota99 .5002111 .656
Michigan State99 .5002112 .636
Northwestern99 .5002115 .583
Nebraska99 .5001416 .467
Indiana810 .4442113 .618
Purdue810 .4441915 .559
Penn State513 .2781218 .400
Wisconsin414 .2221518 .455
Illinois216 .1111020 .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:

SeedSchoolConfTiebreak 1Tiebreak 2Tiebreak 3
1‡## – Maryland15–3
2## – Iowa14–4
3## – Rutgers13–5
4## – Michigan11–7
5# – Ohio State10–8
6# – Nebraska9–93–1 vs. MINN, NW, MSU
7# – Minnesota9–93–2 vs. NEB, NW, MSU
8# – Northwestern9–92–3 vs. NEB, MINN, MSU
9# – Michigan State9–91–3 vs. NEB, MINN, NW
10# – Indiana8–101–1 vs. PUR0-1 vs. MD1-0 vs. IA
11Purdue8–101–1 vs. IND0-1 vs. MD1-1 vs. IA
12Penn State5–13
13Wisconsin4–14
14Illinois2–16
‡ – 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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SessionGameTimeMatchup#TelevisionAttendanceScore
First Round – Wednesday, March 6
111:30 pm#13 Wisconsin vs. #12 Penn StateBTN3,01465–57
24:00 pm#14 Illinois vs. #11 Purdue60–72
Second Round – Thursday, March 7
2312:00 pm#9 Michigan State vs. #8 NorthwesternBTN3,17368–52
42:30 pm#13 Wisconsin vs. #5 Ohio State73–63
356:30 pm#10 Indiana vs. #7 Minnesota3,44566–58
69:00 pm#11 Purdue vs. #6 Nebraska75–71
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
4712:00 pm#9 Michigan State vs.#1 MarylandBTN4,01455–71
82:30 pm#13 Wisconsin vs. #4 Michigan65–73 2OT
596:30 pm#10 Indiana vs. #2 Iowa4,32561–70
109:00 pm#11 Purdue vs. #3 Rutgers49–64
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
6115:00 pm#1 Maryland vs. #4 MichiganBTN4,41573–72
127:30 pm#2 Iowa vs. #3 Rutgers72–67
Championship – Sunday, March 10
7136:00 pm#1 Maryland vs. #2 IowaESPN24,42776–90

*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.