2009 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament took place in March 2009 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Louisville Cardinals 75-36 in the tournament finals to receive the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament. This was the first Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first-round games, while teams 5 through 8 received byes to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received double-byes to the quarterfinals.

Bracket[]

First Round Friday, March 6			Second Round Saturday, March 7			Quarterfinals Sunday, March 8			Semifinals Monday, March 9

12	Syracuse	61
13	St. John's	63	13	St. John's	45
			5	Notre Dame	62
						5	Notre Dame	47
						4	Villanova	58


									4	Villanova	42
9	Marquette	54							1	Connecticut	72
16	Cincinnati	60^OT	16	Cincinnati	58
			8	South Florida	68
						8	South Florida	42
						1	Connecticut	79

First Round Friday, March 6			Second Round Saturday, March 7			Quarterfinals Sunday, March 8			Semifinals Monday, March 9

10	Georgetown	45
15	Seton Hall	70	15	Seton Hall	45
			7	Rutgers	79
						7	Rutgers	82
						2	Louisville	87


									2	Louisville	69
11	West Virginia	53							3	Pittsburgh	63
14	Providence	48	11	West Virginia	72
			6	DePaul	75^OT
						6	DePaul	59
						3	Pittsburgh	62

Championship Game[]

Big East Tournament Final Saturday, March 14

1	Connecticut	75

2	Louisville	36