2016 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament

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2016 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2016 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Logo.jpg
2016 Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams14
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsMaryland (2nd title)
Winning coachBrenda Frese (2nd title)
MVPShatori Walker-Kimbrough (Maryland)
Attendance33,837
TelevisionBig Ten Network, ESPN
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2017 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Maryland† 16 – 2   .889 31 – 4   .886
No. 9 Ohio State 15 – 3   .833 26 – 8   .765
No. 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 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[]

[1]

  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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