2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament

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2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams13
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsMaryland (5th title)
Winning coachBrenda Frese (5th title)
MVPDiamond Miller (Maryland)
TelevisionBTN, FS2, ESPNU
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Maryland † 17 – 1   .944 26 – 2   .929
No. 12 Indiana 16 – 2   .889 20 – 5   .800
No. 21 Rutgers 10 – 3   .769 14 – 5   .737
No. 16 Michigan 9 – 4   .692 16 – 6   .727
Northwestern 11 – 7   .611 16 – 9   .640
Iowa 11 – 8   .579 20 – 9   .690
No. 22 Ohio State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 7   .650
Michigan State 8 – 7   .533 15 – 9   .625
Nebraska 9 – 10   .474 13 – 13   .500
Minnesota 7 – 11   .389 8 – 13   .381
Penn State 6 – 13   .316 9 – 15   .375
Purdue 4 – 14   .222 7 – 16   .304
Illinois 2 – 16   .111 5 – 18   .217
Wisconsin 2 – 18   .100 5 – 19   .208
† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 9–13, 2021 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The winner of this tournament, Maryland earned an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Seeds[]

Only 13 out of the 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Ohio State will not compete this year due to a self-imposed postseason ban.[1] Teams will be seeded by 2020–21 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 11 teams receive a first-round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye.[2]

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Maryland‡## 17–1
2 Indiana## 16–2
3 Rutgers## 10–3
4 Michigan## 9–4
5 Northwestern# 11–7
6 Iowa# 11–8
7 Michigan State# 7–7
8 Nebraska# 9–10
9 Minnesota# 7–11
10 Penn State# 6–12
11 Purdue# 4–14
12 Illinois 2–16
13 Wisconsin 2–17
‡ – 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[]

Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 9
1 5:00 pm No. 12 Illinois 67 vs. No. 13 Wisconsin 42 BTN 460
Second round – Wednesday, March 10
2 11:00 am No. 8 Nebraska 72 vs. No. 9 Minnesota 61 BTN 716
3 25 min. after game 2 No. 5 Northwestern 67 vs. No. 12 Illinois 42
4 6:30 pm No. 7 Michigan State 75 vs. No. 10 Penn State 66 FS2 1,064
5 25 min. after game 4 No. 6 Iowa 83 vs. No. 11 Purdue 72
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
6 11:00 am No. 1 Maryland 83 vs. No. 8 Nebraska 73 FS2 779
7 25 min. after game 6 No. 4 Michigan 49 vs. No. 5 Northwestern 65
8 6:30 pm No. 2 Indiana 61 vs. No. 7 Michigan State 69
9 25 min. after game 8 No. 3 Rutgers 62 vs. No. 6 Iowa 73
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
10 2:00 pm No. 1 Maryland 85 vs. No. 5 Northwestern 52 FS2
11 25 min. after game 10 No. 6 Iowa 87 vs. No. 7 Michigan State 72
Championship – Saturday, March 13
12 2:00 pm No. 1 Maryland 104 vs. No. 6 Iowa 84 ESPNU 1,202
Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket[]

  • All times are Eastern.
  First round
Tuesday, March 9
BTN[3] 		Second round
Wednesday, March 10
BTN/FS2 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
FS2 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12
FS2 		Championship
Saturday, March 13
ESPNU
                                               
1 Maryland 83  
    8 Nebraska 73  
8 Nebraska 72
9 Minnesota 61  
  1 Maryland 85  
  5 Northwestern 52  
4 Michigan 49
    5 Northwestern 65  
5 Northwestern 67
    12 Illinois 42  
12 Illinois 67
13 Wisconsin 42  
1 Maryland 104
6 Iowa 84
2 Indiana 61  
    7 Michigan State 69  
7 Michigan State 75
10 Penn State 66  
  7 Michigan State 72
  6 Iowa 87  
3 Rutgers 62
    6 Iowa 73  
6 Iowa 83
11 Purdue 72  

* denotes overtime period

References[]

  1. ^ "Ohio State women's basketball players to use postseason ban as motivation". ESPN.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule Announced". BigTen.org. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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