2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 2–6, 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The winner of this tournament, Iowa, earned an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202122
Teams14
SiteGainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsIowa (4th title)
Winning coachLisa Bluder (3rd title)
MVPCaitlin Clark (Iowa)
TelevisionBTN, ESPN2
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Ohio State144 .778257  .781
No. 8 Iowa144 .778248  .750
No. 12 Michigan134 .765257  .781
No. 13 Maryland134 .765239  .719
No. 11 Indiana115 .688249  .727
Nebraska117 .611249  .727
Northwestern88 .5001712  .586
Michigan State89 .4711515  .500
Purdue711 .3891715  .531
Minnesota711 .3891518  .455
Penn State513 .2781118  .379
Wisconsin513 .278821  .276
Rutgers314 .1761120  .355
Illinois113 .071720  .259
2022 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by 2021–22 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams receive a first-round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye.[1]

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Ohio State‡## 14–4 1–0 vs. Iowa
2 Iowa‡## 14–4 0–1 vs. Ohio State
3 Michigan## 13–4 2–0 vs. Maryland
4 Maryland## 13–4 0–2 vs. Michigan
5 Indiana# 11–5
6 Nebraska# 11–7
7 Northwestern# 8–8
8 Michigan State# 8–9
9 Purdue# 7–11 1–0 vs. Minnesota
10 Minnesota# 7–11 0–1 vs. Purdue
11 Wisconsin 5–13 1–0 vs. Penn State
12 Penn State 5–13 0–1 vs. Wisconsin
13 Rutgers 3–14
14 Illinois 1–13
‡ – 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 – Wednesday, March 2
1 2:00 pm
No. 12 Penn State 50 vs. No. 13 Rutgers 75
BTN 0
2 4:30 pm
No. 11 Wisconsin 66 vs. No. 14 Illinois 75
Second round – Thursday, March 3
3 11:30 am
No. 8 Michigan State 73 vs. No. 9 Purdue 69
BTN 0
4 25 min. after game 3
No. 5 Indiana 66 vs. No. 13 Rutgers 54
5 6:30 pm
No. 7 Northwestern 65 vs. No. 10 Minnesota 60
0
6 25 min. after game 5
No. 6 Nebraska 92 vs. No. 14 Illinois 74
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
7 11:30 am
No. 1 Ohio State 74 vs. No. 8 Michigan State 58
BTN 0
8 25 min. after game 7
No. 4 Maryland 51 vs. No. 5 Indiana 62
9 6:30 pm
No. 2 Iowa 72 vs. No. 7 Northwestern 59
0
10 25 min. after game 9
No. 3 Michigan 73 vs. No. 6 Nebraska 76
Semifinals – Saturday, March 5
11 3:30 pm
No. 1 Ohio State 62 vs No. 5 Indiana 70
BTN 7,749
12 6:00 pm
No. 2 Iowa 83 vs No. 6 Nebraska 66
Championship – Sunday, March 6
13 4:00 pm
No. 5 Indiana 67 vs No. 2 Iowa 74
ESPN2 8,709
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  • All times are Eastern.
  First round
Wednesday, March 2
BTN[2]
Second round
Thursday, March 3
BTN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
BTN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
BTN
Championship
Sunday, March 6
ESPN2
                                               
1 Ohio State 74  
    8 Michigan State 58  
8 Michigan State 73
9 Purdue 69  
  1 Ohio State 62  
  5 Indiana 70  
4 Maryland 51
    5 Indiana 62  
5 Indiana 66
    13 Rutgers 54  
12 Penn State 50
13 Rutgers 75  
5 Indiana 67
2 Iowa 74
2 Iowa 72  
    7 Northwestern 59  
7 Northwestern 65
10 Minnesota 60  
  2 Iowa 83
  6 Nebraska 66  
3 Michigan 73
    6 Nebraska 76  
6 Nebraska 92
    14 Illinois 74  
11 Wisconsin 66
14 Illinois 75  

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. "2022 Big Ten Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Procedure and Tiebreaker Procedures for Tournament Seeding" (PDF). BigTen.org. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. "2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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