2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament

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.

2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202021
Teams13
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsMaryland (5th title)
Winning coachBrenda Frese (5th title)
MVPDiamond Miller (Maryland)
TelevisionBTN, FS2, ESPNU
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Maryland171 .944262  .929
No. 12 Indiana162 .889205  .800
No. 21 Rutgers103 .769145  .737
No. 16 Michigan94 .692166  .727
Northwestern117 .611169  .640
Iowa118 .579209  .690
No. 22 Ohio State97 .563137  .650
Michigan State87 .533159  .625
Nebraska910 .4741313  .500
Minnesota711 .389813  .381
Penn State613 .316915  .375
Purdue414 .222716  .304
Illinois216 .111518  .217
Wisconsin218 .100519  .208
2021 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

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