| 2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL |
| Champions | Maryland Terrapins (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Brenda Frese (1st title) |
| MVP | Lexie Brown (Maryland) |
| Attendance | 21,706 |
| Television | Big Ten Network and ESPN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Maryland† | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Iowa | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Ohio State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Northwestern | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 Big Ten tournament winner As of April 5, 2015 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 4–8, 2015 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL.
Seeds
All 14 Big Ten schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2014–15 Big Ten Conference season 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 | 18–0 | ||
| #2 | Iowa | 14-4 | ||
| #3 | Ohio State | 13-5 | ||
| #4 | Northwestern | 12-6 | 1-0 vs. Rutgers | |
| #5 | Rutgers | 12-6 | 0-1 vs. Northwestern | |
| #6 | Minnesota | 11-7 | ||
| #7 | Nebraska | 10-8 | ||
| #8 | Michigan | 8–10 | ||
| #9 | Michigan State | 7–11 | ||
| #10 | Illinois | 6–12 | ||
| #11 | Wisconsin | 5-13 | ||
| #12 | Indiana | 4-14 | ||
| #13 | Penn State | 3-15 | 1-0 vs. Purdue | |
| #14 | Purdue | 3-15 | 0-1 vs. Penn State |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round - Wednesday, March 4 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | #13 Penn State vs. #12 Indiana | 63-68[1] | |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | #14 Purdue vs. #11 Wisconsin | 58-56[2] | ||
| Second round - Thursday, March 5 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:30 am | #9 Michigan State vs. #8 Michigan | BTN | 69-49[3] |
| 4 | 2:00 pm | #12 Indiana vs. #5 Rutgers | BTN | 52-63[4] | |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #10 Illinois vs. #7 Nebraska | BTN | 71-86[5] |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | #14 Purdue vs. #6 Minnesota | BTN | 78-82[6] | |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 11:30 am | #9 Michigan State vs. #1 Maryland | BTN | 60-70[7] |
| 8 | 2:00 pm | #5 Rutgers vs. #4 Northwestern | BTN | 57-62[8] | |
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #7 Nebraska vs. #2 Iowa | BTN | 65-74[9] |
| 10 | 8:30 pm | #6 Minnesota vs. #3 Ohio State | BTN | 71-83[10] | |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 7 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #4 Northwestern vs. #1 Maryland | BTN | 63-74[11] |
| 12 | 8:30 pm | #3 Ohio State vs. #2 Iowa | BTN | 91-85[12] OT | |
| Championship - Sunday, March 8 | |||||
| 7 | 13 | 6:00pm | #3 Ohio State vs. #1 Maryland | ESPN | 74-77[13] |
*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 4 | Second round Thursday, March 5 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 BTN | Championship Sunday, March 8 ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan | 49 | 9 | Michigan State | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Michigan State | 69 | 1 | Maryland | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rutgers | 63 | 5 | Rutgers | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Indiana | 68 | 12 | Indiana | 52 | 1 | Maryland | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Penn State | 63 | 3 | Ohio State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nebraska | 86 | 7 | Nebraska | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Illinois | 71 | 2 | Iowa | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 91OT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota | 82 | 6 | Minnesota | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Wisconsin | 56 | 14 | Purdue | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Purdue | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
- Lexie Brown, Guard, Maryland (Most Outstanding Player)
- Bethany Doolittle, Center, Iowa
- Alexa Hart, Forward, Ohio State
- Kelsey Mitchell, Guard, Ohio State
- Amanda Zahui B., Center, Minnesota
See also
References
- ^ "Indiana Advances Past Penn State, 68-63". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "Purdue Edges Wisconsin, 58-56". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Michigan State Defeats Michigan, 69-49". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Rutgers Advances Past Indiana, 63-52". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Nebraska Powers Past Illinois, 86-71". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Minnesota Holds Off Purdue, 82-78". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Maryland Tops Michigan State, 70-60". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Northwestern Outlasts Rutgers, 62-57". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Balance leads Iowa women past Nebraska, 74-65". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Ohio State Defeats Minnesota, 83-71". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Maryland downs Northwestern 74-63 in semifinals". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Ohio State women top Iowa, 91-85, in OT". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Maryland beats Ohio State, 77-74, in Big Ten final". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). bigten.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
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