2012 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2012 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 12 | ||||
Site |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
Television | BTN and ESPN2 | ||||
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The 2012 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament will be held from March 1 through March 4 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana[1] This tournament will mark the debut of the University of Nebraska in this event. All 11 games will be aired nationally on ESPN2 and the Big Ten Network. The Big Ten Network will carry all games except the championship game. ESPN2 will televise the championship game Sunday. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
The All-Tournament Team will be selected at the conclusion of the championship game.
Seeds
All 12 Big Ten schools will participate in the tournament. Teams will seeded by 2011–12 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season record. A new tie-breaking procedure was announced for the 2012 tournament for teams with identical conference records.[2] The top 4 teams will receive a first round bye.
The seeding for the tournament will be determined as the conference season concludes:
Seed | School | Conf | 1st Tiebreak | 2nd Tiebreak | 3rd Tiebreak | 4th Tiebreak |
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Head-to-Head | Win% vs. #1 Seed | Win% vs. All D1 | Coin Flip | |||
#1 | Penn State | 13-3 | ||||
#2 | Ohio State | 11-5 | 3-0 | |||
#3 | Iowa | 11-5 | 2-2 | |||
#4 | Purdue | 11-5 | 2-3 | |||
#5 | Michigan State | 11-5 | 1-3 | |||
#6 | Nebraska | 10-6 | ||||
#7 | Michigan | 8-8 | ||||
#8 | Minnesota | 6-10 | ||||
#9 | Wisconsin | 5-11 | 2-0 | |||
#10 | Illinois | 5-11 | 0-2 | |||
#11 | Northwestern | 4-12 | ||||
#12 | Indiana | 1-15 |
Schedule
Source[3]
Session | Game | Time** | Matchup# | Television | Score |
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First Round - Thursday, March 1 | |||||
11:30am | #7 Michigan vs. #10 Illinois | BTN | 68–53 | ||
2:00pm | #6 Nebraska vs. #11 Northwestern | BTN | 88–56 | ||
6:00pm | #8 Minnesota vs. #9 Wisconsin | BTN | 81–49 | ||
8:30pm | #5 Michigan State vs. #12 Indiana | BTN | 97–68 | ||
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 2 | |||||
11:30am | #2 Ohio State vs. #7 Michigan | BTN | 57–48 | ||
2:00pm | #3 Iowa vs. #6 Nebraska | BTN | 68–80 | ||
6:00pm | #1 Penn State vs. #8 Minnesota | BTN | 78–74 | ||
8:30pm | #4 Purdue vs. #5 Michigan State | BTN | 73–64 | ||
Semifinals - Saturday, March 3 | |||||
5:00pm | #2 Ohio State vs. #6 Nebraska | BTN | 62–77 | ||
7:30pm | #1 Penn State vs. #4 Purdue | BTN | 66–68 | ||
Championship Game - Sunday, March 4 | |||||
4:00pm | #6 Nebraska vs. #4 Purdue | ESPN2 | 70–74* | ||
* – Denotes overtime **Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
First Round Thursday, March 1 |
Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 |
Semifinals Saturday, March 3 |
Championship Game Sunday, March 4 |
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2 | Ohio State | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Illinois | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Ohio State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Nebraska | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Iowa | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Nebraska | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Nebraska | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Northwestern | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Nebraska | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Purdue | 74* | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Penn State | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Minnesota | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Minnesota | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Wisconsin | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Penn State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Purdue | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Purdue | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Michigan State | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Michigan State | 97 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Indiana | 68 |
All game times are ET.
* – Denotes overtime
References
- ↑ "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 22 February 2012.