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 | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2020–21 |
Teams | 13 |
Site | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
Champions | Maryland (5th title) |
Winning coach | Brenda Frese (5th title) |
MVP | Diamond Miller (Maryland) |
Television | BTN, FS2, ESPNU |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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 | ||
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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 | Score | Television | Attendance |
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First round – Tuesday, March 9 | |||||
1 | 5:00 pm | No. 12 Illinois vs. No. 13 Wisconsin | 67−42 | BTN | 460 |
Second round – Wednesday, March 10 | |||||
2 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Minnesota | 72−61 | BTN | 716 |
3 | 25 min. after game 2 | No. 5 Northwestern vs. No. 12 Illinois | 67−42 | ||
4 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Penn State | 75−66 | FS2 | 1,064 |
5 | 25 min. after game 4 | No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Purdue | 83−72 | ||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 | |||||
6 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Nebraska | 83−73 | FS2 | 779 |
7 | 25 min. after game 6 | No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 5 Northwestern | 49−65 | ||
8 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Michigan State | 61−69 | ||
9 | 25 min. after game 8 | No. 3 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Iowa | 62−73 | ||
Semifinals – Friday, March 12 | |||||
10 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 5 Northwestern | 85−52 | FS2 | |
11 | 25 min. after game 10 | No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 7 Michigan State | 87−72 | ||
Championship – Saturday, March 13 | |||||
12 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 6 Iowa | 104−84 | 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 | 72 | 8 | Nebraska | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Minnesota | 61 | 1 | Maryland | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northwestern | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Michigan | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northwestern | 67 | 5 | Northwestern | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Illinois | 67 | 12 | Illinois | 42 | 1 | Maryland | 104 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Wisconsin | 42 | 6 | Iowa | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 75 | 7 | Michigan State | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Penn State | 66 | 7 | Michigan State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Iowa | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Rutgers | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Iowa | 83 | 6 | Iowa | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Purdue | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
References
- "Ohio State women's basketball players to use postseason ban as motivation". ESPN.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- "2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule Announced". BigTen.org. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- "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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