2023 Big East women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Big East women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference to be held March 3 to 6, 2023, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. After four days of play, the #1 seed UConn Huskies defeated #2 seed Villanova Wildcats 67–56, thereby receiving the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.[1]

2023 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams11
SiteMohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
ChampionsUConn (21st title)
Winning coachGeno Auriemma (21st title)
MVPAaliyah Edwards (UConn)
Attendance32,631
TelevisionSNY, FS1, FS2
2022–23 Big East women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 UConn†18–2 .90031–6  .838
No. 10т Villanova17–3 .85030–7  .811
Creighton15–5 .75022–9  .710
St. John's13–7 .65023–9  .719
Marquette13–7 .65021–11  .656
Seton Hall10–10 .50019–14  .576
DePaul8–12 .40016–17  .485
Georgetown6–14 .30014–17  .452
Butler6–14 .30011–19  .367
Providence4–16 .20013–19  .406
Xavier0–20 .0007–23  .233
† 2023 Big East tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All 11 Big East schools were scheduled to participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UConn 18-2
2 Villanova 17-3
3 Creighton 15-5
4 St. John's 13-7 1-1 vs. Marquette; 1-1 vs. Creighton
5 Marquette 13-7 1-1 vs. St. John's; 0-2 vs. Creighton
6 Seton Hall 10-10
7 DePaul 8-12
8 Butler 6-14 2-0 vs. Georgetown
9 Georgetown 6–14 0-2 vs. Butler
10 Providence 4-16
11 Xavier 0-20

Schedule
Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Friday, March 3
1 11:00 am No. 8 Butler vs. No. 9 Georgetown 46–53 SNY 4,687[2]
2 1:30 pm No. 7 DePaul vs. No. 10 Providence 67–54
3 4:00 pm No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Xavier 84–58
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
4 12:00 pm No. 1 UConn vs. No. 9 Georgetown 69–39 FS1 7,407[3]
5 2:30 pm No. 4 St. John's vs. No. 5 Marquette 47–57 FS2
6 7:00 pm No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 7 DePaul 71–70 5,017
7 9:30 pm No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 6 Seton Hall 75–74OT
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
8 3:00 pm No. 1 UConn vs. No. 5 Marquette 81–52 FS1 7,712
9 5:30 pm No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 3 Creighton 63–61
Championship – Monday, March 6
10 7:00pm No. 1 UConn vs. No. 2 Villanova 67–56 FS1 7,808
Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.[1]

Bracket
First round
Friday, March 3
SNY 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
FS1/FS2 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
FS1 		Championship
Monday, March 6
FS1
            
1 UConn 69
9 Georgetown 39
8 Butler 46
9 Georgetown 53
1 UConn 81
5 Marquette 52
4 St. John's 47
5 Marquette 57
1 UConn 67
2 Villanova 56
2 Villanova 71
7 DePaul 70
7 DePaul 67
10 Providence 54
2 Villanova 63
3 Creighton 61
3 Creighton 75*
6 Seton Hall 74
6 Seton Hall 84
11 Xavier 58

Note: * denotes overtime

References
  1. "2023 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament - Big East Conference". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. https://bigeastconf_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/w-baskbl/2022-2023/23bet3.htm
  3. https://bigeastconf_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/w-baskbl/2022-2023/23bet5.htm
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