2012 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

2012 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsPurdue (8th title)
Winning coachSharon Versyp (3rd title)
TelevisionBTN and ESPN2
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2011–12 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Penn State 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788
No. 13 Purdue † 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
No. 16 Ohio State 11 – 5   .688 25 – 7   .781
Michigan State 11 – 5   .688 20 – 12   .625
Iowa 11 – 5   .688 19 – 12   .613
No. 17 Nebraska 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
Michigan 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
Minnesota 6 – 10   .375 19 – 17   .528
Illinois 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
Wisconsin 5 – 11   .313 9 – 20   .310
Northwestern 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
Indiana 1 – 15   .063 6 – 24   .200
† 2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]


The 2012 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 1 to March 4 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2] The tournament marked the debut of the University of Nebraska. The Big Ten Network carried all games except the championship game which was aired on ESPN2. Purdue won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were 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.[3] The top 4 teams would receive a first round bye.

The seeding for the tournament was determined as the conference season concluded:

Seed School Conf 1st Tiebreak 2nd Tiebreak 3rd Tiebreak 4th Tiebreak
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[4]

Session Game Time** Matchup# Television Score
First round - Thursday, March 1
1 1 11:30am #7 Michigan vs. #10 Illinois BTN 68–53
2 2:00pm #6 Nebraska vs. #11 Northwestern BTN 88–56
2 3 6:00pm #8 Minnesota vs. #9 Wisconsin BTN 81–49
4 8:30pm #5 Michigan State vs. #12 Indiana BTN 97–68
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 2
3 5 11:30am #2 Ohio State vs. #7 Michigan BTN 57–48
6 2:00pm #3 Iowa vs. #6 Nebraska BTN 68–80
4 7 6:00pm #1 Penn State vs. #8 Minnesota BTN 78–74
8 8:30pm #4 Purdue vs. #5 Michigan State BTN 73–64
Semifinals - Saturday, March 3
5 9 5:00pm #2 Ohio State vs. #6 Nebraska BTN 62–77
10 7:30pm #1 Penn State vs. #4 Purdue BTN 66–68
Championship Game - Sunday, March 4
6 11 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
            
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

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.