Big Ten women's basketball tournament

Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Number of teams14
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumTarget Center
Current locationMinneapolis
Played1995–present
Last contest2024
Current championIowa Hawkeyes
Most championshipsPurdue Boilermakers (9)
TV partner(s)Peacock (first round)
Big Ten Network
CBS (final)
ESPN (formerly)
Official websiteBigTen.Org Women's Basketball

The Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the women's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1995. The winner of the tournament is designated the Big Ten Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. The tournament is typically held the first week of March with games played Wednesday thru Sunday.

The Big Ten did not begin sponsoring women's basketball until the 1982–83 basketball season. In February 1982 during the 1981–82 season, the conference held a tournament at Michigan State in which Ohio State defeated Illinois 69–66 in the championship game. The conference has listed this in some publications as a regular season championship.

Maryland and Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference for the 2014–15 season bringing the conference to 14 teams. The 2015 Big Ten Conference tournament was the first for each school, with Maryland winning its first tournament title in its debut season.

The Big Ten will expand to 18 teams for the 2024–25 season with the arrival of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington.

Originally, Big Ten Network broadcast the first round, second round, quarterfinals and semifinals of the tournament, with the championship game on the ESPN family of networks. Starting in 2024, the first round will air on Peacock and the final will air on CBS.[1]

Results

Year Champion Score Runner-up Most Outstanding Player Site
1995 Penn State 68–63 Ohio State Missy Masley, Penn State Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
1996 Penn State 71–69 Purdue Angie Potthoff, Penn State Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
1997 Iowa 63–56 Illinois Angela Hamblin, Iowa RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
1998 Purdue 59–49 Penn State Andrea Garner, Penn State
1999 Purdue 80–76 Illinois Stephanie White, Purdue
2000 Purdue 71–63 Penn State Helen Darling, Penn State Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2001 Iowa 75–70 Purdue Cara Consuegra, Iowa Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2002 Indiana 75–72 Penn State Heather Cassady, Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2003 Purdue 67–65 Ohio State Shereka Wright, Purdue
2004 Purdue 59–58 Penn State Shereka Wright, Purdue
2005 Michigan State 55–49 Minnesota Kristin Haynie, Michigan State
2006 Ohio State 63–60 Purdue Brandie Hoskins, Ohio State
2007 Purdue 64–52 Ohio State Katie Gearlds, Purdue
2008 Purdue 58–56 Illinois FahKara Malone, Purdue
2009 Ohio State 67–66 Purdue Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
2010 Ohio State 66–64 Iowa Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
2011 Ohio State 84–70 Penn State Jantel Lavender, Ohio State
2012 Purdue 74–70 Nebraska Brittany Rayburn, Purdue Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2013 Purdue 62–47 Michigan State Drey Mingo, Purdue Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
2014 Nebraska 72–65 Iowa Rachel Theriot, Nebraska Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2015 Maryland 77–74 Ohio State Lexie Brown, Maryland Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
2016 Maryland 60–44 Michigan State Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2017 Maryland 74–64 Purdue Brionna Jones, Maryland
2018 Ohio State 79–69 Maryland Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State
2019 Iowa 90–76 Maryland Megan Gustafson, Iowa
2020 Maryland 82–65 Ohio State Ashley Owusu, Maryland
2021 Maryland 104–84 Iowa Diamond Miller, Maryland
2022 Iowa 74–67 Indiana Caitlin Clark, Iowa Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2023 Iowa 105–72 Ohio State Caitlin Clark, Iowa Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2024 Iowa 94–89OT Nebraska Caitlin Clark, Iowa
2025 Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
2026
2027 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
2028 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan

Championships by school

School Big Ten Championships Last Big Ten Championship
Illinois 0 ---
Indiana 1 2002
Iowa 6 2024
Maryland 5 2021
Michigan 0 ---
Michigan State 1 2005
Minnesota 0 ---
Nebraska 1 2014
Northwestern 0 ---
Ohio State 5 2018
Penn State 2 1996
Purdue 9 2013
Rutgers 0 ---
Wisconsin 0 ---

See also

References

  1. ^ "BIG TEN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FANS UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES GREATER EXPOSURE THAN ANY OTHER COLLEGIATE SPORTS CONFERENCE IN HISTORY". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022.