2012 Big Ten women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Teams | 12 |
Site | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
Champions | Purdue (8th title) |
Winning coach | Sharon Versyp (3rd title) |
Television | BTN and ESPN2 |
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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 |
The 2012 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 1 to March 4 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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. 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 |
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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
Session | Game | Time** | Matchup | Television | Score |
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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
- "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2011-12". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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