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Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket and Schedule Announced

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Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Bracket Finalized

The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket has been finalized, with 15 teams set to compete in Indianapolis for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament begins on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Tournament Favorites

UCLA, the reigning champion, earned the top seed after an undefeated run in Big Ten play. The Iowa Hawkeyes, who have won three of the last four tournaments, enter as the 2 seed.

Tournament Schedule and Key Matchups

Wednesday, March 4th (Opening Round)

  • #13 Indiana Hoosiers (17-13, 6-12) vs #12 Nebraska Cornhuskers (18-11, 7-11)

    Nebraska won the regular season meeting 78-73 on Jan 8.

  • #15 Wisconsin Badgers (13-16, 5-13) vs #10 Illinois Fighting Illini (19-10, 9-9)

    Illinois won the regular season meeting 92-60 on Feb 11.

  • #14 Purdue Boilermakers (13-16, 5-13) vs #11 Oregon Ducks (20-11, 8-10)

    Oregon won the regular season meeting 71-65 on Feb 25.

Thursday, March 5th

  • #9 USC Trojans (17-12, 9-9) vs #8 Washington Huskies (20-9, 10-8)

    USC won the regular season meeting 59-50 on Dec 7.

  • #5 Ohio State Buckeyes (24-6, 13-5) vs Nebraska/Indiana winner

    Ohio State defeated Nebraska 90-71 (Feb 1) and Indiana 81-67 (Jan 22) in their regular season meetings.

  • #7 Michigan State Spartans (22-7, 11-7) vs Wisconsin/Illinois winner

    Michigan State lost to Wisconsin 78-64 (Dec 7) but defeated Illinois 81-75 (Jan 4) during the regular season.

  • #6 Maryland Terrapins (23-7, 11-7) vs Purdue/Oregon winner

    Maryland defeated Purdue 99-66 (Feb 22) but lost to Oregon 68-61 (Jan 31) in regular season play.

Friday, March 6th (Quarterfinals)

  • #1 UCLA Bruins (28-1, 18-0) vs USC/Washington winner

    UCLA swept USC in two games (80-46, 73-50) and defeated Washington 82-67 (Feb 19).

  • #4 Minnesota Golden Gophers (22-7, 13-5) vs Ohio State/Nebraska/Indiana winner

    Minnesota won all three regular season games against these potential opponents by an average of 17.7 points.

  • #2 Iowa Hawkeyes (24-5, 15-3) vs Michigan State/Illinois/Wisconsin winner

    Iowa won all three regular season games against these potential opponents by an average of 13.3 points.

  • #3 Michigan Wolverines (24-5, 15-3) vs Maryland/Oregon/Purdue winner

    Michigan won all three regular season games against these potential opponents by an average of 23.7 points.