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2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

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2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams13
SiteBankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
ChampionsMaryland (5th title)
Winning coachBrenda Frese (5th title)
MVPDiamond Miller (Maryland)
TelevisionBTN, FS2, ESPNU
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Maryland 17 1   .944 26 2   .929
No. 12 Indiana 16 2   .889 20 5   .800
No. 21 Rutgers 10 3   .769 14 5   .737
No. 16 Michigan 9 4   .692 16 6   .727
Northwestern 11 7   .611 16 9   .640
Iowa 11 8   .579 20 9   .690
No. 22 Ohio State 9 7   .563 13 7   .650
Michigan State 8 7   .533 15 9   .625
Nebraska 9 10   .474 13 13   .500
Minnesota 7 11   .389 8 13   .381
Penn State 6 13   .316 9 15   .375
Purdue 4 14   .222 7 16   .304
Illinois 2 16   .111 5 18   .217
Wisconsin 2 18   .100 5 19   .208
2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 9–13, 2021 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The winner of this tournament, Maryland earned an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeds

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Only 13 out of the 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Ohio State did not compete this year due to a self-imposed postseason ban.[1] Teams were seeded by 2020–21 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 11 teams received a first-round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.[2]

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Maryland‡## 17–1
2 Indiana## 16–2
3 Rutgers## 10–3
4 Michigan## 9–4
5 Northwestern# 11–7
6 Iowa# 11–8
7 Michigan State# 7–7
8 Nebraska# 9–10
9 Minnesota# 7–11
10 Penn State# 6–12
11 Purdue# 4–14
12 Illinois 2–16
13 Wisconsin 2–17
‡ – Big Ten Conference regular season champions.

## – Received a double bye in the conference tournament.

# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 9
1 5:00 pm No. 12 Illinois vs. No. 13 Wisconsin 67−42 BTN 460
Second round – Wednesday, March 10
2 11:00 am No. 8 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Minnesota 72−61 BTN 716
3 25 min. after game 2 No. 5 Northwestern vs. No. 12 Illinois 67−42
4 6:30 pm No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Penn State 75−66 FS2 1,064
5 25 min. after game 4 No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Purdue 83−72
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
6 11:00 am No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 8 Nebraska 83−73 FS2 779
7 25 min. after game 6 No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 5 Northwestern 49−65
8 6:30 pm No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Michigan State 61−69
9 25 min. after game 8 No. 3 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Iowa 62−73
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
10 2:00 pm No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 5 Northwestern 85−52 FS2
11 25 min. after game 10 No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 7 Michigan State 87−72
Championship – Saturday, March 13
12 2:00 pm No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 6 Iowa 104−84 ESPNU 1,202
Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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  • All times are Eastern.
First round
Tuesday, March 9
BTN[3]
Second round
Wednesday, March 10
BTN/FS2
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
FS2
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
FS2
Championship
Saturday, March 13
ESPNU
1Maryland83
8Nebraska728Nebraska73
9Minnesota611Maryland85
5Northwestern52
4Michigan49
5Northwestern675Northwestern65
12Illinois6712Illinois421Maryland104
13Wisconsin426Iowa84
2Indiana61
7Michigan State757Michigan State69
10Penn State667Michigan State72
6Iowa87
3Rutgers62
6Iowa836Iowa73
11Purdue72

* denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "Ohio State women's basketball players to use postseason ban as motivation". ESPN.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule Announced". BigTen.org. February 24, 2021. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 6, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.