The Big Ten women’s basketball tournament runs today through Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
USC earned the No. 1 seed by winning the regular-season conference championship. UCLA, Ohio State and Maryland also earned double-byes and do not have to play until Friday. A champion will be crowned Sunday, and that team earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which begins March 19 with First Four action.
Fifteen of the conference’s 18 teams earned spots in the event. Purdue, Northwestern and Penn State trailed the conference standings and will not participate.
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2025 Big Ten women’s basketball tournament schedule; Big Ten women’s basketball tournament 2025 bracket
(All games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis; all times ET)
Big Ten women’s basketball tournament schedule today, March 5
Game 1, 3:30 p.m.: No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 12 seed Washington, Peacock
Game 2, 6 p.m.: No. 15 seed Rutgers vs. No. 10 seed Nebraska, Peacock
Game 3, 8:30 p.m.: No. 14 seed Wisconsin vs. No. 11 seed Iowa, Peacock
Big Ten women’s basketball tournament schedule Thursday, March 6
Game 4, noon: No. 9 seed Indiana vs. No. 8 seed Oregon, BTN
Game 5, 2:30 p.m.: Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 seed Michigan, BTN
Game 6, 6:30 p.m.: Game 2 winner vs. No. 7 seed Illinois, BTN
Game 7, 9 p.m.: Game 3 winner vs. No. 6 seed Michigan State, BTN
Big Ten women’s basketball tournament schedule Friday, March 7
Game 8, noon: Game 4 winner vs. No. 1 seed USC, BTN
Game 9, 2:30 p.m.: Game 5 winner vs. No. 4 seed Maryland, BTN
Game 10, 6:30 p.m.: Game 6 winner vs. No. 2 seed UCLA, BTN
Game 11, 9 p.m.: Game 7 winner vs. No. 3 seed Ohio State, BTN
Big Ten women’s basketball tournament schedule Saturday, March 8
Semifinal games at 3 p.m. (winners of games 8 and 9) and 5:30 p.m. (winners of games 10 and 11), BTN
Big Ten women’s basketball tournament schedule Sunday, March 9
Championship game, 4:30 p.m., CBS, Paramount+
How can I watch the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament?
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Three games on Wednesday, March 5, will be streamed on Peacock.
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All games on Thursday, March, 6, through Saturday, March 8, will be shown on Big Ten Network and the Fox Sports app.
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The championship game on Sunday, March 9, will be shown on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
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Big Ten women’s basketball tournament tickets
Single-session tickets are available here. Tickets start at $15 for first-day games and $40 for the championship game.
Big Ten women’s basketball standings
The top four teams in the regular season get double-byes, and teams seeded 5th-9th get one bye. Teams seeded 10th-15th play on the first day of the tournament. The bottom three teams in the standings do not make the tournament.
|
Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
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USC |
17-1 |
26-2 |
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UCLA |
16-2 |
27-2 |
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Ohio State |
13-5 |
24-5 |
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Maryland |
13-5 |
23-6 |
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Michigan |
11-7 |
20-9 |
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Mich. St. |
11-7 |
21-8 |
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Illinois |
11-7 |
21-8 |
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Oregon |
10-8 |
19-10 |
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Indiana |
10-8 |
18-11 |
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Nebraska |
10-8 |
19-10 |
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Iowa |
10-8 |
20-9 |
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Washington |
9-9 |
18-12 |
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Minnesota |
8-10 |
20-10 |
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Wisconsin |
4-14 |
13-16 |
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Rutgers |
3-15 |
11-18 |
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Purdue |
3-15 |
10-19 |
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Northwestern |
2-16 |
9-18 |
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Penn State |
1-17 |
10-19 |
Iowa, Caitlin Clark won 2024 Big Ten women’s basketball tournament
Iowa defeated Nebraska 94-89 in overtime to claim the 2024 Big Ten women’s basketball tournament championship. Caitlin Clark scored 34 points and had 12 assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Clark was drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft, and she won Rookie of the Year honors while being voted to first-team All-WNBA.
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