2016 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

August 2023 2016 Big Ten I Women's 2016 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Logo.jpg 2016 Tournament logo 14 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Maryland 2nd Brenda Frese 2nd Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Maryland 33,837 Big Ten Network, ESPN The 2016 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament was held from March 2–6, 2016 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Maryland won their 2nd Big Ten Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. Seeds All 14 Big Ten schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2015–16 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top 4 teams received a double bye. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season: SeedSchoolConfTiebreak 1Tiebreak 2#1Maryland16–2#2Ohio State15–3#3Michigan State13–5#4Indiana12–6#5Minnesota11–7#6Purdue10–8#7Nebraska9–91–0 vs. Michigan#8Michigan9–90–1 vs. Nebraska#9Iowa8–101–0 vs. Rutgers#10Rutgers8–100–1 vs. Iowa#11Penn State6–12#12Northwestern4–14#13Wisconsin3–15#14Illinois2–16 Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round - Wednesday, March 211 1:30 pm#13 Wisconsin vs. #12 NorthwesternBTN24:00 pm#14 Illinois vs. #11 Penn State Second round - Thursday, March 32312:00 pm#9 Iowa vs. #8 MichiganBTN4,78342:30 pm#12 Northwestern vs. #5 Minnesota356:30 pm#10 Rutgers vs. #7 Nebraska5,01169:00 pm#11 Penn State vs. #6 Purdue Quarterfinals - Friday, March 44712:00 pm#9 Iowa vs. #1 MarylandBTN6,60682:30 pm#12 Northwestern vs. #4 Indiana596:30 pm#10 Rutgers vs. #2 Ohio State6,043109:00 pm#6 Purdue vs. #3 Michigan State Semifinals - Saturday, March 56113:00 pm#1 Maryland vs. #12 NorthwesternBTN6,285125:30 pm#2 Ohio State vs. #3 Michigan State Championship - Sunday, March 67137:00 pm#1 Maryland vs. #3 Michigan StateESPN5,109 *Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket 2016 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2016WBBTourneyBracket.pdf Big Ten Conference February 27, 2016 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305222855/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2016WBBTourneyBracket.pdf dead First roundWednesday, March 2BTN Second roundThursday, March 3BTN QuarterfinalsFriday, March 4BTN SemifinalsSaturday, March 5BTN ChampionshipSunday, March 6ESPN 12 Northwestern 76OT 13 Wisconsin 72 11 Penn State   75 14 Illinois   66 8 Michigan 85 9 Iowa 97 5 Minnesota 74 12 Northwestern 84 7 Nebraska 63 10 Rutgers 66 6 Purdue 70 11 Penn State 59 1 Maryland 75 9 Iowa 55 4 Indiana 73 12 Northwestern 79 2 Ohio State 73 10 Rutgers 58 3 Michigan State 65 6 Purdue 64 1 Maryland 83 12 Northwestern 62 2 Ohio State 63 3 Michigan State 82 1 Maryland 60 3 Michigan State 44 See also 2016 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament References Category:Big Ten women's basketball tournament Tournament Big Ten women's basketball tournament Big Ten women's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Indianapolis Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana Category:Women's sports in Indianapolis