2010 Big East women's basketball tournament

August 2023 January 2024 2010 Big East I Women's Bigeast WBB Tour Logo 2010.jpg 240px Tournament Logo 16 XL Center Hartford, Connecticut Connecticut 16th Geno Auriemma 16th Kalana Greene Connecticut BE.tv, ESPN360.com, ESPNU, ESPN The 2010 Big East women's basketball tournament took place in March 2010 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The winner will receive the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA tournament. This was the second consecutive year Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first round games, while teams 5 through 8 received byes to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received double-byes to the quarterfinals. During the tournament, top-ranked Connecticut broke its own NCAA record for consecutive wins. The Huskies extended their streak to a record-setting 71 with a 59–44 win over Notre Dame in the semifinals.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09uconn.html Record Win for UConn; Moral One for the Irish Dave Caldwell The New York Times March 8, 2010 February 5, 2024 https://www.ctpost.com/basketball/article/uconn-women-make-history-win-71st-straight-397247.php UConn women make history, win 71st straight Rich Elliott Connecticut Post March 9, 2010 February 5, 2024 The Huskies went on to win the tournament with a 60–32 pasting of West Virginia.https://www.ctpost.com/basketball/article/uconn-soars-to-another-big-east-tournament-title-398930.php UConn soars to another Big East tournament title Rich Elliott Connecticut Post March 10, 2010 February 5, 2024 Final regular season standings 2009–10 Big East Women's Basketball standingsSeedSchoolConfOverallTiebreaker#1 Connecticut‡ 16-0 30-0#2 West Virginia 13-3 26-4 1-0 vs GTWN#3 Georgetown 13-3 25-5 0-1 vs WVU#4 St. John's 12-4 24-5 1-0 vs ND#5 Notre Dame 12-4 25-4 0-1 vs STJ#6 Rutgers 9-7 17-13 1-0 vs DPL#7 DePaul 9-7 20-10 0-1 vs RUT#8 Providence 7-9 16-13 1-0 vs SYR#9 Syracuse 7-9 20-9 0-1 vs PROV#10 Marquette 6-10 15-14 1-0 vs USF#11 South Florida 6-10 15-14 0-1 vs MARQ#12 Pittsburgh 5-11 16-13 1-0 vs LOU#13 Louisville 5-11 13-16 0-1 vs PITT#14 Cincinnati 4-12 11-17#15 Villanova 3-13 14-15#16 Seton Hall 1-15 9-20 ‡ Regular season Big East champion Bracket First round Friday, March 5 Second round Saturday, March 6 Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7 Semifinals Monday, March 8 12 Pittsburgh 71 13 Louisville 79 9 Syracuse 65 16 Seton Hall 42 13 Louisville 49 5 Notre Dame 89 9 Syracuse 76 8 Providence 71 5 Notre Dame 75 4 St. John's 67 9 Syracuse 41 1 Connecticut 77 5 Notre Dame 44 1 Connecticut 59 First round Friday, March 5 Second round Saturday, March 6 Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7 Semifinals Monday, March 8 10 Marquette 53 15 Villanova 49 11 South Florida 51 14 Cincinnati 63 10 Marquette 54 7 DePaul 64 14 Cincinnati 44 6 Rutgers 70 7 DePaul 41 2 West Virginia 47 6 Rutgers 632OT 3 Georgetown 56 2 West Virginia 56 6 Rutgers 49 Championship game Big East tournament FinalTuesday, March 9 1 Connecticut 60 2 West Virginia 32 References Category:Big East women's basketball tournament Tournament