2012 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

January 2025 2012 Big Ten I Women's 300px 2012 Tournament logo 12 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Purdue 8th Sharon Versyp 3rd BTN and ESPN2 The 2012 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 1 to March 4 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.Big Ten 2011-2012 Championship/Tournament Schedule http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/big10-w-baskbl-tourn-central.html Big Ten Conference 22 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120223194335/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/big10-w-baskbl-tourn-central.html 23 February 2012 dead The tournament marked the debut of the University of Nebraska. The Big Ten Network carried all games except the championship game which was aired on ESPN2. Purdue won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. Seeds All 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2011–12 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season record. A new tie-breaking procedure was announced for the 2012 tournament for teams with identical conference records.2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaking Procedures http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/archive/111111aaa.html Big Ten Conference 22 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304043058/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/archive/111111aaa.html 4 March 2015 dead The top 4 teams would receive a first round bye. The seeding for the tournament was determined as the conference season concluded: SeedSchoolConf1st Tiebreak2nd Tiebreak3rd Tiebreak4th TiebreakHead-to-HeadWin% vs. #1 SeedWin% vs. All D1Coin Flip#1Penn State13–3#2Ohio State11–53–0#3Iowa11–52–2#4Purdue11–52–3#5Michigan State11–51–3#6Nebraska10–6#7Michigan8–8#8Minnesota6–10#9Wisconsin5–112–0#10Illinois5–110–2#11Northwestern4–12#12Indiana1–15 Schedule Source2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/archive/111111aab.html Big Ten Conference 22 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120223191632/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/archive/111111aab.html 23 February 2012 dead SessionGameTime**Matchup#TelevisionScore First round - Thursday, March 1 1 111:30am#7 Michigan vs. #10 IllinoisBTN68–53 22:00pm#6 Nebraska vs. #11 NorthwesternBTN88–56 2 36:00pm#8 Minnesota vs. #9 WisconsinBTN81–49 48:30pm#5 Michigan State vs. #12 IndianaBTN97–68 Quarterfinals - Friday, March 2 3 511:30am#2 Ohio State vs. #7 MichiganBTN57–48 62:00pm#3 Iowa vs. #6 NebraskaBTN68–80 4 76:00pm#1 Penn State vs. #8 MinnesotaBTN78–74 88:30pm#4 Purdue vs. #5 Michigan StateBTN73–64 Semifinals - Saturday, March 3 5 9 5:00pm#2 Ohio State vs. #6 NebraskaBTN62–77 10 7:30pm#1 Penn State vs. #4 PurdueBTN66–68 Championship Game - Sunday, March 4 6 11 4:00pm#6 Nebraska vs. #4 PurdueESPN270–74* * – Denotes overtime **Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First roundThursday, March 1 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 2 SemifinalsSaturday, March 3 Championship gameSunday, March 4 7 Michigan 68 10 Illinois 53 6 Nebraska 88 11 Northwestern 56 8 Minnesota 81 9 Wisconsin 49 5 Michigan State 97 12 Indiana 68 2 Ohio State 57 7 Michigan 48 3 Iowa 68 6 Nebraska 80 1 Penn State 78 8 Minnesota 74 4 Purdue 73 5 Michigan State 64 2 Ohio State 62 6 Nebraska 77 1 Penn State 66 4 Purdue 68 6 Nebraska 70 4 Purdue 74* All game times are ET. * – Denotes overtime References 30em Category:Big Ten women's basketball tournament Category:2011–12 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season Big Ten women's basketball tournament Big Ten women's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana Category:Basketball competitions in Indianapolis Category:Women's sports in Indianapolis Category:2010s in Indianapolis