1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–7, 1998, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.^[2]

1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Texas Tech (1st title)
Winning coach	Marsha Sharp (1st title)
MVP	Alicia Thompson (Texas Tech)
Attendance	18,774 (overall) 5,800 (championship)
Television	Metro Sports, FSN
Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 1997 1999 →

1997–98 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Texas Tech †	15	–	1		.938			26	–	5		.839
No. 24 Iowa State	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
Kansas	11	–	5		.688			23	–	9		.719
Nebraska	11	–	5		.688			23	–	10		.697
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
Baylor	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
Texas	7	–	9		.438			12	–	15		.444
Colorado	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Oklahoma	4	–	12		.250			8	–	19		.296
Texas A&M	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
Kansas State	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Missouri	3	–	13		.188			11	–	16		.407
† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated number 3 seed Kansas 71–53 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.^[3]

1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Texas Tech ‡#	15–1	26–5
2	Iowa State #	12–4	25–8
3	Kansas #	11–5	23–9
4	Nebraska #	11–5	23–10
5	Oklahoma State	10–6	20–11
6	Baylor	10–6	20–11
7	Texas	7–9	12–15
8	Colorado	5–11	12–16
9	Oklahoma	4–12	8–19
10	Texas A&M	4–12	9–19
11	Kansas State	4–12	11–17
12	Missouri	3–13	11–16
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament.^[4]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 3
1	1	12:00 pm	#8 Colorado 71 vs #9 Oklahoma 66		1,560
	2	2:20 pm	#5 Oklahoma State 67 vs #12 Missouri 48
2	3	6:00 pm	#10 Texas A&M 98 vs #7 Texas 74		2,162
	4	8:20 pm	#11 Kansas State 71 vs #6 Baylor 66 ^OT
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 4
3	5	12:00 pm	#1 Texas Tech 80 vs #8 Colorado 49	Metro Sports	1,700
	6	2:20 pm	#5 Oklahoma State 83 vs #4 Nebraska 69
4	7	6:00 pm	#2 Iowa State 88 vs #10 Texas A&M 68		4,052
	8	8:20 pm	#3 Kansas 50 vs #11 Kansas State 46
Semifinals – Thursday, March 5
5	9	5:00 pm	#1 Texas Tech 53 vs #5 Oklahoma State 49	FSN	3,500
	10	7:20 pm	#3 Kansas 70 vs #2 Iowa State 65
Final – Saturday, March 7
6	11	7:00 pm	#1 Texas Tech 71 vs #3 Kansas 53	FSN	5,800
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed^[5]^[6]

Tournament

	First round Tuesday, March 3					Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4					Semifinals Thursday, March 5					Finals Saturday, March 7
						1	Texas Tech	84
						8	Colorado	49
	8	Colorado	71
	9	Oklahoma	66
											1	Texas Tech	53
											5	Oklahoma State	49
						4	Nebraska	69
						5	Oklahoma State	83
	5	Oklahoma State	67
	12	Missouri	48
																1	Texas Tech	71
																3	Kansas	53
						3	Kansas	50
						11	Kansas State	46
	6	Baylor	66
	11	Kansas State	71 (OT)
											3	Kansas	70
											2	Iowa State	65
						2	Iowa State	88
						10	Texas A&M	68
	7	Texas	74
	10	Texas A&M	98

All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Alicia Thompson, Texas Tech^[7]

Player	Team
Alicia Thompson	Texas Tech
Angie Braziel	Texas Tech
Stacy Frese	Iowa State
Lynn Pride	Kansas
Cheri Edwards	Oklahoma State

See also

• 1998 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament
• 1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1997–98 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 29. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
3. "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
4. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
5. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
6. "1998 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
7. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.