2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 2–6, 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The winner of this tournament, Iowa, earned an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2021–22
Teams	14
Site	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Champions	Iowa (4th title)
Winning coach	Lisa Bluder (3rd title)
MVP	Caitlin Clark (Iowa)
Television	BTN, ESPN2
Big Ten women's basketball tournaments ← 2021 2023 →

2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Ohio State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
No. 12 Michigan	13	–	4		.765			25	–	7		.781
No. 13 Maryland	13	–	4		.765			23	–	9		.719
No. 11 Indiana	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Michigan State	8	–	9		.471			15	–	15		.500
Purdue	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Minnesota	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	18		.379
Wisconsin	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Rutgers	3	–	14		.176			11	–	20		.355
Illinois	1	–	13		.071			7	–	20		.259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by 2021–22 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams receive a first-round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye.^[1]

Seed	School	Conf	Tiebreaker
1	Ohio State‡##	14–4	1–0 vs. Iowa
2	Iowa‡##	14–4	0–1 vs. Ohio State
3	Michigan##	13–4	2–0 vs. Maryland
4	Maryland##	13–4	0–2 vs. Michigan
5	Indiana#	11–5
6	Nebraska#	11–7
7	Northwestern#	8–8
8	Michigan State#	8–9
9	Purdue#	7–11	1–0 vs. Minnesota
10	Minnesota#	7–11	0–1 vs. Purdue
11	Wisconsin	5–13	1–0 vs. Penn State
12	Penn State	5–13	0–1 vs. Wisconsin
13	Rutgers	3–14
14	Illinois	1–13
‡ – Big Ten Conference regular season champions. ## – Received a double bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 2
1	2:00 pm	No. 12 Penn State vs. No. 13 Rutgers	50−75	BTN	0
2	4:30 pm	No. 11 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Illinois	66−75
Second round – Thursday, March 3
3	11:30 am	No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 9 Purdue	73−69	BTN	0
4	25 min. after game 3	No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 13 Rutgers	66−54
5	6:30 pm	No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Minnesota	65−60		0
6	25 min. after game 5	No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 14 Illinois	92−74
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
7	11:30 am	No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Michigan State	74−58	BTN	0
8	25 min. after game 7	No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 5 Indiana	51−62
9	6:30 pm	No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 7 Northwestern	72−59		0
10	25 min. after game 9	No. 3 Michiganvs. No. 6 Nebraska	73−76
Semifinals – Saturday, March 5
11	3:30 pm	No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Indiana	62−70	BTN	7,749
12	6:00 pm	No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 6 Nebraska	83−66
Championship – Sunday, March 6
13	4:00 pm	No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 2 Iowa	67−74	ESPN2	8,709
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

• All times are Eastern.

	First round Wednesday, March 2 BTN^[2]					Second round Thursday, March 3 BTN					Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 BTN					Semifinals Saturday, March 5 BTN					Championship Sunday, March 6 ESPN2
											1	Ohio State	74
						8	Michigan State	73			8	Michigan State	58
						9	Purdue	69								1	Ohio State	62
																5	Indiana	70
											4	Maryland	51
						5	Indiana	66			5	Indiana	62
	12	Penn State	50			13	Rutgers	54													5	Indiana	67
	13	Rutgers	75																		2	Iowa	74
											2	Iowa	72
						7	Northwestern	65			7	Northwestern	59
						10	Minnesota	60								2	Iowa	83
																6	Nebraska	66
											3	Michigan	73
						6	Nebraska	92			6	Nebraska	76
	11	Wisconsin	66			14	Illinois	74
	14	Illinois	75

* denotes overtime period

All-Tournament team

• Caitlin Clark, Iowa – Most Outstanding Player
• Monika Czinano, Iowa
• Grace Berger, Indiana
• Nicole Cardaño-Hillary, Indiana
• Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State

References

1. "2022 Big Ten Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Procedure and Tiebreaker Procedures for Tournament Seeding" (PDF). BigTen.org. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
2. "2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.