The Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament is approaching quickly. This year's event is being held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. from March 6-10. We're keeping track of the bracket throughout the final month of the regular season.
The 2024 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament bracket is officially set. Regular season play ended on Sunday, setting the matchups for the upcoming week in Minneapolis, Minn.
Ohio State earned the No. 1 seed, winning the Big Ten outright. Iowa will be the No. 2 seed, Indiana earned the No. 3 spot and Michigan State rounded out the top-four.
This year's Big Ten Tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 through Sunday, March 10 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Games will air on three networks: Peacock, Big Ten Network and CBS. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Here's a look at how things currently stand in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament (updated Saturday, March 9):
Seeding (Big Ten record)
- Ohio State Buckeyes (16-2)
- Iowa Hawkeyes (15-3)
- Indiana Hoosiers (15-3)
- Michigan State Spartans (12-6)
- Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-7)
- Michigan Wolverines (9-9)
- Penn State Nittany Lions (9-9)
- Maryland Terrapins (9-9)
- Illinois Fighting Illini (8-10)
- Wisconsin Badgers (6-12)
- Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-13)
- Purdue Boilermakers (5-13)
- Northwestern Wildcats (4-14)
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-16)
Championship results (Sunday)
- Game 12: No. 2 Iowa def. No. 5 Nebraska 94-89
- Recap: How about saving the best for last? Sunday's championship game between Iowa and Nebraska was an absolute thriller, with the underdog Huskers taking the Hawkeyes to overtime and nearly pulling off an upset in the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament. Nebraska was dominant in the first half of Sunday's contest, taking a 46-35 advantage into halftime and in complete control through 20 minutes. The Hawkeyes needed just one quarter to close the gap, tying the game at 58-58 by the end of the third. Nebraska and Iowa traded blows in the final quarter, with the Huskers taking a 77-72 lead with 1:24 to play after an Alexis Markowski basket. On the following possession Iowa's Kate Martin knocked down a triple to close the gap to 77-75 and Caitlin Clark converted a layup to tie the game. The Hawkeyes then got a stop on the final possession to force overtime. In the extra session, Nebraska's Logan Nissley hit a 3-pointer to give the Huskers an 87-86 lead with 1:11 to play. But Clark followed that up with a triple of her own, putting the Hawks on top for good. Iowa's win on Sunday marked its third straight Big Ten Tournament championship.
- Nebraska top performers
- Iowa top performers